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Dates
Doriath was founded during the Years of the Trees, long before the first rising of the Sun; it was sacked in I 509
Location
Doriath lay in the central regions of Beleriand
Race
Division
Primarily Sindar
Settlements
The chief settlement of Doriath was Menegroth on Esgalduin
Pronunciation
Doriath is pronounced 'do'riath' ('th' as in English 'path')
Meaning
Doriath means 'Fenced Land'
Other names
Closely equivalent to Eglath, the Forsaken People

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Elves of Doriath

The People of Thingol and Melian

Those Elves of the Sindar that lived in the broad forests of central Beleriand, Neldoreth and Region, under the Kingship of Elu Thingol. These people, whose King had travelled to Valinor in his youth, and whose Queen was of the order of the Maiar, were held to be the highest and noblest of the Grey-elven kindred.


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