Taur-e-Ndaedelos

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Taur-e-Ndaedelos is the Sindarin name for Mirkwood, the great and perilous forest of northeastern Middle-earth in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Sindarin toponym
fictional forest
location in Middle-earth
alsoKnownAs Mirkwood
the great forest of Mirkwood
linked to: Mirkwood
appearsInLegendarium J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium
appearsInWork The Hobbit
The Lord of the Rings
associatedWithPeople Silvan Elves
Wood-elves of Mirkwood
associatedWithRealm Woodland Realm
borderedBy Anduin
Erebor (to the east, across the plain)
linked to: Erebor

Esgaroth region (Lake-town area)
River Running (Celduin)
containsLocation Dol Guldur
containsSettlement Elvenking's Halls
corruptedBy Sauron
createdByAuthor J. R. R. Tolkien
crossedByCharacters Bilbo Baggins
Gandalf (at various times)
Gollum (in its southern parts)
Thorin and Company
linked to: Company of Thorin
describedAs great forest of northeastern Middle-earth
shadowed and gloomy woodland
formerlyKnownAs Greenwood the Great
hasEtymologyElement ndaedelos (great fear, great horror)
taur (forest)
hasPath Elf-path
hasProperty dark
enchanted
perilous
hasRiver Enchanted Stream
linked to: Enchanted River

Forest River
hasScript Tengwar (in-universe writing system)
linked to: Tengwar
infestedBy giant spiders
orcs
label Taur-e-Ndaedelos
locatedInRegion northeastern Middle-earth
meaning Forest of Great Fear
Forest of the Great Dread
nameLanguage Sindarin
nearbyLocation Dol Guldur
partOf Middle-earth
ruledBy Thranduil
timePeriod Third Age of Middle-earth

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Mirkwood alsoKnownAs Taur-e-Ndaedelos
Taur-e-Ndaedelos label Taur-e-Ndaedelos