Nan Elmoth

Nan Elmoth was a forest in East Beleriand, east of Doriath, south of the River Celon, and just north of Estolad.^[1]

Its trees grew to be the tallest and darkest in Beleriand, blocking the Sun entirely from the forest floor.^[2]

History

It was in Nan Elmoth that Melian enchanted the Telerin Elf-king Elwë (later known as Thingol) before they founded the realm of Doriath together. The couple remained here for a while as their love grew, and young trees grew tall before they spoke.^[3] When Melian and Elwë left for Doriath, Nan Elmoth was held to be part of the kingdom of Doriath.

Eöl "the Dark Elf" paid Thingol with the sword Anglachel for permission to dwell in Nan Elmoth. He apparently lived in the forest for centuries, with only a few servants. The princess of Gondolin Aredhel Ar-Feiniel came to Eöl's dwelling, and they were eventually married. Maeglin was born to them there in FA 320.^[2]

After the death of Eöl, no known Man or Elf lived in Nan Elmoth again. At the end of First Age, it fell into the Sea with the rest of Beleriand.

Etymology

Nan Elmoth is a Sindarin word meaning 'Stardust valley'.^[4]

Translations

Foreign Language	Translated name
Amharic	ናን ኤሉሞዝ
Arabic	نان ىلموته
Armenian	Նան Էլմոթ
Belarusian Cyrillic	Нан Эльмот
Bengali	নান এলমোথ
Bulgarian Cyrillic	Нан Елмот
Chinese (Hong Kong)	艾莫斯谷
Danish	Nan Elmoth (Stjernestøvsdalen)
Georgian	ნან ელმოთი
Greek	Ναν Ελμοθ
Gujarati	નાન એલ્મોથ
Hebrew	נאן אלמות
Hindi	नान एल्मथ
Japanese	ナン・エルモス
Kannada	ನ್ಯಾನ್ ಎಲ್ಮೋತ್
Kazakh	Нан Елмот (Cyrillic) Nan Elmot (Latin)
Kyrgyz Cyrillic	Нан Элмот
Macedonian Cyrillic	Нан Елмот
Marathi	नान एल्मोथ
Mongolian Cyrillic	Нан Елмот
Nepalese	नान एल्मोथ
Pashto	نان ېلموته
Persian	نان هلموته
Punjabi	ਨੈਨ ਐਲਮੋਥ
Russian	Нан Эльмот
Sanskrit	णन् एल्मोथ्
Serbian	Нан Елмот (Cyrillic) Nan Elmot (Latin)
Sinhalese	නන් එල්මොත්
Tajik Cyrillic	Нан Елмот
Tamil	ணந் ஏல்மொத்ஹ்
Telugu	నాన్ ఎల్మోత్
Ukrainian Cyrillic	Нан Елмот
Urdu	نان ایلموت
Uzbek	Нан Элмот (Cyrillic) Nan Elmot (Latin)
Yiddish	נאַן ײלמאָטה

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