Methiriad
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Methiriad, also known as Mid-Beleriand, was a region of West Beleriand that was located between Doriath and the river Narog.[1]
Methiriad consisted of the following locations:
- Dor-Cúarthol
- Falls of Sirion
- Gates of Sirion
- Moors of the Nibin-noeg
- Nan-tathren
- Nivrim
- Talath Dirnen
- Vales of Sirion
According to Christopher Tolkien, both of these names only appear on the The Second 'Silmarillion' Map.[2]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Methiriad is a Sindarin word, but it is not glossed. As Paul Strack explains, it could mean "End of Two Rivers", from Meth ("last") + a mutated form of Sîr ("river, stream") + -ad ("dual").[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Two. The Later Quenta Silmarillion: Of Beleriand its Realms (Chapter 11)", pp. 182, 184 (Note 24)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Two. The Later Quenta Silmarillion: Of Beleriand its Realms (Chapter 11)", pp. 182, 190 (Note 61)
- ↑ Paul Strack, "S. Methiriad loc.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 20 April 2024)
