Brethil

The Forest of Brethil, or just Brethil, was a cluster of woodlands and the realm of the Haladin during the First Age of Middle-earth. The forest bordered by Dorthonion and was the northwest border of the Kingdom of Doriath, and was separated from Doriath by the rivers Teiglin (west) and Sirion (east). It was a dense, sparsely populated Beech forest.The Atlas of Middle-earth, The First Age, The Elder Days, "Realms-Before the Great Defeat"The Atlas of Middle-earth, The First Age, The Elder Days, "Coming of Men"The Atlas of Middle-earth, The First Age, The Elder Days, "Travels of Túrin and Nienor"
== History ==
The Forest of Brethil was probably originally part of the Kingdom of Doriath during most of the Years of the Trees. When the Girdle of Melian was set after the First Battle, the Forest of Brethil was not included in it and was for the most part unsettled. However, King Thingol still held lordship over it.
When Men came into Beleriand, King Thingol gave his permission for some of their peoples to settle there so long as they defended it. It was to Brethil that the House of Haleth removed after dwelling east of the river Gelion, settling mainly on the hill of Amon Obel whereupon stood Obel Halad, the main feature of the forest. They defended it from the Orcs until the late fifth century of the First Age, when much of their number was lost, including their Lord Handir, in a raid by the enemy. Some Drúedain also dwelt there.
The Haladin came to the Forest of Brethil from the lands of Caranthir by way of Estolad. They had endured much hardship upon their long journey, but began to recover and multiply in the isolated forest. At need, Thingol sent Beleg Cúthalion with great force of his Sindarin Elves west to fight alongside Halmir son of Haldan, Lord of the Haladin. The combined force destroyed a legion of Orcs, and the realm had peace for a time. Later, many of the Woodmen of Brethil joined the muster of Húrin son of Galdor, close kin of their lord Haldir, son of Halmir, and took part in the Nírnaeth Arnoediad.
After the disastrous battle, the Haladin became even more reclusive. Many withdrew to Obel Halad, the home of their lord Brandir the Lame, upon Amon Obel. Years later, Túrin Turambar son of Húrin was brought to Ephel Brandir, and became the de facto lord of the Haladin. The tragedy of the Children of Húrinensnared the Haladin, and the forest was eventually attacked by Glaurung, father of Dragons. He burnt a path directly towards Ephel Brandir, but Túrin managed to slay him at Cabed-en-Aras upon Teiglin with his mighty sword Gurthang. Returning towards Ephel Brandir, Túrin learned the truth about his wife Níniel, and he, Níniel and Brandir all perished. The final stroke of doom for the Haladin in Brethil came when Húrin returned to Amon Obel and sparked a civil war, which destroyed the bloodline of the House of Haldad.
Túrin Turambar came here after the destruction of Nargothrond and a visit to Dor-lómin to rest not long before his fight with Glaurung. The Forest was Túrin's burial place as well Nienor Níniel and Morwen, as well as the Haudh-en-Elleth, the mound of Finduilas. The grave of Túrin and Morwen, survived the ruin of Beleriand after the First Age, and thus did a speck of the Forest of Brethil still exist as Tol Morwen.The Silmarillion: Quenta Silmarillion
==Etymology==
Brethil is a Sindarin word meaning 'Silver birch'.The Silmarillion, Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin names
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ብረትሂል
Arabic 	بريتهيل
Armenian 	Բրետհիլ
Belarusian Cyrillic	Бретhіл
Bengali 	ব্রেথিল
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Бретхил
Danish 	Brethil (skovland)
Georgian 	ბრეთჰილ
Greek 	Βρεθιλ
Gujarati 	બ્રેથિલ
Hebrew 	ברתיל
Hindi 	ब्रेथिल
Kannada 	ಬ್ರೆಥಿಲ್
Kazakh 	Бретил (Cyrillic) Bretïl (Latin)
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Брэтhил
Macedonian Cyrillic	Бретил
Marathi 	ब्रेथिल
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Бретhил
Nepalese 	ब्रेथिल
Pashto 	برېتهیل
Persian 	برهتهیل ?
Punjabi 	ਬ੍ਰੇਥਿਲ
Russian 	Бретиль
Sanskrit 	ब्रेथिल्
Serbian 	бретил (Cyrillic) Bretil (Latin)
Sinhalese 	බ්‍රෙථිල්
Tajik Cyrillic 	Бретҳил
Tamil 	பிரேத்தில்
Thai 	เบรธิล
Telugu 	బ్రెథిల
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Бретіл
Urdu 	بریتھال
Uzbek 	Бретҳил (Cyrillic) Brethil (Latin)
Yiddish 	ברעטהיל
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