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Dates
Founded about 3,335 years before the first rising of the Sun; renamed Doriath about 3,306 years later (29 years before the rising of the Sun)1
Location
The central forests of Beleriand: Region and Neldoreth
Origins
Founded by Thingol and Melian after their emergence from Nan Elmoth
Race
Elves
Division
Sindar
Culture
Eglath
Settlements
Menegroth
Pronunciation
e'glador
Meaning
'Land of the Eglath (Forsaken People)'

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  • Updated 5 August 2010
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Eglador

An old name for the kingdom of Doriath

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Probably meaning 'Land of the Forsaken', Eglador was the name of the land of Doriath before it was protected by the Girdle of Melian.


Notes

1

Translating dates from before the count of years of the Sun is difficult to do precisely. In The Grey Annals in volume 11 of The History of Middle-earth, the date of the founding of Eglador is given as Valian Year 1152, and the creation of the Girdle of Melian (marking the transition to Doriath) occurred in Valian Year 1497. The dates shown above are approximate conversions of these Valian dates into solar years.

See also...

Queen of Doriath

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