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| othernames=[[Talath Rhúnen]], [[Dor Caranthir]]
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| etymology=[[Sindarin|S.]] ''[[thar]]'' "beyond" + [[Gelion]]
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| location=North of [[Ascar]], East/South of [[Gelion]]/[[Greater Gelion]], West of [[Ered Luin]]
| location=North of [[Ascar]], East/South of [[Gelion]]/[[Greater Gelion]], West of [[Ered Luin]]
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'''Thargelion''' was a region of [[Beleriand]].
'''Thargelion''' was a region of [[Beleriand]], east of the river [[Gelion]]. It was north of the river [[Ascar]], and therefore not counted as part of [[Ossiriand]].


Thargelion literally meant 'beyond Gelion', as it was east of the river [[Gelion]]. It was north of the river '''Ascar''', and therefore not counted as part of [[Ossiriand]].
After the Rebellion of the [[Noldor]] this was the land of [[Caranthir]], one of the [[Sons of Fëanor]], and after him it was often called ''[[Dor Caranthir]]''.
 
After the Rebellion of the [[Noldor]] this was the land of [[Caranthir]], one of the [[Sons of Fëanor]], and after him it was often called '''[[Dor Caranthir]]'''.


The [[Haladin]] briefly dwelt here until they were nearly wiped out in an [[Orcs|Orc]]-raid.
The [[Haladin]] briefly dwelt here until they were nearly wiped out in an [[Orcs|Orc]]-raid.


==Etymology==
''Thargelion'' is a [[Sindarin]] name, consising of ''thar-'' ("across, over") +
''[[Gelion#Etymology|Gelion]]''.<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 34</ref>
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Thargelion
Region
Matěj Čadil - Dor Caranthir.jpg
General Information
Other namesTalath Rhúnen, Dor Caranthir
LocationNorth of Ascar, East/South of Gelion/Greater Gelion, West of Ered Luin
TypeRegion
RegionsHaladin
People and History
InhabitantsHaladin
EventsBattle of the Gelion-Ascar Stockade
GalleryImages of Thargelion

Thargelion was a region of Beleriand, east of the river Gelion. It was north of the river Ascar, and therefore not counted as part of Ossiriand.

After the Rebellion of the Noldor this was the land of Caranthir, one of the Sons of Fëanor, and after him it was often called Dor Caranthir.

The Haladin briefly dwelt here until they were nearly wiped out in an Orc-raid.

Etymology

Thargelion is a Sindarin name, consising of thar- ("across, over") + Gelion.[1]

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 34