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| othernames=High Faroth, Faroth
| etymology=[[Sindarin|S.]] ''[[taur]]'' "forest" + ''[[in]]'' "the" + ''[[faroth]]'' "?hunters"
| etymology=[[Sindarin|S.]] ''[[taur]]'' "forest" + ''[[in]]'' "the" + ''[[faroth]]'' "?hunters"
| type=Forest/Hills
| type=Forest/Hills
| location=Meeting of the [[Narog]] and [[Ringwil]], west side of former
| location=Meeting of the [[Narog]] and [[Ringwil]], west side of former
| inhabitants=[[Noldor]], [[Dwarves]]
| inhabitants=[[Petty-dwarves]] then [[Noldor]]  
| realms=[[Nargothrond]]
| realms=[[Nargothrond]]
| description=Wooded hills
| description=Wooded hills
| events=[[Fall of Nargothrond]]
| events=[[Fall of Nargothrond]]
| references=''[[Of Beleriand and its Realms]]''
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'''Taur-en-Faroth''' was the range of wooded hills that rose up above the western side of the River [[Narog]], also called ''High Faroth'' or simply the ''Faroth''. The name is translated in full as ''Hills of the Hunters'', and it was among these hills that the stream of [[Ringwil]] rose and cascaded down into the main river. In their steep eastern sides above the Narog, there was a network of caverns. From ancient times, these Caverns of Narog had been home to [[Petty-dwarves]] who dwelt there in secret.  
'''Taur-en-Faroth''' was the range of wooded hills that rose up above the western side of the River [[Narog]]. They were part of the Realm of [[Nargothrond]].


After the return of the [[Noldor]] to [[Middle-earth]], King [[Thingol]] described the Caverns to his kinsman [[Finrod]], who chose that place to build his great underground fortress, [[Nargothrond]]. What became of the Petty-dwarves at this time is not recorded, but at least some escaped to dwell in [[Amon Rûdh]]. Finrod was aided in his building beneath the Faroth by their distant cousins, the [[Dwarves]] of the [[Blue Mountains]], and it was they who gave him his famous surname, [[Felagund]], [[Hewer of Caves]].
The hills themselves were the western end of the [[Andram]]. It was among these hills that the stream of [[Ringwil]] rose and cascaded down into the main river.<ref>{{S|Map}}</ref>  In their steep eastern sides above the Narog, there was a network of caverns.<ref name="Return">{{S|Return}}</ref>


In ancient times, these Caverns of Narog known as ''[[Nulukkizdîn]]'', had been home to [[Petty-dwarves]] who dwelt there in secret<ref>{{S|Doriath}}</ref> before the arrival of [[Finrod]]. What became of the Petty-Dwarves at this time is not recorded, but at least some escaped to dwell in [[Amon Rûdh]].<ref>{{CH|7}}</ref>
==Etymology==
The name is translated in full as ''Forest of the Hunters''.<ref>{{HM|Guide}}, entry "Taur-en-Faroth"</ref> 
These uplands were also called ''High Faroth''<ref name="Return"/><ref>{{S|14}}</ref> or ''Hills of the Hunters'' in the [[Lay of Leithian]]<ref>{{S|Elements}}</ref>.
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Taur-en-Faroth
Forest/Hills
J.R.R. Tolkien - Nargothrond (II) (Colored by H.E. Riddett).jpg
General Information
Other namesHigh Faroth, Faroth
LocationMeeting of the Narog and Ringwil, west side of former
TypeForest/Hills
DescriptionWooded hills
RegionsNargothrond
People and History
InhabitantsPetty-dwarves then Noldor
EventsFall of Nargothrond

Taur-en-Faroth was the range of wooded hills that rose up above the western side of the River Narog. They were part of the Realm of Nargothrond.

The hills themselves were the western end of the Andram. It was among these hills that the stream of Ringwil rose and cascaded down into the main river.[1] In their steep eastern sides above the Narog, there was a network of caverns.[2]

In ancient times, these Caverns of Narog known as Nulukkizdîn, had been home to Petty-dwarves who dwelt there in secret[3] before the arrival of Finrod. What became of the Petty-Dwarves at this time is not recorded, but at least some escaped to dwell in Amon Rûdh.[4]

Etymology

The name is translated in full as Forest of the Hunters.[5]

These uplands were also called High Faroth[2][6] or Hills of the Hunters in the Lay of Leithian[7].

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