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The River [[Sirion]], the chief river of Beleriand, running north to south, divided it into '''[[West Beleriand]]''' and '''[[East Beleriand]]'''. Crossing it east to west was a series of hills and a sudden drop in elevation known as [[Andram]], the Long Wall. (The river sank into the ground at the ''Fens of Sirion'', and re-emerged below the Andram at the ''Gates of Sirion''.) To the east of the Long Wall, was the River [[Gelion]] and its six tributaries draining the Ered Luin, in [[Ossiriand]] or the Land of Seven Rivers. The River [[Brithon]] and the River [[Nenning]] were the two lesser rivers of the western land of [[Falas]]. | The River [[Sirion]], the chief river of Beleriand, running north to south, divided it into '''[[West Beleriand]]''' and '''[[East Beleriand]]'''. Crossing it east to west was a series of hills and a sudden drop in elevation known as [[Andram]], the Long Wall. (The river sank into the ground at the ''Fens of Sirion'', and re-emerged below the Andram at the ''Gates of Sirion''.) To the east of the Long Wall, was the River [[Gelion]] and its six tributaries draining the Ered Luin, in [[Ossiriand]] or the Land of Seven Rivers. The River [[Brithon]] and the River [[Nenning]] were the two lesser rivers of the western land of [[Falas]]. | ||
In {{FA| | In {{FA|587}}, Beleriand was mostly destroyed and submerged by the [[War of Wrath]] of the [[Valar]] against [[Morgoth]]. Only a small section of East Beleriand remained, and was known as [[Lindon]]. | ||
In addition, fulfilling a prophecy, the graves of [[Túrin|Túrin Turambar]] and [[Morwen]] survived as the island Tol Morwen. Likewise part of [[Dorthonion]] became Tol Fuin, and the [[Hill of Himring]] became the island of Himling. All of these together were known as the Western Isles. | In addition, fulfilling a prophecy, the graves of [[Túrin|Túrin Turambar]] and [[Morwen]] survived as the island Tol Morwen. Likewise part of [[Dorthonion]] became Tol Fuin, and the [[Hill of Himring]] became the island of Himling. All of these together were known as the Western Isles. | ||
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==Location== | ==Location== | ||
The [[Map of Beleriand and the Lands to the North|map of Beleriand as has been published in the ''Silmarillion'']], shows only a portion of the region, with no common points to the better-known [[Third Age]] [[Westlands]] maps of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''; the only common references were the [[Blue Mountains]], and the information that [[Lindon]] is a part of former Ossiriand. | [[File:Didier Willis - Beleriand and Eriador.png|thumb|left|Reconstructed location of Beleriand at the appropriate scale and position]] | ||
The [[Map of Beleriand and the Lands to the North|map of Beleriand as has been published in the ''Silmarillion'']] (1977), shows only a portion of the region, with no common points to the better-known [[Third Age]] [[Westlands]] maps of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''; the only common references were the [[Blue Mountains]], and the information that [[Lindon]] is a part of former Ossiriand. | |||
[[File:Beleriand-eriador-fonstad.png|thumb|How Fonstad envisioned Beleriand relative to [[Lindon]]/[[Eriador]]. The rectangle marks the region shown in the ''Silmarillion'' map (canon); the rest, including the [[Thangorodrim]], are Fonstad's extrapolations]] | [[File:Beleriand-eriador-fonstad.png|thumb|How Fonstad envisioned Beleriand relative to [[Lindon]]/[[Eriador]]. The rectangle marks the region shown in the ''Silmarillion'' map (canon); the rest, including the [[Thangorodrim]], are Fonstad's extrapolations]] | ||
[[ | In 1979, [[Charles Noad]]<ref>[[Charles Noad]], "A Note on the Geography of the First Age" in ''[[Amon_Hen_(journal)|Amon Hen]]'' no. [[Amon_Hen_38|38]], April 1979, reprinted in ''[[Mallorn_(journal)|Mallorn]]'' no. [[Mallorn_27|27]], September 1990, p. 40.</ref> made an attempt to reconstruct a general map of Beleriand and Eriador. Using only the few distance indications from the ''Silmarillion'', Noad's very early attempt is quite remarkable as it was published before ''[[Unfinished Tales]]'' (where the island of Himling was first depicted, with Tol Fuin mentioned westwards), and yet it proves very accurate even by todays standards. | ||
Ten years later, [[Ronald Kyrmse|Ronald E. Kyrmse]]<ref>[[Ronald Kyrmse]], "The Geographical Relation between Beleriand and Eriador" in ''[[Mallorn_(journal)|Mallorn]]'' no. [[Mallorn_26|26]], September 1989, pp. 25–27.</ref> independently proposed his own map reconstruction, aligning the isle of [[Himling]] with the hill of [[Himring]]. | |||
Kyrmse also identified [[Dolmed]] on the early map of Beleriand as being the same as a mountain on the ''[[Unfinished Tales]]'' map (depicted slightly apart of the mountain range and north of the wooden area in [[Forlindon]]), proving that Dolmed still existed in the Third Age (being way too far north from the Gulf to be destroyed). He might therefore be the first to have discovered that Dolmed survived the destruction of Beleriand at the end of the First Age. | |||
In 1991, [[Karen Wynn Fonstad]] faced the same problems when she attempted to make a world-map of [[Arda]]. She found a solution by combining an early map for ''The Lord of the Rings''<ref>{{TI|MI}}, p. 302</ref> and an early map for the Silmarillion,<ref>{{LR|Quenta}}, "Second 'Silmarillion' Map" pp. 408-411</ref> both being prototypes for the published maps by [[Christopher Tolkien]]. She aligned [[Tol Fuin]] with [[Taur-nu-Fuin]] and [[Himling]] with [[Himring]] and filled the rest of the outline with some inspiration from the [[:File:Steven White Jr. - Arda001.gif|only world-map]] by Tolkien.<ref>{{SM|Ambar}}</ref> She brought the coast near that of [[Belfalas]], continued the course of [[Gelion]] to the south-west, extended the south-western tip to emphasize the Bay of Balar, and assumed that area as forested, a continuation of [[Taur-im-Duinath]].<ref>[[Karen Wynn Fonstad]], ''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]]'', p. 3</ref> | |||
While the [[Iron Mountains]] do not appear in the canonical map, Fonstad drew them as a continuation to the imagined range of [[Iron Hills]]—[[Grey Mountains]]—[[Mountains of Angmar]]. | While the [[Iron Mountains]] do not appear in the canonical map, Fonstad drew them as a continuation to the imagined range of [[Iron Hills]]—[[Grey Mountains]]—[[Mountains of Angmar]]. | ||
[[Didier Willis]] made the same attempt, using | In the early 90s, [[Didier Willis]] independently made the same attempt, also using the map from ''[[Unfinished Tales]]'' which shows Himling and also indicates distances, like the second map of Beleriand.<ref>{{HM|WJ}}, pp. 182-185</ref> | ||
Quite similar to Noad and Kymrse's attempts, Willis' interpretation shows a slightly smaller Beleriand than Fonstad's, and the First Age [[Bay of Balar]] closer to the Third Age [[Gulf of Lune]].<ref>''Hiswelóce'' (fanzine, French), special issue no. 1, La Faculté des Etudes Elfiques, 1994; [http://www.jrrvf.com/hisweloke/site3/articles.php?lng=en&pg=41 Mont Dolmed & cités naines — « Lhúndirien » ou le recollage du Beleriand et de l'Eriador], revised and improved version in Willis, Didier (editor), ''[[Tolkien, le façonnement d'un monde]]'' (2014), vol. 2, pp. 197-230.</ref> | |||
Willis also | Not knowing Kyrmse's earlier interpretation, Willis also independently recognized [[Dolmed]] on the early map of Beleriand and criticized Fonstad and [[Robert Foster]] who suggested the opposite.<ref>[[Karen Wynn Fonstad]], ''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]]'' p. 34</ref><ref>[[Robert Foster]], ''[[The Complete Guide to Middle-earth]]'', entry ''Dolmed''</ref> | ||
==Other versions of the legendarium== | ==Other versions of the legendarium== | ||
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The early names ''Broceliand/Broseliand'' affirms that Tolkien was inspired by the legendary forest of ''[[Wikipedia:Brocéliande|Brocéliande]]''. | The early names ''Broceliand/Broseliand'' affirms that Tolkien was inspired by the legendary forest of ''[[Wikipedia:Brocéliande|Brocéliande]]''. | ||
==See | ==See also== | ||
* [[:Category:Images of Beleriand]] | * [[:Category:Images of Beleriand]] | ||
==External links== | |||
*[http://www.glyphweb.com/arda/faq/comparison.html Where in Middle-earth was Beleriand?] by Mark Fisher | |||
*[http://lotrproject.com/map/beleriand/ Interactive Map of Beleriand] by Emil Johansson | |||
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[[Category:Pronounced articles]] | [[Category:Pronounced articles]] | ||
