Mereth Aderthad
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| − | [[File:Jenny Dolfen - Mereth Aderthad.jpg|right|thumb|''Mereth Aderthad'' by [[Jenny Dolfen]].]]The '''Mereth Aderthad''' ("Feast of Reuniting") was the great celebratory feast held at the order of [[High King of the Noldor|High King]] [[Fingolfin]] in the [[First Age 20|twentieth year after]] the first rising of the [[Sun]]. The feast was held by the [[Pools of Ivrin]], under the [[Ered Wethrin|Mountains of Shadow]] to the north of [[Beleriand]]. Its purpose was to unite all of the divided [[Elves]] in one cause, and ambassadors came from all the peoples and realms of Beleriand. As well as Elves from the separate branches of the [[Noldor]], native [[Sindar|Grey-elves]] were also present, including some from [[Doriath]] and the [[Falas]]. Ambassadors even came from the [[Green-elves]], the people of distant [[Ossiriand]] in the east.<ref>{{S|Return}}</ref> | + | [[File:Jenny Dolfen - Mereth Aderthad.jpg|right|thumb|''Mereth Aderthad'' by [[Jenny Dolfen]].]]The '''Mereth Aderthad''' ("Feast of Reuniting") was the great celebratory feast held at the order of [[High King of the Noldor|High King]] [[Fingolfin]] in the [[First Age 20|twentieth year after]] the first rising of the [[Sun]]<ref group=note>[[The Complete Guide to Middle-earth]] gives the date of {{FA|21}}, giving a different interpretation of the line "when twenty years of the Sun had passed"</ref>. The feast was held by the [[Pools of Ivrin]], under the [[Ered Wethrin|Mountains of Shadow]] to the north of [[Beleriand]]. Its purpose was to unite all of the divided [[Elves]] in one cause, and ambassadors came from all the peoples and realms of Beleriand. As well as Elves from the separate branches of the [[Noldor]], native [[Sindar|Grey-elves]] were also present, including some from [[Doriath]] and the [[Falas]]. Ambassadors even came from the [[Green-elves]], the people of distant [[Ossiriand]] in the east.<ref>{{S|Return}}</ref> |
The Feast was hailed as a great success, and the Elves made common cause there against their great enemy to the north. For a few short years after the Mereth Aderthad, Beleriand enjoyed a time of peace and happiness before it was plunged into the [[Battles of Beleriand|Wars]] that would eventually destroy it. | The Feast was hailed as a great success, and the Elves made common cause there against their great enemy to the north. For a few short years after the Mereth Aderthad, Beleriand enjoyed a time of peace and happiness before it was plunged into the [[Battles of Beleriand|Wars]] that would eventually destroy it. | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:27, 15 November 2012
The Feast was hailed as a great success, and the Elves made common cause there against their great enemy to the north. For a few short years after the Mereth Aderthad, Beleriand enjoyed a time of peace and happiness before it was plunged into the Wars that would eventually destroy it.
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- ↑ The Complete Guide to Middle-earth gives the date of F.A. 21, giving a different interpretation of the line "when twenty years of the Sun had passed"