Nan Elmoth

Nan Elmoth was a forest in East Beleriand, east of Doriath, south of the River Celon, and just north of Estolad.The Silmarillion (inside cover), "Map of Beleriand and the Lands to the North"
Its trees grew to be the tallest and darkest in Beleriand, blocking the Sun entirely from the forest floor.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XVI: "Of Maeglin"
== History ==
It was in Nan Elmoth that Melian enchanted the Telerin Elf-king Elwë (later known as Thingol) before they founded the realm of Doriath together. The couple remained here for a while as their love grew, and young trees grew tall before they spoke.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter IV: "Of Thingol and Melian" When Melian and Elwë left for Doriath, Nan Elmoth was held to be part of the kingdom of Doriath.
Eöl "the Dark Elf" paid Thingol with the sword Anglachel for permission to dwell in Nan Elmoth. He apparently lived in the forest for centuries, with only a few servants. The princess of Gondolin Aredhel Ar-Feiniel came to Eöl's dwelling, and they were eventually married. Maeglin was born to them there in FA 320.
After the death of Eöl, no known Man or Elf lived in Nan Elmoth again. At the end of First Age, it fell into the Sea with the rest of Beleriand.
== Etymology ==
Nan Elmoth is a Sindarin word meaning 'Stardust valley'.The Silmarillion, Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin names
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ናን ኤሉሞዝ
Arabic 	نان ىلموته
Armenian 	Նան Էլմոթ
Belarusian Cyrillic	Нан Эльмот
Bengali 	নান এলমোথ
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Нан Елмот
Chinese (Hong Kong)	艾莫斯谷
Danish 	Nan Elmoth (Stjernestøvsdalen)
Georgian 	ნან ელმოთი
Greek 	Ναν Ελμοθ
Gujarati 	નાન એલ્મોથ
Hebrew 	נאן אלמות
Hindi 	नान एल्मथ
Japanese 	ナン・エルモス
Kannada 	ನ್ಯಾನ್ ಎಲ್ಮೋತ್
Kazakh 	Нан Елмот (Cyrillic) Nan Elmot (Latin)
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Нан Элмот
Macedonian Cyrillic	Нан Елмот
Marathi 	नान एल्मोथ
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Нан Елмот
Nepalese 	नान एल्मोथ
Pashto 	نان ېلموته
Persian 	نان هلموته
Punjabi 	ਨੈਨ ਐਲਮੋਥ
Russian 	Нан Эльмот
Sanskrit 	णन् एल्मोथ्
Serbian 	Нан Елмот (Cyrillic) Nan Elmot (Latin)
Sinhalese 	නන් එල්මොත්
Tajik Cyrillic 	Нан Елмот
Tamil 	ணந் ஏல்மொத்ஹ்
Telugu 	నాన్ ఎల్మోత్
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Нан Елмот
Urdu 	نان ایلموت
Uzbek 	Нан Элмот (Cyrillic) Nan Elmot (Latin)
Yiddish 	נאַן ײלמאָטה
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