Hithlum

Hithlum was the region north of Beleriand which was separated from it by the Ered Wethrin near the Helcaraxë.
== Description ==
The Ered Wethrin ran along the southern and eastern edges of Hithlum and had few passes. The north-western boundary of Hithlum was formed by the Ered Lómin which curved to meet the Helcaraxë. The land of Nevrast was separated from Hithlum by the southern part of the Ered Lómin. Nevrast was usually seen as part of Hithlum but more closely resembled the rest of Beleriand. Lammoth lay to the west. Hithlum's climate was cold and wet, however, the soil was quite rich. The Ñoldor made their first landing at the Firth of Drengist and first camped at the shores of Lake Mithrim.The Atlas of Middle-earth, The First Age, The Elder Days, "Beleriand and the Lands to the North"
== History ==
Hithlum became the realm of the ruling Ñoldor living in exile in Middle-earth. Hithlum contained Mithrim and Dor-lómin.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XIV: "Of Beleriand and its Realms" Mithrim was the seat of the High Kings of the ÑoldorThe Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XV: "Of the Ñoldor in Beleriand" while Dor-lómin later became a fief of the House of Hador.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XVII: "Of the Coming of Men into the West"
During the later part of the First Age, Hithlum was repeatedly attacked by the forces of Morgoth. Hithlum was lost to Morgoth after the Nírnaeth Arnoediad. The Men of the House of Hador in Dor-lómin were either scattered, killed, or enslaved, while the Ñoldor of Mithrim who failed to flee were enslaved in Morgoth's mines. When Morgoth betrayed the Easterlings, he imprisoned them in Hithlum.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XX: "Of the Fifth Battle: Nirnaeth Arnoediad"
Hithlum, like the rest of Beleriand, was completely destroyed and sunk during the War of Wrath.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXIV: "Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath"
== Etymology ==
Hithlum is North Sindarin for Mist-shadow after the sea mists that occasionally formed there. The index to The Silmarillion refers to it as meaning Land of Mist. Its Quenya counterpart is Hisilómë and its Sindarin counterpart is Hithlaw or Hithlû.The Silmarillion, Index of Names
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ሒጥሉም
Arabic 	هيثلَم
Armenian 	Հիտհլւմ
Assamese 	হিথলুম
Belarusian Cyrillic	Hітлум
Bengali 	হিথ্লুম
Bosnian 	Hitlum
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Хитлум
Chinese (Hong Kong)	希斯隆
Danish 	Hithlum ("Tågelandet")
Georgian 	ჰითლუმი
Gujarati 	હિથ્લુમ
Hebrew 	היתלום
Hindi 	हिथ्लुम
Kazakh 	Һітһлұм (Cyrillic) Hithlum (Latin)
Korean 	히슬룸
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Hитлум
Laotian 	ຮິຕຫຣຸມ
Macedonian Cyrillic	Хитлум
Malayalam 	ഹിത്ലം
Marathi 	हिथलुम
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Hитлум
Nepalese 	हिथ्लुम
Pashto 	حیتهلوم
Persian 	هیتلوم
Punjabi 	ਹਿਟਲੁਮ
Russian 	Хитлум
Sanskrit 	हिथ्लुम्
Serbian 	Хитлум (Cyrillic) Hithlum (Latin)
Sinhalese 	හිථ්ලුම්
Tajik Cyrillic 	Ҳитлум
Tamil 	ஹித்ஹ்லும்
Telugu 	హిథ్లుమ
Thai 	ฮิธลุม
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Гітглум
Urdu 	ہاٹہلم
Uzbek 	Ҳитҳлум (Cyrillic) Hithlum (Latin)
Yiddish 	חיטהלום
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