Dates

Probably founded at the time of the Great Journey (long before the First Age), though this is uncertain

Location

On the banks of the River Celebrant, to the southeast of Khazad-dûm

Race

Division

Culture

Pronunciation

lo'thloree-en

Meaning

'Lórien of the Blossom'

Other Names

Indexes:

About this entry:

Lothlórien

‘Lórien of the Blossom’

'Lórien of the Blossom', a name for the land to the east of the Misty Mountains more usually called simply Lórien.

1	That is, the people of Lothlórien, the Galadhrim, were of Silvan origin. They were ruled in the later Third Age by Galadriel and Celeborn, neither of whom were Silvan Elves. Galadriel was of the Noldor, and Celeborn, at least according to the published Silmarillion, was of the Sindar.