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| Forest/Hills | |
| Taur-en-Faroth | |
|---|---|
| General Information | |
| Other names | High Faroth, Faroth |
| Location | West Beleriand |
| Type | Forest/Hills |
| Description | Wooded hills |
| People and History | |
| Inhabitants | Petty-dwarves, then Noldor |
| Events | Fall of Nargothrond |
Taur-en-Faroth was the range of wooded hills in West Beleriand that rose up above the western side of the River Narog.[1] They were part of the Realm of Nargothrond.
The hills themselves were the western end of the Andram. It was among these hills that the stream of Ringwil rose and cascaded down into the main river.[2] In their steep eastern sides above the Narog, there was a network of caverns.[3]
In ancient times, these Caverns of Narog, known as Nulukkizdîn, had been home to Petty-dwarves who dwelt there in secret[4] before the arrival of Finrod. What became of the Petty-Dwarves at this time is not recorded, but at least some escaped to dwell in Amon Rûdh.[5]
Etymology
The name is translated in full as "Forest of the Hunters", from Sindarin taur ("forest"), en ("of") and faroth (a word related to hunting).[6] It was also referred to as "the hunters’ wold";[7] the word "wold", in Middle English, derives from a high land covered in forest.
These uplands were also called High Faroth[3][8] or Hills of the Hunters in the Lay of Leithian.[6]
Other versions of the legendarium
In The Etymologies an early Noldorin name Taur-na-Faras is given, translated as "Hill of the Hunters, Hunters' Wold".[9]
It was also named Hills of the Hunters or Duil Rewinion (these two indications appear on the The First 'Silmarillion' Map[10]), or Hunters' Wold[11].
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Index of Names"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Map of Beleriand and the Lands to the North"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Return of the Noldor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Ruin of Doriath"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Children of Húrin, "Of Mîm the Dwarf"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", entry faroth
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Carl F. Hostetter (ed.), The Nature of Middle-earth, "Part Three. The World, its Lands, and its Inhabitants: VII. The Founding of Nargothrond"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Beleriand and its Realms"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", entry "SPAR-"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Shaping of Middle-earth, "IV. The First 'Silmarillion' Map: The Southern Half of the Map", p.225
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part One. The Grey Annals": §75, p.116