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{{disambig-two|the fields|neighbouring river|[[Gladden River]]}} | {{disambig-two|the fields|neighbouring river|[[Gladden River]]}} | ||
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| name=Gladden Fields | | name=Gladden Fields | ||
| image=[[File:Anke Eißmann - The Gladden Fields.jpg|250px]] | |||
| caption="The Gladden Fields" by [[Anke Eißmann]] | |||
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| othernames=Loeg Ningloron | |||
| location=In the [[Vales of Anduin]], at the confluence of the [[Anduin]] and [[Gladden River|Gladden]] rivers | |||
| type=Marsh | | type=Marsh | ||
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| events=[[Disaster of the Gladden Fields]] | | events=[[Disaster of the Gladden Fields]] | ||
| | | gallery=the Gladden Fields | ||
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The '''Gladden Fields''' ([[Sindarin]] '''Loeg Ningloron''') was, at the end of the [[Third Age]], a large marsh on the | The '''Gladden Fields''' ([[Sindarin]] '''Loeg Ningloron''') was, at the end of the [[Third Age]], a large marsh on the east side of the [[Anduin]] that extended along either side of its tributary, the [[Gladden River]] (Sîr Ninglor), south of the [[Carrock]].<ref>{{UT|Map}}</ref> | ||
In ancient times a lake had formed at their meeting-place, but by the beginning of the [[Third Age]] the lake had been replaced by a wilderness of marshes and islets filled with reeds, rushes, and vast clumps of yellow irises grown taller than a man that grew there in hosts.<ref name="Note 13">{{UT|Gladden}}, note 13</ref> In the 25th century it was still characterised by great beds of iris and flowering reeds.<ref name=shadow>{{FR|Shadow}}</ref> | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
In the [[First Age]] when the [[Silvan Elves]] first entered the [[Vales of Anduin]], they found a lake in the deep depression where the Anduin and Gladden met. Although wider to the west, the lake probably did reach the sloping edge of [[Mirkwood|Greenwood the Great]] . After many years the lake filled with sediment and became a marsh.<ref name="Note 13"/> | In the [[First Age]] when the [[Silvan Elves]] first entered the [[Vales of Anduin]], they found a lake in the deep depression where the Anduin and Gladden met. Although wider to the west, the lake probably did reach the sloping edge of [[Mirkwood|Greenwood the Great]] . After many years the lake filled with sediment and became a marsh.<ref name="Note 13"/> | ||
In {{TA|2}}<ref name="TA">{{App|TA}}</ref> near this place, on a slope east of the Anduin, [[Isildur]] and his three oldest sons were ambushed by [[Orcs]] when they marched back towards [[Arnor]]. Isildur's sons were killed in that battle, while he attempted to escape using the power of invisibility of [[the One Ring]]. He ran to the Anduin and tried to cross it. Due to the current he was swept downstream until he reached the western bank near the inflow of the river Gladden. But the Ring had slipped from Isildur's finger and when he stood up he was seen by Orcs, who laid there to kill any survivors of the ambush, and was slain by their arrows.<ref>{{UT|Gladden}}</ref> | In {{TA|2}}<ref name="TA">{{App|TA}}</ref> near this place, on a slope east of the Anduin, [[Isildur]] and his three oldest sons were ambushed by [[Orcs]] when they marched back towards [[Arnor]]. Isildur's sons were killed in that battle, while he attempted to escape using the power of invisibility of [[the One Ring]]. He ran to the Anduin and tried to cross it. Due to the current he was swept downstream until he reached the western bank near the inflow of the river Gladden. But the Ring had slipped from Isildur's finger and when he stood up he was seen by Orcs, who laid there to kill any survivors of the ambush, and was slain by their arrows.<ref>{{UT|Gladden}}</ref><ref name=shadow/> | ||
During the reign of King [[Calimehtar (King of Gondor)|Calimehtar]] of [[Gondor]] (who died in {{TA|1936|n}}) the [[Éothéod]] were a small people living in the Vale of Anduin; their southern boundary was the Gladden Fields.<ref>{{UT|Cirion}}, (i) ''The Northmen and the Wainriders''</ref> | During the reign of King [[Calimehtar (King of Gondor)|Calimehtar]] of [[Gondor]] (who died in {{TA|1936|n}}) the [[Éothéod]] were a small people living in the Vale of Anduin; their southern boundary was the Gladden Fields.<ref>{{UT|Cirion}}, (i) ''The Northmen and the Wainriders''</ref> | ||
It was here, about {{TA|2463|n}}, that the [[Hobbits|hobbit]] [[Déagol]] retrieved the One Ring | During the height of [[Angmar]], after {{TA|1356|n}}, some [[Stoors]] from the [[Angle (Eriador)|Angle of Eriador]] passed again the Mountains<ref name="TA"/> and probably about 1410<ref>{{HM|Guide}} p. 164</ref> a band resettled in the Vales.<ref>{{FR|I2}}</ref> It was here, about {{TA|2463|n}}, that the [[Hobbits|hobbit]] [[Déagol]] boated and while fishing retrieved the One Ring; only to be killed by his friend [[Sméagol]].<ref name="TA"/> | ||
[[Borondir]], the messenger of Gondor sent by the Steward [[Cirion]] in {{TA|2510|n}}<ref name="TA"/> to seek aid from the Éothéod (who by then had migrated farther up the Anduin valley), was pursued as he rode north as far as the Gladden Fields.<ref>{{UT|Cirion}}, (ii) ''The Ride of Eorl''</ref> | [[Borondir]], the messenger of Gondor sent by the Steward [[Cirion]] in {{TA|2510|n}}<ref name="TA"/> to seek aid from the Éothéod (who by then had migrated farther up the Anduin valley), was pursued as he rode north as far as the Gladden Fields.<ref>{{UT|Cirion}}, (ii) ''The Ride of Eorl''</ref> | ||
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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
From [[Old English]] ''glaedene'', "gladden" is another name for the "flag" or "[[wikipedia:Iris (plant)|iris]]" | From [[Old English]] ''glaedene'', "gladden" is another name for the "flag" or "[[wikipedia:Iris (plant)|iris]]".<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 771</ref> [[Tolkien]] identified the "gladden" as the yellow-flowered species ''[[wikipedia:Iris pseudacorus|Iris pseudacorus]]'' growing in streams and marshes, and not the species now usually spelt ''[[wikipedia:gladdon|gladdon]]''.<ref>{{L|297}}</ref> | ||
Tolkien suggested to translators to avoid if possible the 'learned' name iris.<ref name="Nomen"/> | Tolkien suggested to translators to avoid if possible the 'learned' name iris.<ref name="Nomen"/> | ||
Latest revision as of 21:56, 13 October 2023
| Gladden Fields | |
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| Marsh | |
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| "The Gladden Fields" by Anke Eißmann | |
| General Information | |
| Other names | Loeg Ningloron |
| Location | In the Vales of Anduin, at the confluence of the Anduin and Gladden rivers |
| Type | Marsh |
| History | |
| Events | Disaster of the Gladden Fields |
| Gallery | Images of the Gladden Fields |
The Gladden Fields (Sindarin Loeg Ningloron) was, at the end of the Third Age, a large marsh on the east side of the Anduin that extended along either side of its tributary, the Gladden River (Sîr Ninglor), south of the Carrock.[1]
In ancient times a lake had formed at their meeting-place, but by the beginning of the Third Age the lake had been replaced by a wilderness of marshes and islets filled with reeds, rushes, and vast clumps of yellow irises grown taller than a man that grew there in hosts.[2] In the 25th century it was still characterised by great beds of iris and flowering reeds.[3]
History[edit | edit source]
In the First Age when the Silvan Elves first entered the Vales of Anduin, they found a lake in the deep depression where the Anduin and Gladden met. Although wider to the west, the lake probably did reach the sloping edge of Greenwood the Great . After many years the lake filled with sediment and became a marsh.[2]
In T.A. 2[4] near this place, on a slope east of the Anduin, Isildur and his three oldest sons were ambushed by Orcs when they marched back towards Arnor. Isildur's sons were killed in that battle, while he attempted to escape using the power of invisibility of the One Ring. He ran to the Anduin and tried to cross it. Due to the current he was swept downstream until he reached the western bank near the inflow of the river Gladden. But the Ring had slipped from Isildur's finger and when he stood up he was seen by Orcs, who laid there to kill any survivors of the ambush, and was slain by their arrows.[5][3]
During the reign of King Calimehtar of Gondor (who died in 1936) the Éothéod were a small people living in the Vale of Anduin; their southern boundary was the Gladden Fields.[6]
During the height of Angmar, after 1356, some Stoors from the Angle of Eriador passed again the Mountains[4] and probably about 1410[7] a band resettled in the Vales.[8] It was here, about 2463, that the hobbit Déagol boated and while fishing retrieved the One Ring; only to be killed by his friend Sméagol.[4]
Borondir, the messenger of Gondor sent by the Steward Cirion in 2510[4] to seek aid from the Éothéod (who by then had migrated farther up the Anduin valley), was pursued as he rode north as far as the Gladden Fields.[9]
In T.A. 2851, after a meeting of the White Council, Saruman began searching near the Gladden Fields for the One Ring.[4] He became alarmed to discover that Sauron's servants were also searching the region.[10]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
From Old English glaedene, "gladden" is another name for the "flag" or "iris".[11] Tolkien identified the "gladden" as the yellow-flowered species Iris pseudacorus growing in streams and marshes, and not the species now usually spelt gladdon.[12]
Tolkien suggested to translators to avoid if possible the 'learned' name iris.[11]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The West of Middle-earth at the End of the Third Age" [map]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Disaster of the Gladden Fields", note 13
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "The Shadow of the Past"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Disaster of the Gladden Fields"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Cirion and Eorl and the Friendship of Gondor and Rohan", (i) The Northmen and the Wainriders
- ↑ Robert Foster, The Complete Guide to Middle-earth p. 164
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "The Shadow of the Past"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Cirion and Eorl and the Friendship of Gondor and Rohan", (ii) The Ride of Eorl
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age"
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings" in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 771
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 297, (dated August 1967)
