- Cities and buildings
- Fields, plains and deserts
- Forests
- Hills and mountains
- Islands and promontories
- Lands, realms and regions
- Rivers and lakes
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Dates
Location
Rhovanion, to the east of the Vales of Anduin
Settlements
Dol Guldur, The Elvenking's Halls, Rhosgobel; settlements of Woodmen were found especially along the forest's western edge
Source
The Enchanted River rose in the Mountains of Mirkwood
Outflow
Important peaks
Meaning
Simply 'murky wood'; Tolkien relates this to the ancient Germanic compound mirkiwidu
Other names
Eryn Galen, Eryn Lasgalen, The Forest, Forest of the Great Fear, Forest under Nightshade, The Great Wood, Greenwood the Great, Taur e-Ndaedelos, Taur-nu-Fuin, The Wood, Wood of Greenleaves
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MirkwoodGreatest of the forests of Middle-earth![]() A name of Greenwood the Great, the mighty forest that lay in the lands east of the Great River Anduin. The name Mirkwood was used of this forest after Sauron, in his guise as the Necromancer, took up his abode at Dol Guldur in its southern regions. See also...Amon Lanc, Aragorn Elessar, Balchoth, Balin, Barad-dûr, Barrel-rider, Beorn, Beornings, Black Emperor, Butterflies, Celepharn, Clue-finder, Dark Lord, Dark Mountains, Denethor I, [See the full list...] For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2004. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.Personality is one part of understanding a candidate's suitability, but aptitudes and skills are also key. |