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'''Taur-im-Duinath''', called the "Forest between Rivers" since it lay between the rivers [[Sirion]] and [[Gelion]],<ref>{{S|Index}}</ref> was the dark and gloomy forest that extended over a vast area of land to the south of the [[Andram]].<ref>{{S|Map}}</ref> | {{location infobox | ||
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'''Taur-im-Duinath''', called the "Forest between Rivers" since it lay between the rivers [[Sirion]] and [[Gelion]],<ref>{{S|Index}}</ref> was the dark and gloomy forest that extended over a vast area of land to the south of the [[Andram]].<ref>{{S|Map}}</ref> None but a few [[Dark Elves]] ever wandered there.<ref>{{S|Beleriand}}</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The name ''Taur-im-Duinath'' literally means "forest between rivers" in [[Sindarin]] | The name ''Taur-im-Duinath'' literally means "forest between rivers" in [[Sindarin]], consisting of ''[[taur]]'' ("forest") + ''[[im]]'' ("between") + ''[[duin]]'' ("river") + ''[[-ath]]'' (collective plural suffix).<ref name=VT47>{{VT|47a}}, p. 38</ref><ref>[http://www.tolkiendil.com/langues/english/i-lam_arth/compound_sindarin_names Compound Sindarin Names in Middle-earth] at [http://www.tolkiendil.com Tolkiendil.com] (accessed 14 December 2011)</ref> | ||
In the revised version of the second ''Silmarillion'' map appears the names '''''Taur i Melegyrn''''' ("Forest of the Great Trees") and '''''Taur na Chardhîn''''' ("Forest of the Southern Silence") for this region,<ref>{{WJ|11}}, p. 185</ref> although it is unknown if they were intended as replacements or alternative names.<ref name=VT47/> | In the revised version of the second ''Silmarillion'' map appears the names '''''Taur i Melegyrn''''' ("Forest of the Great Trees") and '''''Taur na Chardhîn''''' ("Forest of the Southern Silence") for this region,<ref>{{WJ|11}}, p. 185</ref> although it is unknown if they were intended as replacements or alternative names.<ref name=VT47/> | ||
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Location | Southern Beleriand |
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Taur-im-Duinath, called the "Forest between Rivers" since it lay between the rivers Sirion and Gelion,[1] was the dark and gloomy forest that extended over a vast area of land to the south of the Andram.[2] None but a few Dark Elves ever wandered there.[3]
Etymology
The name Taur-im-Duinath literally means "forest between rivers" in Sindarin, consisting of taur ("forest") + im ("between") + duin ("river") + -ath (collective plural suffix).[4][5]
In the revised version of the second Silmarillion map appears the names Taur i Melegyrn ("Forest of the Great Trees") and Taur na Chardhîn ("Forest of the Southern Silence") for this region,[6] although it is unknown if they were intended as replacements or alternative names.[4]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Index of Names"
- ↑ 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 Beleriand and its Realms"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Eldarin Hands, Fingers & Numerals and Related Writings — Part One" (edited by Patrick H. Wynne), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 47, February 2005, p. 38
- ↑ Compound Sindarin Names in Middle-earth at Tolkiendil.com (accessed 14 December 2011)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Two. The Later Quenta Silmarillion: Of Beleriand its Realms (Chapter 11)", p. 185