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Dates
Lórien was probably first settled at the time of the Great Journey (long before the First Age), though this is uncertain
Location
In southeastern Lórien, between Anduin and its tributary the Silverlode
Race
Division
Culture
Settlements
The chief city of Lórien, Caras Galadhon, lay within the Angle
Outflow
The Silverlode flowed into Anduin to form the Angle
Other names
Egladil; the Angle lay within the broader region of the Gore or Naith

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The Angle

The land between the Silverlode and Anduin

Map of the Angle of Lórien

The main region of Lórien, lying between the arms of the river Silverlode and the Great River (or, in Elvish, Celebrant and Anduin). The Angle was known to its inhabitants as Egladil, and is not to be confused with the narrow land between the Rivers Hoarwell and Loudwater, far to the northwest, which was also known as 'The Angle'.

The maps that accompany The Lord of the Rings show Lórien as an approximate rectangle, with the course of Celebrant more or less perpendicular to that of Anduin, and so it may seem odd to refer to an 'Angle' between the two rivers. However, there are various references in the text to the sharpness of the angle where the rivers met, and it seems that the land of Lórien may have been rather longer and narrower than is shown in the familiar maps.


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