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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 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 [[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.  
[[File:Jenny Dolfen - Mereth Aderthad.jpg|right|thumb|[[Jenny Dolfen]] - ''Mereth Aderthad'']]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 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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Jenny Dolfen - Mereth Aderthad

The Mereth Aderthad ("Feast of Reuniting") was the great celebratory feast held at the order of High King Fingolfin in the twentieth year after the first rising of the Sun[note 1]. The feast was held by the Pools of Ivrin, under the 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 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.[1]

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.

Notes

  1. 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"

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