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| image=[[File:Collage-island-tol-morwen.png|300px]] | |||
| name=Tol Fuin | |||
| type=Island | |||
| location=West of [[Forlindon]] | |||
| inhabitants=Maybe Elves | |||
| realms= | |||
| description=An Island off the western coast of Middle-Earth | |||
| othernames= | |||
| etymology=[[Sindarin|S]]. Dark Isle (''[[tol]]'' + ''[[fuin]]'') | |||
| events=Sinking of Beleriand | |||
| references= | |||
}} | |||
'''Tol Fuin''' was an island off the coast of [[Forlindon]]. | '''Tol Fuin''' was an island off the coast of [[Forlindon]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
When the waves consumed [[Beleriand]] and the regions around it after the [[War of Wrath]], not all of the western lands were lost. The highlands that had been [[Dorthonion]], and came to be called Taur-nu-Fuin, in part survived the inrush of the sea, and remained as an island far off the western coasts of Forlindon.<ref>{{ | When the waves consumed [[Beleriand]] and the regions around it after the [[War of Wrath]], not all of the western lands were lost. The highlands that had been [[Dorthonion]], and came to be called [[Taur-nu-Fuin (Dorthonion)|Taur-nu-Fuin]], in part survived the inrush of the sea, and remained as an island far off the western coasts of Forlindon.<ref>{{TI|C1}}, pp. 124, 138</ref><ref>{{TI|MI}}, pp. 301-2</ref> | ||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
{{Remnants}} | |||
[[Category:Islands]] | [[Category:Islands]] | ||
[[Category:Sindarin locations]] | [[Category:Sindarin locations]] | ||
[[de:Tol Fuin]] | [[de:Tol Fuin]] | ||
[[fi:Tol Fuin]] | [[fi:Tol Fuin]] |
Revision as of 17:50, 22 March 2014
Tol Fuin | |
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Island | |
File:Collage-island-tol-morwen.png | |
General Information | |
Location | West of Forlindon |
Type | Island |
Description | An Island off the western coast of Middle-Earth |
People and History | |
Inhabitants | Maybe Elves |
Events | Sinking of Beleriand |
Tol Fuin was an island off the coast of Forlindon.
History
When the waves consumed Beleriand and the regions around it after the War of Wrath, not all of the western lands were lost. The highlands that had been Dorthonion, and came to be called Taur-nu-Fuin, in part survived the inrush of the sea, and remained as an island far off the western coasts of Forlindon.[1][2]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Treason of Isengard, "VI. The Council of Elrond (1)", pp. 124, 138
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Treason of Isengard, "XV. The First Map of The Lord of the Rings", "Maps I and IA", pp. 301-2
Remnants of Drowned Beleriand | |
Isles: | Himring · Tol Fuin · Tol Morwen |
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Mainland: | Lindon |