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'''Ossiriand''' was a region of eastern [[Beleriand]]. | '''Ossiriand''' was a region of eastern [[Beleriand]]. | ||
===Geography=== | |||
Ossiriand, or ''Land of Seven Rivers'', was the most eastern region of Beleriand during the [[First Age]], lying between the [[Ered Luin]] and the river Gelion. | Ossiriand, or ''Land of Seven Rivers'', was the most eastern region of Beleriand during the [[First Age]], lying between the [[Ered Luin]] and the river Gelion. | ||
North of Ossiriand lay the land of [[Thargelion]], and south of the river Adurant later lay the ''Land of the Dead that Live'', where [[Lúthien Tinúviel|Lúthien]] and [[Beren Erchamion|Beren]] lived their second lives. | |||
The Seven Rivers were, from north to south: | The Seven Rivers were, from north to south: | ||
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#River ''[[Brilthor]]'' | #River ''[[Brilthor]]'' | ||
#River ''[[Duilwen]]'' | #River ''[[Duilwen]]'' | ||
#River ''[[Adurant]]'' | #River ''[[Adurant]]'', with [[Tol Galen]] | ||
Along the northern shore of the Ascar ran the Dwarf-Road to [[Nogrod]]. | Along the northern shore of the Ascar ran the Dwarf-Road to [[Nogrod]]. | ||
Ossiriand was a green and forested land, and it was | ===Description=== | ||
Ossiriand was a green and forested land, and it was populated by the [[Nandor]]. In the early First Age before the rise of [[the Moon]], a part of the [[Teleri]]n [[Elves|Elven]] people called [[Nandor]] entered Ossiriand under their leader [[Denethor of the Nandor|Denethor]], and were given permission by Thingol to settle the lands. | |||
After them the land was often renamed [[Lindon]], for ''The Singers'', after the old clan-name of the Telerin which the Nandor still used in their tongue. They became known as the [[Laiquendi]], or Green-Elves. | After them the land was often renamed [[Lindon]], for ''The Singers'', after the old clan-name of the Telerin which the Nandor still used in their tongue. They became known as the [[Laiquendi]], or Green-Elves. | ||
After their leader Denethor was killed in an [[Orcs|Orc]]-raid they chose no more leaders, and many of them removed to [[Doriath]]. | After their leader Denethor was killed in an [[Orcs|Orc]]-raid they chose no more leaders, and many of them removed to [[Doriath]]. | ||
Ossiriand was the only part of Beleriand that survived the [[War of Wrath]], but [[Belegaer]] the Great Sea broke through the mountain chain at the former riverbed of Ascar, creating the [[Gulf of Lhûn]]. In the [[Second Age]] and [[Third Age]] the former lands of Ossiriand and Thargelion were known as '''Lindon''', where Rodnor [[Gil-galad]] and [[Círdan]] ruled. | Ossiriand was the only part of Beleriand that survived the [[War of Wrath]], but [[Belegaer]] the Great Sea broke through the mountain chain at the former riverbed of Ascar, creating the [[Gulf of Lhûn]]. In the [[Second Age]] and [[Third Age]] the former lands of Ossiriand and Thargelion were known as '''Lindon''', where Rodnor [[Gil-galad]] and [[Círdan]] ruled. | ||
Revision as of 19:38, 22 March 2009
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| General information | |
| Location | Easternmost Beleriand |
| Capital | none |
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| Language | Nandorin |
| Gallery | Images of Ossiriand |
Ossiriand was a region of eastern Beleriand.
Geography
Ossiriand, or Land of Seven Rivers, was the most eastern region of Beleriand during the First Age, lying between the Ered Luin and the river Gelion.
North of Ossiriand lay the land of Thargelion, and south of the river Adurant later lay the Land of the Dead that Live, where Lúthien and Beren lived their second lives.
The Seven Rivers were, from north to south:
- River Gelion
- River Ascar or Rathlóriel
- River Thalos
- River Legolin
- River Brilthor
- River Duilwen
- River Adurant, with Tol Galen
Along the northern shore of the Ascar ran the Dwarf-Road to Nogrod.
Description
Ossiriand was a green and forested land, and it was populated by the Nandor. In the early First Age before the rise of the Moon, a part of the Telerin Elven people called Nandor entered Ossiriand under their leader Denethor, and were given permission by Thingol to settle the lands.
After them the land was often renamed Lindon, for The Singers, after the old clan-name of the Telerin which the Nandor still used in their tongue. They became known as the Laiquendi, or Green-Elves.
After their leader Denethor was killed in an Orc-raid they chose no more leaders, and many of them removed to Doriath.
Ossiriand was the only part of Beleriand that survived the War of Wrath, but Belegaer the Great Sea broke through the mountain chain at the former riverbed of Ascar, creating the Gulf of Lhûn. In the Second Age and Third Age the former lands of Ossiriand and Thargelion were known as Lindon, where Rodnor Gil-galad and Círdan ruled.
