In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, Rhovanion or Wilderland was a large region of northern Middle-earth. The Great River Anduin flowed through it, and the immense forest of Greenwood the Great was a part of it. J. R. R. Tolkien in 1972, in his study at Merton Street (from by H. Carpenter) John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (January 3, 1892 – September 2, 1973) is best known as the author of The Hobbit and its sequel The Lord of the Rings. ... A map of the Northwestern part of Middle-earth at the end of the Third Age, courtesy of the Encyclopedia of Arda. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional Middle-earth, the Anduin or Great River of Wilderland is the longest river in the Third Age (the original Sindarin name means Long River), rising east of the Misty Mountains and flowing south through Wilderland and eastern Gondor. ... Mirkwood was the name of the Maeotian marshes which separated the Goths from the Huns in the Norse Hervarar saga. ...

Properly speaking Rhovanion was the name of a small region east of Greenwood, which later was the Kingdom of Rhovanion, but the name was used for all of Wilderland by the late Third Age. In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, the Kingdom of Rhovanion was a realm of Men. ... The Third Age is a fictional time period from J. R. R. Tolkiens universe of Middle-earth. ...

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In the First Age the Elves passed through it during the Great Journey, and much later the Atanatári (Fathers of Men) followed them. It is not otherwise mentioned until the Second Age, when it played host to two Silvan Elf kingdoms ruled by Sindarin lords: Northern Greenwood and Lórinand (or Lórien). The great battlefield (or Dagorlad) of the Last alliance of Elves and Men against the host of Sauron lay in the south of Rhovanion, and in the Gladden Fields of the Great River the King of Gondor and Arnor, Isildur son of Elendil was killed. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (850x650, 119 KB) Summary Map of Rhovanion by myself 2002. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (850x650, 119 KB) Summary Map of Rhovanion by myself 2002. ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, the First Age began with the awakening of the Elves, and ended with the final overthrow of Morgoth by the combined armies of Valinor and Beleriand. ... The Elves (always pluralised as such, never Elfs) are one of the races that appear in the work of J. R. R. Tolkien. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, the Great Journey, or the Great March was the journey that the Elves known as the Eldar took from Cuiviénen, the place of their awakening, to Valinor. ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, Atanatári is a Quenya term which means Fathers of Men, and is used to describe the forefathers of the Edain. ... The race of Men in J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth books, such as The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, refers to humanity and does not denote gender. ... The Second Age is a fictional time period from J. R. R. Tolkiens universe of Middle-earth. ... Wood-elves are Elves that live in forest or wood, often also called Silvan Elves. ... In the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, the fictional Sindar (meaning Grey People, singular Sinda, although the later term was not generally used by Tolkien) are Elves of Telerin descent. ... In J.R.R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, two places are known as Lórien, both exceptionally beautiful. ... The Battle of Dagorlad took place in the Middle-earth fantasy world created by J.R.R. Tolkien. ... The Last Alliance of Elves and Men is an episode in J.R.R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth. ... The main part of this article relates to the last versions of Middle-earths history, and as such may controvert parts of The Silmarillion. ... The Gladden Fields (Sindarin Loeg Ningloron) is a fictional location in J. R. R. Tolkiens universe of Middle-earth. ... 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. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth, Isildur is a Dúnadan of Númenor, elder son of Elendil. ... In Middle-earth, the fantasy universe of J. R. R. Tolkien, Elendil is a heroic figure. ...

In the early Third Age, it was a quite populated area: in the north lay the Dwarven kingdom of Erebor and the Mannish kingdom of Dale, in the north of the Great River Anduin lay the Mannish realm of Éothéod, and in and around the south and east of Greenwood the Great lived the Men of Rhovanion. In the north of Greenwood lived the Silvan elves ruled by Thranduil, and in the south of Greenwood and across the river in Lórinand ruled Amdír and later Amroth. In the far south, near the great falls of Sarn Gebir, watched the northern guard of Gondor, and in the valleys of the Anduin lived Stoors (Hobbits). The Dwarves of J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth are beings of short stature who all possess beards (even the women), 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. ... Dale is a town in J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional Middle-earth, the Anduin or Great River of Wilderland is the longest river in the Third Age (the original Sindarin name means Long River), rising east of the Misty Mountains and flowing south through Wilderland and eastern Gondor. ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, the Éothéod (horse-people, also horse-land) were a race of Northmen who were the ancestors of the Rohirrim. ... King Thranduil was a character in the fictitious world of Middle-earth created by J. R. R. Tolkien. ... In Tolkiens Middle-earth, Amdír was the name of an Elf of Lórien. ... In Tolkiens Middle-earth, Amroth was the name of an Elf of Lórien. ... Sarn Gebir in J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth are the rapids of the Great River Anduin. ... Gondor is a fictional location from J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, the Stoors are one of the three races of Hobbits. ... Hobbits are a race from J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth universe which first appears in the book The Hobbit. ...

In the later Third Age, Rhovanion was the site of many wars, when the Wainriders came from the east and assailed the people of Rhovanion until all their kingdoms were destroyed, and later when Sauron returned as the Necromancer he took residence at Dol Guldur in the south of Greenwood. Greenwood became evil, and was renamed Mirkwood. The Dwarves of Erebor and the Men of Dale were destroyed and scattered when the dragon Smaug took Erebor, and Gondor retreated from the Falls. Some Men still lived along the forest, notably the Bëornings and the Men of Esgaroth upon the Long Lake. The Men of Éothéod removed south at the invite of Gondor, and settled the plains of Calenardhon, later Rohan. In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, the Easterlings were Men who lived in the east of Middle-earth, and were enemies of the Free Peoples. ... The main part of this article relates to the last versions of Middle-earths history, and as such may controvert parts of The Silmarillion. ... 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. ... 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. In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, Smaug was a greedy, reddish-gold dragon of Middle-earth, who laid waste to Dale and captured the Lonely Mountain (Erebor) with all its treasure, which he gathered in a central hall and slept... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, Beorn was a skin-changer, a man who could assume the appearance of a bear. ... 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 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. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle_earth, Calenardhon was the place which became Rohan. ... Aragorn and Legolas look upon the plains of Rohan in the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy Rohan, originally Rochand, is a fictional location in J. R. R. Tolkiens The Lord of the Rings. ...

At the end of the Third Age, the Kingdoms of Erebor and Dale were restored as a result of the death of Smaug and the Battle of Five Armies, and Sauron was removed from Mirkwood by the wizard Gandalf. During the War of the Ring it held off an invasion by Sauron's forces, and after Sauron was defeated Mirkwood was clean again, and renamed Eryn Lasgalen, or "Wood of Greenleaves". Some time during the Fourth Age Gondor claimed large parts of it. The Battle of Five Armies is a battle depicted in The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien. ... This article is about the fictional character from J.R.R. Tolkiens books. ... Spoiler warning: In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, the War of the Ring ended the Third Age. ... The Fourth Age is a fictional time period from J. R. R. Tolkiens universe of Middle-earth. ...

Its boundaries were: To the east, the inland Sea of Rhûn. To the north, the Grey Mountains and Iron Hills, home of the Dwarves. To the west, the range of the Hithaeglir, or Misty Mountains. To the south, the line marked by the Limlight river, Anduin, Emyn Muil, Dagorlad, and the Ered Lithui. In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, the Sea of Rhûn, or the Eastern Sea, is a large saltwater lake or sea in the east of Middle-earth. ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, the Ered Mithrin or Grey Mountains was a large mountain range to the north of Rhovanion. ... The Iron Hills are a range of mountains in the north of J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional world of Middle-earth, east of the Lonely Mountain, that are home to a Dwarf mining community. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fantasy world of Middle-earth, the Misty Mountains (also known by its Sindarin name of Hithaeglir - misspelled as Hithaiglin on the original Lord of the Rings map - and as the Mountains of Mist) are a long mountain range, running north to south, between Eriador... In Tolkiens Middle-earth, the river Limlight (from Elvish Limlîht) was a stream rising in the eastern Misty Mountains near Treebeards dwellings. ... Emyn Muil In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional Middle-earth the hills of Emyn Muil upon either side of Nen Hithoel are a maze of impenetrable rocky crags. ... The Battle of Dagorlad took place in the Middle-earth fantasy world created by J.R.R. Tolkien. ... The Ered Lithui (Sindarin for Mountains of Ash) is a fictional mountain range in J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth. ...

Important rivers were the Anduin or Great River, the Celduin or Running, and the Carnen or Redwater. In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional Middle-earth, the Anduin or Great River of Wilderland is the longest river in the Third Age (the original Sindarin name means Long River), rising east of the Misty Mountains and flowing south through Wilderland and eastern Gondor. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional Middle-earth, the Celduin or River Running was a 600–Númenórean miles long river that ran from the Lonely Mountain south through the Long Lake where it was joined by the Forest River and thence through the easern outskirts of Mirkwood, then south... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, the Carnen — Sindarin for Redwater — is a river that flows southward from the Iron Hills east of the Lonely Mountain until it meets the Celduin about 250 Númenórean miles to the south. ...

Major features were the forest of Mirkwood, and the Long Lake of Esgaroth. Mirkwood was the name of the Maeotian marshes which separated the Goths from the Huns in the Norse Hervarar saga. ... 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. ...