Taur-e-Ndaedelos

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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] whereas daedelos "shadow of fear".[3]

In another point, the latter form was given as 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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