Anfauglith
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| Anfauglith | |
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| Physical Description | |
| Type | Plain/Desert |
| Location | South of Ered Engrin, west of Ered Luin, north of March of Maedhros |
| Realms | Morgoth from Angband |
| Inhabitants | Uninhabited |
| Description | An enormous, dry, dusty plain once fertile |
| General Information | |
| Other names | Formerly Ard-galen |
| Etymology | S. an- "with, by" + faug "thirsty, gasping" + lith "ash, sand, dust" |
| Events | Dagor Bragollach |
| References | Of the Ruin of Beleriand |
Anfauglith was the charred desert to the north of Beleriand, created by the fires of Thangorodrim during the Dagor Bragollach ("Battle of Sudden Flame") in First Age 455. It was originally the green plain of Ard-galen.
Anfauglith means "By Gasping Dust" in Sindarin (from an- = "with, by", faug = "thirsty, gasping", and lith = "ash, sand, dust").
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