Beleriand

Beleriand was the westernmost region of Middle-earth in the First Age, which was largely destroyed and sunk during the War of Wrath that ended that age.
== History ==
Beleriand was the land of the Sindar, ruled by Thingol in Doriath, and of the Petty-Dwarves. But they were soon joined by Noldor who came from the West to fight the Dark Lord Morgoth, who resided north of Beleriand; as well as by Green Elves, Men and Dwarves from the Blue Mountains. Ents lived in the forests of Beleriand, among which was Treebeard.
After Beleriand's destruction, its only remnants were the Blue Mountains (and the adjecent mount Rerir) and Lindon, as well as the highlands of Himring, Taur-nu-Fuin and Morwen's grave, which became the islands of Tol Himring, Tol Fuin and Tol Morwen.
To the west and south, Beleriand had a long coast with the Great Sea Belegaer; to the north were the highland regions of Hithlum, Dorthonion, and the hills of Himring; to the east the Blue Mountains reached nearly to the sea. The land of Nevrast in the north-west was sometimes considered part of Beleriand.
Sirion, the chief river of Beleriand, running north to south, divided the continent into West Beleriand and East Beleriand. Crossing it east to west was a series of hills and a sudden drop in elevation known as Andram, the Long Wall. (The river sank into the ground at the Fens of Sirion, and reemerged below the Andram at the Gates of Sirion.) To the east of the Long Wall, was the River Gelion with its six tributaries draining the Blue Mountains, in an area known as Ossiriand or the Land of Seven Rivers. The River Brithon and the River Nenning were the two lesser rivers of the western land of Falas.
In the year FA 583, Beleriand was mostly destroyed by the War of Wrath of the Valar against Morgoth. Only a small section of East Beleriand remained, and was known as Lindon. In addition, fulfilling a prophecy, the graves of Túrin Turambar and Morwen also survived as the island Tol Morwen. Part of Dorthonion became Tol Fuin, and the Hill of Himring became the island of Himling. All of these together were known as the Western Isles.
The final words of Galadriel to Treebeard at their parting at Isengard, "Not in Middle-earth, nor until the lands that lie under the wave are lifted up again. Then in the willow-meads of Tasarinan we may meet in the spring. Farewell!" suggests that Beleriand will be recovered from the Sea again, after the Dagor Dagorath, since it will be like Arda Unmarred but containing all the good things of Arda Marred.
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