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<div>'''Nan Dungortheb''' was the dreadful valley in northern [[Beleriand]] that ran west to east between the haunted mountains of the [[Ered Gorgoroth]] and the enchanted northern marches of [[Doriath]]. Ered Gorgoroth was infested with the offspring of [[Ungoliant]], some of which also hunted in the valley below.<br />
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== Etymology ==<br />
The name Nan Dungortheb is difficult to translate. The direct translation is "Valley of the Horrid West" in [[Sindarin]] (from ''[[nan]]'' = "valley", ''[[dûn]]'' = "west", and ''[[gortheb]]'' = "horrible"). However, [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] translates the name as "Valley of Dreadful Death", though neither of the Sindarin words for "death" (''[[gurth]]'') or "dreadful" (''[[goeol]]'') are apparent. This may indicate a mistake on Tolkien's part, or an extremely prosaic translation of the name.<br />
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