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'''Dor Daedeloth''' was the land of [[Morgoth]]. | | name=Dor Daedeloth | ||
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| othernames=''Dor-na-Daerachas'' ([[Sindarin|S]]) | |||
| location=Far north of [[Middle-earth]] | |||
| capital=[[Angband]] | |||
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| population=[[Balrogs]], [[Orcs]], [[Werewolves]], and other creatures<br />Enslaved [[Noldor]] | |||
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| govern1=[[Morgoth]] as the [[Dark Lord]] | |||
| govern2=[[Sauron]] as his Lieutenant | |||
| govern3=[[Gothmog (balrog)|Gothmog]] as the High Captain | |||
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| precededby=[[Utumno]] | |||
| event1=Established | |||
| event1date=Before {{YT|1090}} | |||
| event2=Destroyed | |||
| event2date={{FA|587}}, [[War of Wrath]] | |||
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'''Dor Daedeloth''' was the land of [[Morgoth]] in the [[First Age]]. | |||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
Dor Daedeloth was one of the three large regions of western Middle-earth, along with [[Beleriand]] and [[Hithlum]]. It lay all around the fortress of [[Angband]] and on both sides of the [[Ered Engrin]]. Its borders were the [[Ered Wethrin]] to the west, the [[Ered Luin]] to the east, and the [[Dorthonion]], the [[Pass of Sirion]] and the [[March of Maedhros]] to the south. | Dor Daedeloth was one of the three large regions of western Middle-earth, along with [[Beleriand]] and [[Hithlum]]. It lay all around the fortress of [[Angband]] and on both sides of the [[Ered Engrin]]. Its borders were the [[Ered Wethrin]] to the west, the [[Ered Luin]] to the east, and the [[Dorthonion]], the [[Pass of Sirion]] and the [[March of Maedhros]] to the south. |
Revision as of 15:18, 4 October 2021
Dor Daedeloth | |
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General information | |
Other names | Dor-na-Daerachas (S) |
Location | Far north of Middle-earth |
Capital | Angband |
People | |
Population | Balrogs, Orcs, Werewolves, and other creatures Enslaved Noldor |
Governance | Morgoth as the Dark Lord Sauron as his Lieutenant Gothmog as the High Captain |
History | |
Preceded by | Utumno |
Established | Before Y.T. 1090 |
Destroyed | F.A. 587, War of Wrath |
Dor Daedeloth was the land of Morgoth in the First Age.
Geography
Dor Daedeloth was one of the three large regions of western Middle-earth, along with Beleriand and Hithlum. It lay all around the fortress of Angband and on both sides of the Ered Engrin. Its borders were the Ered Wethrin to the west, the Ered Luin to the east, and the Dorthonion, the Pass of Sirion and the March of Maedhros to the south.
The Ered Engrin, an absolutely unclimbable chain, split the region in two separate parts. The southern part was Ard-galen, the great grassy plain north of Beleriand, later to become the desert of Anfauglith after the Dagor Bragollach had utterly burned it. The northern part was an unnamed region, cold and vast.
History
It was here, north of the mountains, that the Orcs and other creatures of Morgoth lived and bred.[1]
The march of the Noldor in early First Age was halted there, when Fëanor was mortally wounded by Balrogs. The Noldor then encircled the land (at least in the south), starting the Siege of Angband.[1]
Etymology
In the published Silmarillion, the name Dor Daedeloth is translated as "Land of the Shadow of Horror".[2] A later version of the name is Dor-Daedeloth, translated as "Land of Great Dread".[3]
Robert Foster notes that the name appears only in the chapter Of the Return of the Noldor and isn't mentioned again after the Siege of Angband.[4]
Other versions of the legendarium
Dor-Daideloth was the name used for the region in early versions of the legendarium.[5]
In Tolkien's last thoughts the name was to be changed into that of Dor-na-Daerachas,[6] though this form was never used in his writings.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Return of the Noldor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Index of Names", entry "Dor Daedeloth"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Index", p. 435
- ↑ Robert Foster, The Complete Guide to Middle-earth
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Shaping of Middle-earth, "Index", entry "Dor-Daideloth"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, pp. 187, 338