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Location
Around the base of the Halifirien on the border between Gondor and Rohan
Race
Men
Divisions
Dúnedain and Northmen
Cultures
Gondorians and Rohirrim
Settlements
The Halifirien held one of the Beacons of Gondor
Source
The Mering Stream rose in the Firien-dale and flowed through the Wood
Important peaks
The Halifirien
Pronunciation
Firien is pronounced 'fi'ri-en'
Meaning
Firien literally means 'mountain', but in this case is used as a contraction of Halifirien 'holy mountain'
Other names
The Firienholt, Halifirien Wood. The Whispering Wood, The Wood of Anwar; at one time called Eryn Fuir, the 'North Wood'; the western parts of the wood were known as Everholt

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Firien Wood

The mountain-wood beneath Halifirien

Map of the Firien Wood

The wood that lay at the feet of the beacon-hill of Halifirien, on the borders of Anórien and Rohan.


See also...

Beacons of Gondor, Boar of Everholt, Boars, Calenhad, Everholt, Fenmarch, Firien-dale, Firienfeld, Firienholt, Glanhír, Great West Road, Halifirien Wood, Hill of Awe, King of Rohan, Mering Stream, [See the full list...]

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