| This article is about the region in the Kingdom of Doriath. For the forest in Rhûn, see Neldoreth. |
The Forest of Neldoreth, otherwise known as the Neldoreth, was a forest in the Kingdom of Doriath.
It was located between the rivers Esgalduin and Mindeb in the northern part of the kingdom.
History[]
The Forest of Neldoreth was one of the many areas of Doriath enclosed within the Girdle of Melian after the First Battle of Beleriand. Lúthien was born here to Thingol and Melian during the Years of the Trees and the Long Night in Middle-earth. It was also the place in which Beren first saw Lúthien and fell in love with her as she danced in the moonlight.
After Beren was captured by Sauron, Thingol, knowing that Lúthien would try to rescue her lover, had her imprisoned in a house built in the tallest Beech-tree (called by the Sindar of Doriath Hírilorn).[1]
Treebeard, being old enough to remember the First Age, recalled that he had enjoyed visiting Taur-na-neldor (another name for the Forest of Neldoreth) in the autumn months.[2]
Etymology[]
Neldoreth is a Sindarin word with obscured meaning. The first element of the word Neldoreth came from the word neldor, meaning 'Beech-tree', though the origin of the second element eth appears to be unclear. It may have originated from the Sindarin words eryn, meaning 'forest', ethuil, meaning 'spring', or eth, which is an ending referring to a person or an animal. From these words, the word Neldoreth could mean "forest of Beech-trees", "spring of Beech-trees" (or perhaps "the growing of the Beech-trees"), or "Beech-trees of animals" (or it may have been a reference to the Elves of Doriath, in which case it could have the intended meaning of "Beech-trees of the Elves", or perhaps it was a reference to both Elves and animals).[3]
In other versions[]
In one version of the "Lay of Lúthien" it's said that Beren kissed Lúthien "in the woven woods of Nemorie", "in the tangled trees of Tramorie".[4] According the context of this poem, this places could be located in the Forest of Neldoreth. The meaning of Nemorie and Tramorie in early Ñoldorin Quenya is unknown.
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Arabic | نيلدوريته |
| Armenian | Նելդորետ |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Нелдорет |
| Bengali | নালডোরেথ |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Нелдорет |
| Chinese | 奈爾多雷斯 |
| Danish | Neldoreth Skov |
| Georgian | ნელდორეთ |
| Greek | Νελδορεθ |
| Gujarati | ણેલ્દોરેથ |
| Hebrew | נלדורת |
| Hindi | न्ऐल्दोर्ऐथ |
| Kannada | ನೆಲ್ಡೋರೆತ್ |
| Kazakh | Нелдорет (Cyrillic) Neldoret (Latin) |
| Korean | 넬도 레스 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Нэлдорэт |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Нелдорет |
| Marathi | नेल्डोरथ |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Нэлдорэт |
| Nepalese | नेल्दोरेथ |
| Persian | نلدورت |
| Punjabi | ਨੇਲਡੋਰਥ |
| Russian | Нельдорет |
| Serbian | Нелдорет (Cyrillic) Neldoret (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | නිල්ඩෝඩත් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Нелдорет |
| Tamil | ணெல்தொரெத் |
| Telugu | నిలదొరేత్ |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Нелдорет |
| Yiddish | נעלדאָרעטה |
References[]
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, Book Three, Chapter IV: "Treebeard"
- ↑ The Complete Guide to Middle-earth
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. III: The Lays of Beleriand, chapter III: "The Lay of Leithian"