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'''Taur-e-Ndaedelos''' was another name of [[Mirkwood]], after the [[Necromancer]] emerged at [[Dol Guldur]].
'''Taur-e-Ndaedelos''' was another name of [[Mirkwood]], after the [[Necromancer]] emerged at [[Dol Guldur]].
==Etymology==
==Etymology==
The name is [[Sindarin]] and means "forest of the great fear".<ref>{{App|Translation}}</ref> ''[[taur]]'' means "forest"<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, entry TAWAR</ref> whereas ''[[daedelos]]'' "shadow of fear".<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, entry DAY</ref>
The name is [[Sindarin]] and means "forest of the great fear".<ref>{{App|Translation}}</ref> ''[[taur]]'' means "forest"<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, entry TAWAR</ref> + ''[[en]]'' "of the" + ''[[daedelos]]'' "shadow of fear".<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, entry DAY</ref>


In another point, the latter word was given the form ''Dae'''dh'''elos'' (with [[lenition|lenited]] ''-delos'') and glossed as "Shadow of Abomination".<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, entry DYEL</ref>  
In another point, the latter word was given the form ''Dae'''dh'''elos'' (with [[lenition|lenited]] ''-delos'') and glossed as "Shadow of Abomination".<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, entry DYEL</ref>  

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Taur-e-Ndaedelos was another name of Mirkwood, after the Necromancer emerged at Dol Guldur.

Etymology

The name is Sindarin and means "forest of the great fear".[1] taur means "forest"[2] + en "of the" + daedelos "shadow of fear".[3]

In another point, the latter word was given the form Daedhelos (with lenited -delos) and glossed as "Shadow of Abomination".[4]

See also

Other versions of the Legendarium

In The Book of Lost Tales, the Gnomish names Ladwen-na-Dhaideloth, Ladwen Daideloth and Dor-na-Dhaideloth appear, referring to a land of Tol Eressea known as Heath of the Sky-roof. It was the site of a great battle, and afterwards was known as Withered Heath.[5]

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