Forest of Neldoreth

The Forest of Neldoreth, otherwise known as the Neldoreth, was a forest in the Kingdom of Doriath.
It was located between the rivers Esgalduin and Mindeb in the northern part of the kingdom.
==History==
The Forest of Neldoreth was one of the many areas of Doriath enclosed within the Girdle of Melian after the First Battle of Beleriand. Lúthien was born here to Thingol and Melian during the Years of the Trees and the Long Night in Middle-earth. It was also the place in which Beren first saw Lúthien and fell in love with her as she danced in the moonlight.
After Beren was captured by Sauron, Thingol, knowing that Lúthien would try to rescue her lover, had her imprisoned in a house built in the tallest Beech-tree (called by the Sindar of Doriath Hírilorn).The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion 
Treebeard, being old enough to remember the First Age, recalled that he had enjoyed visiting Taur-na-neldor (another name for the Forest of Neldoreth) in the autumn months.The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, Book Three, Chapter IV: "Treebeard"
==Etymology==
Neldoreth is a Sindarin word with obscured meaning. The first element of the word Neldoreth came from the word neldor, meaning 'Beech-tree', though the origin of the second element eth appears to be unclear. It may have originated from the Sindarin words eryn, meaning 'forest', ethuil, meaning 'spring', or eth, which is an ending referring to a person or an animal. From these words, the word Neldoreth could mean "forest of Beech-trees", "spring of Beech-trees" (or perhaps "the growing of the Beech-trees"), or "Beech-trees of animals" (or it may have been a reference to the Elves of Doriath, in which case it could have the intended meaning of "Beech-trees of the Elves", or perhaps it was a reference to both Elves and animals).The Complete Guide to Middle-earth
==In other versions==
In one version of the "Lay of Lúthien" it's said that Beren kissed Lúthien "in the woven woods of Nemorie", "in the tangled trees of Tramorie".The History of Middle-earth, Vol. III: The Lays of Beleriand, chapter III: "The Lay of Leithian" According the context of this poem, this places could be located in the Forest of Neldoreth. The meaning of Nemorie and Tramorie in early Ñoldorin Quenya is unknown.
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Arabic 	نيلدوريته
Armenian 	Նելդորետ
Belarusian Cyrillic	Нелдорет
Bengali 	নালডোরেথ
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Нелдорет
Chinese 	奈爾多雷斯
Danish 	Neldoreth Skov
Georgian 	ნელდორეთ
Greek 	Νελδορεθ
Gujarati 	ણેલ્દોરેથ
Hebrew 	נלדורת
Hindi 	न्ऐल्दोर्ऐथ
Kannada 	ನೆಲ್ಡೋರೆತ್
Kazakh 	Нелдорет (Cyrillic) Neldoret (Latin)
Korean 	넬도 레스
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Нэлдорэт
Macedonian Cyrillic	Нелдорет
Marathi 	नेल्डोरथ
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Нэлдорэт
Nepalese 	नेल्दोरेथ
Persian 	نلدورت
Punjabi 	ਨੇਲਡੋਰਥ
Russian 	Нельдорет
Serbian 	Нелдорет (Cyrillic) Neldoret (Latin)
Sinhalese 	නිල්ඩෝඩත්
Tajik Cyrillic 	Нелдорет
Tamil 	ணெல்தொரெத்
Telugu 	నిలదొరేత్
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Нелдорет
Yiddish 	נעלדאָרעטה
== References ==
Category:Doriath
Category:Forests and woods
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