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| | | location=[[East Beleriand]] | ||
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| description=Cold land; a plain lying between the rivers [[Aros]] and [[Celon]] | | description=Cold land; a plain lying between the rivers [[Aros]] and [[Celon]] | ||
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'''Himlad''' was a cold land in [[East Beleriand]], a plain lying between the Rivers [[Aros]] and [[Celon]], right below [[Himring]]; it communicated with [[Lothlann]] through the [[Pass of Aglon]] to the north.<ref>{{S|Map}}</ref> | '''Himlad''' was a cold land in [[East Beleriand]], a plain lying between the Rivers [[Aros]] and [[Celon]], right below [[Himring]]; it communicated with [[Lothlann]] through the [[Pass of Aglon]] to the north.<ref>{{S|Map}}</ref> | ||
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[[Category:Sindarin locations]] | [[Category:Sindarin locations]] | ||
[[de:Himlad]] | [[de:Himlad]] | ||
[[fr:encyclo/geographie/regions/beleriand/himlad]] | [[fr:encyclo/geographie/regions/beleriand/himlad]] | ||
Revision as of 11:07, 8 March 2018
| Himlad | |
|---|---|
| Region | |
| General Information | |
| Location | East Beleriand |
| Type | Region |
| Description | Cold land; a plain lying between the rivers Aros and Celon |
| People and History | |
| Inhabitants | Noldor, governed by Celegorm and Curufin |
| Events | Dagor Bragollach |
Himlad was a cold land in East Beleriand, a plain lying between the Rivers Aros and Celon, right below Himring; it communicated with Lothlann through the Pass of Aglon to the north.[1]
During the Siege of Angband it was held by Celegorm and Curufin who guarded the Pass,[2] but they failed at the Dagor Bragollach.[3]
Etymology
The name comes from him "cool"[4] and lad "plain".[5]
| Region of Himlad | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dorthonion | Pass of Aglon, Ladros | Himring, March of Maedhros, Lothlann |
| Ered Gorgoroth and Nan Dungortheb, Dor Dínen |  | Little and Greater Gelion, Mount Rerir, Lake Helevorn |
| Doriath - Forest of Neldoreth, Forest of Region, Menegroth | Nan Elmoth, Estolad | Thargelion |
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Map of Beleriand and the Lands to the North"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Maeglin"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", him
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", lad
