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In the region where the River [[Narog]] met the great River [[Sirion]], a little to the north of the [[Sirion's Mouths]], lay the land of Nan-tathren. Famed for its willows and its flowered meadows, those who had visited this land reported its extraordinary beauty. It played little part in history, except that the [[Exiles of Gondolin]] rested here for a while on their long journey south from their city's ruin.
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'''Nan-tathren''', the "'''Land of Willows'''", was a region in [[Beleriand]]. It was located where the River [[Narog]] met the great River [[Sirion]], a little to the north of the [[Mouths of Sirion]].<ref name=S14/>
==History==
Famed for its [[willows]] and its flowered meadows, Nan-tathren was a desolate land.<ref name=S14>{{S|14}}</ref> The region played little part in the history of [[Arda]], and was perhaps inhabited by [[Ents]]<ref>{{webcite|articleurl=http://lalaithmesp.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html#FA|articlename=History of the Ents|author=[[Andreas Moehn]]|website=Lalaith}}</ref>. The Land of Willows is said to be the place were [[butterflies]] of all kinds came into the world, and they remained common there during the [[First Age]].<ref name=fall/>{{rp|154}}
 
After [[Morgoth]]'s triumph in the [[Nirnaeth Arnoediad]], his [[Orcs]] and [[wolves]] are said to have roamed even the distant southern lands of Nan-tathren and [[Ossiriand]], causing none of the [[Free peoples]] in Beleriand to be secure.<ref>{{S|20}}</ref>
[[File:Šárka Škorpíková - Travelling South.jpg|left|thumb|"Travelling South" by [[:Category:Images by Šárka Škorpíková|Šárka Škorpíková]]]]
The refugees from [[Gondolin]], led by [[Tuor]], rested in Nan-tathren for a while on their long journey south from their city's ruin. They were healed of their wounds and sorrows by [[Ulmo]]'s power, which was strong in the land from his presence in the River Sirion. There Tuor sang to his son [[Eärendil]] a [[The Horns of Ylmir|song about his encounter with Ulmo]], awakening in both the [[sea-longing]].<ref>{{S|23}}</ref>
 
In the late [[Third Age]], [[Treebeard]] remembered Nan-tathren and sang about "''the willow-meads of Tasarinan''" to [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry]] and [[Peregrin Took|Pippin]].<ref name=Tree/>
 
==Etymology==
''Nan-tathren'' is a [[Sindarin]] name, meaning "vale of willows" or "land of willows".<ref name=RC>{{HM|RC}}, p. 384</ref>
 
==Other names==
In [[Quenya]], the region was called '''''Tasarinan''''' or '''''Nan-tasarion''''',<ref name=Tree>{{TT|Treebeard}}</ref> meaning "willow-vale".<ref name=RC/>
 
==Other versions of the legendarium==
In ''[[The Fall of Gondolin (chapter)|The Fall of Gondolin]]'' the 'Land of Willows' is located in roughly the same place as in the later geography of the [[legendarium]], but [[Tuor]] visits it before, as well as after, his sojourn in [[Gondolin]]. Its beauty caused Tuor to tarry there longer than [[Ulmo]] had purposed — only leaving when the Vala appeared to him directly and ordered him to seek Gondolin. Following the sack of the city the refugees came to the Land of Willows and stayed there several years, until Tuor's 'sea-longing' drove them on to the Mouths of Sirion.<ref name=fall>{{LT2|III}}</ref>
 
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Revision as of 15:30, 31 December 2020

Nan-tathren
Vale
Christopher Tolkien - Nan-tathren.jpg
General Information
Other namesTasarinan, Nan-tasarion
LocationMiddle Beleriand
TypeVale
DescriptionDesolate land full of willows
History
EventsFlying of the refugees from Gondolin
GalleryImages of Nan-tathren

Nan-tathren, the "Land of Willows", was a region in Beleriand. It was located where the River Narog met the great River Sirion, a little to the north of the Mouths of Sirion.[1]

History

Famed for its willows and its flowered meadows, Nan-tathren was a desolate land.[1] The region played little part in the history of Arda, and was perhaps inhabited by Ents[2]. The Land of Willows is said to be the place were butterflies of all kinds came into the world, and they remained common there during the First Age.[3]:154

After Morgoth's triumph in the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, his Orcs and wolves are said to have roamed even the distant southern lands of Nan-tathren and Ossiriand, causing none of the Free peoples in Beleriand to be secure.[4]

"Travelling South" by Šárka Škorpíková

The refugees from Gondolin, led by Tuor, rested in Nan-tathren for a while on their long journey south from their city's ruin. They were healed of their wounds and sorrows by Ulmo's power, which was strong in the land from his presence in the River Sirion. There Tuor sang to his son Eärendil a song about his encounter with Ulmo, awakening in both the sea-longing.[5]

In the late Third Age, Treebeard remembered Nan-tathren and sang about "the willow-meads of Tasarinan" to Merry and Pippin.[6]

Etymology

Nan-tathren is a Sindarin name, meaning "vale of willows" or "land of willows".[7]

Other names

In Quenya, the region was called Tasarinan or Nan-tasarion,[6] meaning "willow-vale".[7]

Other versions of the legendarium

In The Fall of Gondolin the 'Land of Willows' is located in roughly the same place as in the later geography of the legendarium, but Tuor visits it before, as well as after, his sojourn in Gondolin. Its beauty caused Tuor to tarry there longer than Ulmo had purposed — only leaving when the Vala appeared to him directly and ordered him to seek Gondolin. Following the sack of the city the refugees came to the Land of Willows and stayed there several years, until Tuor's 'sea-longing' drove them on to the Mouths of Sirion.[3]

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