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Location
Rhovanion, to the east of the Vales of Anduin
Settlements
Dol Guldur, The Elvenking's Halls, Rhosgobel, and various settlements of Woodmen along the Forest's western edge
Other names
Eryn Galen, Eryn Lasgalen, Forest of the Great Fear, Forest under Nightshade, The Great Wood, Greenwood the Great, Mirkwood, Taur e-Ndaedelos, Taur-nu-Fuin, The Wood, Wood of Greenleaves

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The Forest

A term sometimes used for Mirkwood

Map of the Forest

A term sometimes used to describe Greenwood the Great, later called Mirkwood, especially in the days before Sauron built Dol Guldur in its southern regions.


See also...

Black Emperor, Dark Mountains, East Bight, East Lórien, Elvenking’s Halls, Elves of the Wood, Emyn Duir, Emyn-nu-Fuin, Eryn Galen, Forest River, Forthwini, Frumgar, Long Marshes, Lord of the Nazgûl, Mallor, [See the full list...]

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