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Mirkwood is a name used for two fictional and distinct forests in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy legendarium, located in Rhovanion, east of the Misty Mountains in Middle-earth. Mirkwood is a free multi-player game. ... Image File history File links Arda. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2000x1887, 172 KB) Map shows location of w:Mirkwood in J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional world of Middle-earth marked in red. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2000x1887, 172 KB) Map shows location of w:Mirkwood in J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional world of Middle-earth marked in red. ... A map of the Northwestern part of Middle-earth at the end of the Third Age, courtesy of the Encyclopedia of Arda. ... Tolkien redirects here. ... Fantasy is a genre of art that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. ... The phrase, Tolkiens legendarium, is commonly used among individuals who study J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Eä as a reference to the many works related to the universe and its legends. ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, Rhovanion or Wilderland was a large region of northern Middle-earth. ... The Misty Mountains as seen in the prologue to The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001). ... A map of the Northwestern part of Middle-earth at the end of the Third Age, courtesy of the Encyclopedia of Arda. ...

The term is borrowed from the forest Myrkviðr of Norse mythology. Projected into Old English, it appears as Myrcwudu in Tolkien's The Lost Road, as a poem sung by Aelfwine (King Sheave, The Lost Road and Other Writings:91) [1]: Myrkviðr was the name of a forest in Norse mythology. ... Norse or Scandinavian mythology comprises the pre-Christian religion, beliefs and legends of the Scandinavian people, including those who settled on Iceland, where the written sources for Norse mythology were assembled. ... Old English (also called Anglo-Saxon) is an early form of the English language that was spoken in parts of what is now England and southern Scotland between the mid-fifth century and the mid-twelfth century. ... ... The Lost Road and Other Writings is the fifth volume of The History of Middle-earth, a series of compilations of drafts and essays written by J. R. R. Tolkien. ... lfwine (called by the Elves Eriol) is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth. ... In English heroic legend, Sceaf or Scef (Old English for sheaf) appears as an ancient legendary king who appeared mysteriously as a child, coming out of the sea in an empty boat. ... ... The Lost Road and Other Writings is the fifth volume of The History of Middle-earth, a series of compilations of drafts and essays written by J. R. R. Tolkien. ...

Sea-danes and Goths, Swedes and Northmen,

Franks and Frisians, folk of the islands,

Swordmen and Saxons, Swabes and English,

and the Langobards who long ago

beyond Myrcwudu a mighty realm

and wealth won them in the Welsh countries

where Ælfwine Eadwine's heir

in Italy was king. All that has passed.

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In The Silmarillion, the highlands of Dorthonion eventually fell under Morgoth's spell, and was renamed to Taur-nu-Fuin ("Forest under Deadly Nightshade") in Sindarin, a name which Tolkien translated as Mirkwood in English. Along with the rest of Beleriand this forest disappeared after the cataclysm of the War of Wrath, although part of its peaks may have survived as an island far off the coast of Lindon. The Silmarillion is a collection of J. R. R. Tolkiens works, edited and published posthumously by his son Christopher Tolkien, with assistance from Guy Gavriel Kay, who would later become a noted fantasy fiction writer. ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, Dorthonion (Land of Pines), later Taur-nu-Fuin, was a highland region of the First Age, lying immediately to the north of Beleriand, and south of the plains of Ard-galen (later Anfauglith) that bordered Morgoths stronghold of Thangorodrim. ... Morgoth Bauglir (originally known as Melkor) is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium. ... Taur Nu Fuin is a medieval/dark ambient music project, similar to Mortiis/Wongraven. ... Sindarin is an artificial language (or conlang) developed by J. R. R. Tolkien. ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, Beleriand was the region of northwestern Middle-earth during the First Age. ... Combatants Host of the Valar, Edain Servants of Morgoth Commanders Eönwë, Eärendil Morgoth, Ancalagon the Black† Casualties Unknown Most balrogs, uncounted legions of Orcs In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, the War of Wrath, or the Great Battle was the final war against Morgoth at the... Spoiler warning: In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, Lindon is the land beyond the Ered Luin (Blue Mountains) in the northwest of Middle-earth. ...

In The Lord of the Rings and associated writings, Mirkwood is used as a translation of the unknown Westron name for the great forest in Rhovanion. The forest held the dwelling of a Silvan Elven realm ruled by Sindarin lords, firstly the Elvenking Oropher and subsequently his son Thranduil after the fall of Sauron. It had been called Greenwood the Great until around the year 1100 in the Third Age of the Years of the Sun, when a shadow of the dark lord Sauron fell upon it, and men began to call it Taur-nu-Fuin and Taur-e-Ndaedelos in the Sindarin tongue. Sauron established himself at the hill-fortress of Dol Guldur on Amon Lanc, and drove Thranduil and his people ever northward, so that by the end of the Third Age they were a diminished and wary people, who had entrenched themselves beyond the Mountains of Mirkwood (Emyn Fuin, formerly the Emyn Duir or "Dark Mountains"). The Old Forest Road or Old Dwarf Road crossed the forest east to west, but due to its relative proximity to Dol Guldur, the road was mostly unusable. The Elves made a path farther to the north, which ended somewhere in the marshes south of the Long Lake of Esgaroth. The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy novel written by English academic J. R. R. Tolkien. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fantasy world of Middle-earth, the Westron or Common Speech is the closest thing to a universal language, at least at the time during which The Lord of the Rings is set. ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, Rhovanion or Wilderland was a large region of northern Middle-earth. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, the best known Silvan Elves are the Elves of northern Mirkwood and Lothlórien. ... Celeborn (portrayed by Marton Csokas), an Elf in Peter Jacksons adaptation of The Fellowship of the Ring. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, Oropher was a Sindarin lord of Elves. ... King Thranduil was a character in the fictitious world of Middle-earth created by J. R. R. Tolkien. ... Sauron (IPA: , Quenya: Abhorred) is the eponymous title character and main antagonist of The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien. ... The Third Age is a fictional time period from J. R. R. Tolkiens universe of Middle-earth. ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, the Years of the Sun are the last of the three great time-periods of Arda, together with the Years of the Lamps and the Years of the Trees. ... Sauron (IPA: , Quenya: Abhorred) is the eponymous title character and main antagonist of The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien. ... In the fictional world of J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth, Dol Guldur, or Hill of Sorcery, was a stronghold of Sauron located in the south of Mirkwood. ... The Third Age is a fictional time period from J. R. R. Tolkiens universe of Middle-earth. ... In the fictional universe of J.R.R. Tolkiens Middle-earth, the Old Forest Road is the main route through the great forest originally known as Greenwood the Great and latterly as Mirkwood. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, Dwarves are beings of short stature who all possess beards and are often friendly with Hobbits, although long suspicious of Elves. ... Celeborn (portrayed by Marton Csokas), an Elf in Peter Jacksons adaptation of The Fellowship of the Ring. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional world of Middle-earth, the Long Lake is a lake situated at the confluence of the Forest River and the northern reaches of the Celduin south of the Lonely Mountain. ... Esgaroth upon the Long Lake, also known as Lake-town, is a fictional community of Men in The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien. ...

In The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, along with Thorin Oakenshield and his band of Dwarves, ventured into Mirkwood during their quest to regain Erebor from the Dragon Smaug. There, they came across many great spiders, the breed of Shelob. Shortly after the dwarves' escape they were captured by the Elves. After or during these events the White Council attacked Dol Guldur, and Sauron fled to Mordor, and his influence in Mirkwood diminished for a while. The Hobbit is a childrens story written by J. R. R. Tolkien in the tradition of the fairy tale. ... Bilbo Baggins is the central character in the J. R. R. Tolkien novel The Hobbit, and a minor character in its sequel, The Lord of the Rings. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth legendarium, Thorin Oakenshield was a Dwarf, the son of Thráin II and the grandson of King Thrór. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, Dwarves are beings of short stature who all possess beards and are often friendly with Hobbits, although long suspicious of Elves. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth legendarium, the Lonely Mountain (Sindarin Erebor) is a mountain in the northeast of Rhovanion. ... J. R. R. Tolkiens universe of Middle-earth features dragons closely based on those of European legend. ... For the MUD of this name, see SMAUG. Smaug is a fictional character in The Hobbit, a fantasy book by J. R. R. Tolkien, published in 1937. ... Diversity 111 families, 40,000 species Suborders Mesothelae Mygalomorphae Araneomorphae  See table of families Closeup image of a Wolf Spider Wikispecies has information related to: Spiders Spiders are predatory invertebrate animals with two body segments, eight legs, no chewing mouth parts and no wings. ... Shelob is a character from J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens legendarium, the White Council is a group of Elves and Wizards of Middle-earth, formed in 2463 T.A. to contest the growing power of Dol Guldur, at the request of Galadriel. ... Mount Doom and Barad-dûr in Mordor, as depicted in the Peter Jackson film In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, Mordor is the dwelling place of Sauron, in the southeast of Middle-earth to the East of Anduin, the great river. ...

Years later, Gollum, after his release from Mordor, was captured by Aragorn and brought as a prisoner to Thranduil's halls. He escaped during an Orc raid, and fled south to Moria. This article is about the fictional character. ... Aragorn is an important character in J. R. R. Tolkiens legendarium. ... Orcs in Moria, from the 1978 animated film adaptation of The Lord of the Rings. ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, Moria, was an ominous name given to what had once been an enormous underground city in Middle-earth, comprising a vast network of tunnels, mines and huge halls or mansions, that ran under and ultimately through the Misty Mountains. ...

After Sauron was reduced to a powerless "spirit of malice" at the conclusion of the Third Age, the darkness was lifted from Mirkwood, and it became known as Eryn Lasgalen, Sindarin for the Wood of Greenleaves.

Mirkwood lies east of the Misty Mountains' rain shadow and has a humid-continental climate; winters are cold throughout but much longer in the north, while the south has hotter summers.

This is a list of the known realms of Arda in J. R. R. Tolkiens legendarium. ... Tolkien redirects here. ... A legendarium is a book or series of books consisting of a collection of legends. ... The Second Age is a fictional time period from J. R. R. Tolkiens universe of Middle-earth. ... This is a list of the known realms of Arda in J. R. R. Tolkiens legendarium. ... In the fiction of J.R.R. Tolkien, Arnor, or the Northern Kingdom, was a kingdom of the Dúnedain in the land of Eriador in Middle-earth. ... Gondor is a fictional country in the southern part of J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth. ... In the fiction of J.R.R. Tolkien, Lond Daer Enedh (also spelt Ened) was a great harbour in Eriador founded by the Númenóreans. ... Númenor is a fictional location from J. R. R. Tolkiens universe of Middle-earth and is intended to be his version of Atlantis. ... The banner of Rohan, as rendered in Peter Jacksons movies; the sun is an embellishment on the books description of a white horse upon green. Rohan (from Sindarin Rochand), is a fictional realm in J. R. R. Tolkiens fantasy era of Middle-earth. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional world of Arda, a great haven to the far south of Gondor in Middle-earth. ... This is a list of the known realms of Arda in J. R. R. Tolkiens legendarium. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, Dorwinion or Dor-Winion, the Land of Wines, is a land which lay on the northwestern shores of the Sea of Rhûn. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, Edhellond was an ancient harbour in south Gondor. ... location of Eregion in Middle-earth marked in red In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, Eregion or Hollin was a kingdom of the Noldorin Elves in Eriador during the Second Age, located near the West Gate of Khazad-dûm under the shadow of the Hithaeglir (Misty Mountains). ... Spoiler warning: In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, Lindon is the land beyond the Ered Luin (Blue Mountains) in the northwest of Middle-earth. ... location of Lórien in Middle-earth marked in red This article is about the Lórien of J. R. R. Tolkiens works. ... Location of Rivendell in Middle-earth marked in red Rivendell (Sindarin: Imladris) is an Elven outpost in Middle-earth, a fictional realm created by J. R. R. Tolkien. ... This is a list of the known realms of Arda in J. R. R. Tolkiens legendarium. ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, Belegost was one of two Dwarven cities in the Ered Luin. ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, Moria, was an ominous name given to what had once been an enormous underground city in Middle-earth, comprising a vast network of tunnels, mines and huge halls or mansions, that ran under and ultimately through the Misty Mountains. ... This is a list of the known realms of Arda in J. R. R. Tolkiens legendarium. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth, Fangorn forest is the habitat of the Ents. ... This is a list of the known realms of Arda in J. R. R. Tolkiens legendarium. ... For the US heavy metal band, see Cirith Ungol (band). ... Mount Doom and Barad-dûr in Mordor, as depicted in the Peter Jackson film In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, Mordor is the dwelling place of Sauron, in the southeast of Middle-earth to the East of Anduin, the great river. ...