Caras Galadhon

Caras Galadhon (pronounced ) was the chief city of Lothlórien, at the center of the whole woodland.
In the Naith of Lórien, the heart of the Silvan Elven realm, it was built within the Mallorn trees that Galadriel received from Gil-galad. It served as the residence of Celeborn and Galadriel.
== Description ==
Caras Galadhon was circular in shape and about three thousand feet from east to west. It was surrounded by a wall of green earth and a deep fosse, or moat. On the western border, a long stone road outside the fosse ran for many dozens of miles also surrounded the city. The city could be accessed through a set of great gates which faced southwest.
The city was a host of Mallorn trees where the Elves lived in flets atop the trees. Located in the city's center, atop the largest Mallorn in the city, was the flet of Celeborn and Galadriel and the Chamber of Celeborn.
Other notable features were Galadriel’s garden and her mirror, both in the southeast quarter.The Atlas of Middle-earth, The Lord of the Rings, "Lothlórien"
== History ==
The building of the city was probably started by the Silvan-speaking Nandor Elves that first settled the forest of Lórien during the Years of the Trees, under the light of stars, and was probably completed by the city's later Sindarin lords. Amdír and his son Amroth's successors, Celeborn and his wife, Galadriel, made the city into a blissful but isolated Elven haven.
During the events of the War of the Ring, the Fellowship of the Ring was brought through Lórien to Caras Galadhon, and there met the Lord and Lady of the Galadhrim. Around the time of the siege of Minas Tirith Lórien was besieged itself by Dol Guldur, three times.
In the Fourth Age, after Galadriel had left Lórien, Caras Galadhon was ruled by Celeborn alone, as capital of a Lórien now spanning both sides of the river Anduin. However, not long after Celeborn himself departed to live in Rivendell and the city came to be deserted. It is unclear just how this came about since most of Lórien's people were Silvan Elves and, presumably, not necessarily inclined to leave Middle-earth so soon after Sauron's fall; there are different references to the Fate of the Elves of Middle-earth scattered throughout Tolkien's published works. Caras Galadhon is called a "great city" in The Lord of the Rings, and the impression is that its population numbered in the thousands. However, "The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen" in Appendix A depicts Caras Galadhon as wholly abandoned by the time of Aragorn II Elessar's death.The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book Two, Chapter VI: "Lothlórien"The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A: Annals of the Kings and Rulers, I: The Númenórean Kings, (v): "The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen"
== Etymology ==
The name Caras Galadhon means "Fortress of Trees": from the Silvan caras ("fortress") and galadhon ("of trees"). It may also be translated as "Fortress of Galadhon". Galadhon may be referred to Celeborn's father, Galadhon. In the First Edition of The Lord of the Rings, Caras Galadhon was spelled as Caras Galadon.
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ካራስ ጋላድሆን
Arabic 	جالادهون كاراس
Armenian 	Քարաս Գալադոն
Assamese 	কাৰাছ গালাধোন
Belarusian Cyrillic	Карас Галадhон
Bengali 	কারাস গ্যালাথন
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Карас Галадон
Chinese 	卡拉斯加拉頓
Georgian 	კარას გალადონი
Greek 	Κάρας Γκάλαθον
Gujarati 	કારાસ ગાલઘોન
Hebrew 	קאראס גלדהון
Hindi 	कैरस गलाधोन
Hungarian 	Krassó Galadhon
Japanese 	カラス・ガラゾン
Kannada 	ಕಾರಾಸ್ ಗಾಲ್ಡಾನ್
Kazakh 	Карас Галадһон (Cyrillic) Karas Galadhon (Latin)
Konkani 	कारास गॅलाधोन हांणी केला
Kurdish 	کاراس گالادهۆن (Sorani)
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Карас Галадhон
Macedonian Cyrillic	Карас Галадхон
Malayalam 	കാരാസ് ഗലധോന്
Marathi 	करस गलाधोन
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Карас Галадон
Nepalese 	चरस ङलधोन
Pashto 	کاراس ګیلډون
Persian 	کاراس گالادون
Punjabi 	ਕਰਸ ਗ਼ਅਲਧੋਨ
Russian 	Карас Галадон
Sanskrit 	चरस् ङलधोन्
Serbian 	Карас Галадон (Cyrillic) Karas Galadon (Latin)
Sindhi 	ڪارس گلادون
Sinhalese 	චරස් ගලධොන්
Tajik Cyrillic 	Карас Галадон
Tamil 	கேராஸ் கலாடன்
Telugu 	కారాస్ గల్డాన్
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Карас Ґаладон
Urdu 	کاراس گلادہاون
Uzbek 	Карас Галадҳон (Cyrillic) Karas Galadhon (Latin)
Yiddish 	קאַראַס גאַלאַדהאָן
== References ==
Category:Elven cities
Category:Lórien
Category:Sindarin names & words
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