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Dates
Probably founded at the time of the Great Journey (long before the First Age), though this is uncertain
Location
On the banks of the river Celebrant, to the southeast of Khazad-dûm
Race
Division
Culture
Pronunciation
lothloa'rien
Meaning
'Lórien of the Blossom' (also interpreted 'Dreamflower')
Other names

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Lothlórien

Lórien of the Blossom

Map of Lothlórien
Note that the locations of Cerin Amroth and Caras Galadhon shown here are conjectural.
Note that the locations of Cerin Amroth and Caras Galadhon shown here are conjectural.

'Lórien of the Blossom', a name for the land to the east of the Misty Mountains more usually called simply Lórien.


Notes

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That is, the people of Lothlórien, the Galadhrim, were of Silvan origin. They were ruled in the later Third Age by Galadriel and Celeborn, neither of whom were Silvan Elves. Galadriel was of the Noldor, and Celeborn, at least according to the published Silmarillion, was of the Sindar.

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