Sil Study Ch 14

[Androga Erindalant]

Ch 14: Of Beleriand and its Realms

This chapter sums up the different realms in Beleriand. For this part I’d prefer to give a list of the realms rather than to make a summary in proza.

* Angband (ruled by Morgoth): north of Ard-Galen, with vast tunnels and ovens, at the towers of the Tangorodrim

* Hithlum (Fingolfin & Fingon): northwest between mountain ranges Ered Lomin and Ered Wethrin. With Fortress Eithel Sirion

* Nevrast (Turgon): northwest between mountain ranges south of the Firth of Drengist, at lake Linaewen. With capital Vinyamar at mount Taras.

* Dorthonion (Angrod & Aegnor): central north, with pine forests and lakes, at the edge of the cliffs to Ered-Gorgoroth

* Tol Sirion (founded by Finrod, later ruled by Orodreth): in the pass between Dorthonion and Hithlum

* Nargothrond (Finrod): central west, between the rivers Teiglin & Sirion, and the rivers Nenning & the coastline. With the caves of Nargathrond.

* Falas (Círdan): far west, at the havens Brithombar nd Eglarest

* Doriath (Thingol): central Beleriand within the forests of Brethil & Neldoreth, between the rivers Teiglin, Sirion & Aros, plus Aelin-Uial. With capital Menegroth

* Ossiriand (Denethor): south east, between rivers Ascar, Gelion and Adurant

* Mark of Madhros (sons of Fëanor): north east, consists of following sub-reams
Himring (Maedhros)
Pass of Aglon (Celegorm & Curufin)
Between Little & Greater Gelion (Maglor)
Thargelion (Caranthir)
Between Gelion & nan Elmoth (Amrod & Amras)



Question:
Which realm you would prefer to live in?

[Desi Baggins]

Not knowing anything except what you put in this thread I would choose Dorthonion because it sounds like the Northwoods of Wisconsin, pine trees and lakes! I hope it is warmt here too so you can swim in the lakes!

[Andorinha]

I'll set myself up in Turgon's old center of Nevrast, take a tower "flat" in Vinyamar that has an ocean view. I would especially enjoy being the sole caretaker of the place, playing a plaintive flute and listening to its lonely echoes as they reverberate through the empty streets...

I would not "be at home" when that pesky mortal Tuor shows up to stay for a year or so, maybe I'd visit the headwaters of the Sirion, and camp out til he had gone?