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Location
The eastern slopes of the southern Misty Mountains, to the north of Rohan
Race
Ents
Settlements
Wellinghall and other Ent-houses
Sources
The rivers Limlaith and Onodló both flowed out of this forest
Pronunciation
aldaloa'meh
Meaning
'Tree-twilight', referencing the darkness beneath the trees of the forest
Other names
Ambaróna, East End, Entwood, Fangorn Forest, Fangorn's Wood, Forest of Fangorn, Tauremorna, Tauremornalómë

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Aldalómë

A name for Fangorn Forest

Map of Aldalómë
The forest of Aldalómë or Fangorn (somewhat conjectural)
The forest of Aldalómë or Fangorn (somewhat conjectural)
"And I walk in Ambaróna, in Tauremorna, in Aldalómë,
In my own land, in the country of Fangorn"
Words of Treebeard
The Two Towers III 4
Treebeard

One of many poetic names given by Treebeard to his forest home, more commonly known as Fangorn Forest or the Entwood. Aldalómë is an Elvish compound meaning 'tree-twilight', referring to the deep darkness beneath the ancient boughs of Fangorn's trees.


See also...

Fangorn Forest, Tauremorna

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