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'''Taur-e-Ndaedelos''' was another name of [[Mirkwood]], after the [[Necromancer]] emerged at [[Dol Guldur]].
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==Etymology==
| location=[[Rhovanion (region)|Rhovanion]]
The name is [[Sindarin]] and means "forest of the great fear",<ref>{{App|Translation}}</ref>  from ''[[taur]]'' ("forest") + ''[[en]]'' ("of the") + ''[[daedelos]]'' ("shadow of fear").<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, entries "DAY", "[[TAWAR]]"</ref>
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| realms=The [[Necromancer]] in [[Dol Guldur]]
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| othernames=[[Mirkwood]], [[Mirkwood|Greenwood the Great]]
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'''Taur-e-Ndaedelos''' was the great forest of central [[Rhovanion (region)|Rhovanion]] that had traditionally been known as [[Mirkwood|Greenwood the Great]] for much of [[Middle-earth]]'s history. After about a thousand years of the [[Third Age]], a shadow began to fall on the wood with the emergence of the [[Necromancer]] at [[Dol Guldur]], and its name changed, to '[[Mirkwood]]'. Two [[Elvish]] forms of this new name are recorded: [[Taur-nu-Fuin (Mirkwood)|Taur-nu-Fuin]] is almost a literal translation of 'Mirkwood', but a further name, apparently more common, was Taur-e-Ndaedelos, the ''Forest of the Great Fear''.


In another point, the latter word was given the form ''Dae'''dh'''elos'' (with [[lenition|lenited]] ''-delos'') and glossed as "Shadow of Abomination".<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, entry "DYEL"</ref>
==Other versions of the legendarium==
In ''[[The Book of Lost Tales]]'', the [[Gnomish]] names ''Ladwen-na-Dhaideloth'', ''Ladwen Daideloth'' and ''Dor-na-Dhaideloth'' appear, referring to a land of [[Tol Eressea]] known as [[Heath of the Sky-roof]]. It was the site of a great battle, and afterwards was known as [[Withered Heath]].<ref>{{LT2|VI}}</ref>
==See also==
*[[Taur-nu-Fuin]]
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Latest revision as of 18:52, 2 July 2020

Eric Faure-Brac - Thranduil's Halls

Taur-e-Ndaedelos was another name of Mirkwood, after the Necromancer emerged at Dol Guldur.

Etymology[edit | edit source]

The name is Sindarin and means "forest of the great fear",[1] from taur ("forest") + en ("of the") + daedelos ("shadow of fear").[2]

In another point, the latter word was given the form Daedhelos (with lenited -delos) and glossed as "Shadow of Abomination".[3]

Other versions of the legendarium[edit | edit source]

In The Book of Lost Tales, the Gnomish names Ladwen-na-Dhaideloth, Ladwen Daideloth and Dor-na-Dhaideloth appear, referring to a land of Tol Eressea known as Heath of the Sky-roof. It was the site of a great battle, and afterwards was known as Withered Heath.[4]

See also[edit | edit source]

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