Dor-na-Daerachas

Dor-na-Daerachas or Dor Daedeloth was the land of Morgoth in the north of Beleriand, lying on either side of the Iron Mountains.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XI: The War of the Jewels, "Quendi and Eldar", pp. 187, 338
== Geography ==
Dor-na-Daerachas was one of the three large regions of western Middle-earth, along with Beleriand and Hithlum. It lay all around the fortress of Angband and on both sides of the Ered Engrin. Its borders were the Ered Wethrin to the west, the Ered Luin to the east, and Dorthonion, the Pass of Sirion, and March of Maedhros to the south.
The Ered Engrin, an absolutely unclimbable chain, split the region in two. The southern part was Ard-galen, the great grassy plain north of Beleriand, later to become the desert of Anfauglith in the Dagor Bragollach. The northern part was an unnamed region, cold and vast.
== History ==
Dor-na-Daerachas lay around Angband, Thangorodrim, and the north side of the Ered Engrin. It was here that the Orcs and other creatures of Morgoth lived and bred.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XIII: "Of the Return of the Noldor" The regions of Dorthonion (as Taur-nu-Fuin), and Tol Sirion (as Tol-in-Gaurhoth), would become controlled by the dark realm during the First Age. 
After defeating Morgoth's armies in the Dagor-nuin-Giliath, the Ñoldor in the early First Age were halted at Dor-na-Daerachas in their march after Fëanor, who had pressed on to Angband to face the Dark Lord himself, was mortally wounded by Balrogs.
The Ñoldor then encircled the land (at least in the south), starting the Siege of Angband. They likely built a number of fortresses and outposts there, but these would have been destroyed or claimed in the Dagor Bragollach by the enemy.
The area perished with the rest of Beleriand from the tumults of the War of Wrath, at the end of the First Age.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter 24: "Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath"
== Etymology ==
Dor-na-Daerachas is a Sindarin name meaning "Land of Great Dread". The word is comprised of dôr ("land"), na(n) ("of; with, along with, accompanied by, provided with or by, associated with, marked with"), daer ("great, large"), and achas ("perhaps lented from *gachas").Dor-na-Daerachas at Eldamo.org
== In other versions ==
In an earlier version of the legendarium, Tolkien used Dor-Daideloth as the name of the region.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. V: The Shaping of Middle-earth, "Index", entry "Dor-Daideloth"
In the published version of The Silmarillion, Dor-na-Daerachas is referred to as Dor Daedeloth, meaning Land of the Shadow of Horror.The Silmarillion, Index of NamesThe Silmarillion, Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin names However, Tolkien revised the name to Dor-Daedeloth, meaning Land of Great DreadThe History of Middle-earth, Vol. XI: The War of the Jewels, "Index", p. 435 before changing it a final time to Dor-na-Daerachas in his late writings.
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Chinese (Hong Kong)	戴德洛斯
Danish 	Dor Daedeloth ("Rædselsskyggen Land")
Hebrew 	דור דאידלות
Japanese 	ドル・ダイデロス (Dor Daedeloth)
Russian 	Дор-Даэделот
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