Thargelion

Thargelion was a land in East Beleriand during the First Age.
== Description ==
Thargelion was located east of the river Gelion. It was north of the river Ascar; therefore, it was not counted as part of Ossiriand.The Atlas of Middle-earth, The First Age, The Elder Days, "Beleriand and the Lands to the North"
== History ==
After the rebellion of the Ñoldor, this land was committed to the rule of Caranthir, fourth Son of Fëanor. It was often called Dor Caranthir and Talath Rhûnen after him.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XIV: "Of Beleriand and its Realms" The Dwarf-road passed through the southern tip of this land; all who traveled through it paid toll to Caranthir, which made him very wealthy.
Once, the Laiquendi of Ossiriand dwelt in Thargelion.
The Haladin dwelt here briefly until they were nearly destroyed in an Orc-raid.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XVII: "Of the Coming of Men into the West" Thargelion was ravaged by the Orcs of Morgoth during the Dagor Bragollach, forcing Caranthir and his people to flee.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XVIII: "Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin"
Most of Thargelion was destroyed after the War of Wrath, but some of it survived, becoming part of Forlindon.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXIV: "Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath"The Atlas of Middle-earth, The Second Age, "Introduction"
== Etymology ==
In Sindarin, Thargelion literally means "Across the River Gelion", from thar ("athwart, across").The Silmarillion, Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin namesParma Eldalamberon, Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Its other names, Dor Caranthir means "Land of Caranthir", and Talath Rhúnen means "the East Vale", from the Sindarin talath ("field, plains") and rhûn ("east").The History of Middle-earth, Vol. V: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies"
== Other versions of the legendarium ==
In earlier writings, Thargelion's name was Radhrost, the East Vale, by the Doriathrin tongue of the Dark Elves. The name was later replaced by Talath Rhúnen.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 11: The War of the Jewels, Part Two: The Later Quenta Silmarillion, XI: "Of Beleriand and its Realms"
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ጥሃርገሊኦን
Arabic 	تارجلليون
Armenian 	Թարջելիոն
Belarusian Cyrillic	Тhаргеліон
Bengali 	ঠার্গেলিওন
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Таргелион
Chinese (Hong Kong)	薩吉理安
Danish 	Thargelion ("Landet hinsides Gelion")
Georgian 	ტარგელიონი
Greek 	Θαργηλίων
Gujarati 	થરગેલિયોન
Hebrew 	תארגליון
Hindi 	थारगेलियोँ
Kannada 	ಥಾರ್ಗೆಲಿಯನ್
Kazakh 	Тһаргеліон (Cyrillic) Thargelion (Latin)
Korean 	타르겔리온
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Таргэлион
Macedonian Cyrillic	Таргелион
Marathi 	थर्गेलियन
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Таргелион
Nepalese 	ठर्गेलिओन
Pashto 	طهارګېلیون
Persian 	تارگلیون
Punjabi 	ਥਰੈਗੇਰੀਅਨ
Russian 	Таргелион
Sanskrit 	ठर्गेलिओन्
Serbian 	Таргелион (Cyrillic) Targelion (Latin)
Sinhalese 	ඨර්ගෙලිඔන්
Tajik Cyrillic 	Тҳаргелион
Tamil 	ட்ஹர்கெலிஒந்
Telugu 	తర్జలీన్
Thai 	ธาร์เกลิออน
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Таргеліон
Urdu 	ٹہارگالااون
Uzbek 	Таргелион (Cyrillic) Targelion (Latin)
Yiddish 	טהאַרגעליאָן
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