Editing Lothlórien (section)

=== Geography ===

[[File:Sketch map of Lothlórien.svg|thumb|upright=1.35|Sketch map of Lothlórien]]

Lothlórien lay in the west of [[Wilderland]]. To its west stood the Misty Mountains, with the Dwarf-realm of Moria, and on its east ran the great river [[Anduin]]. Across the Anduin lay the forest of [[Mirkwood]] and the fortress of [[Dol Guldur]], which could be glimpsed from high points in Lothlórien. The river '''Silverlode''' or '''Celebrant''' flowed through Lothlórien and joined the Anduin; it had a tributary from the west, the river Nimrodel. The realm lay primarily to the north of the Silverlode, with a small strip of forested land to the south. The main part of the realm was the triangular region between the converging rivers Silverlode and Anduin, called the Naith (Sindarin for "spearhead")<ref group=T name="The Lost Road_Etymologies, SNAS">{{harvnb|Tolkien|1987|loc=Etymologies, SNAS}}</ref> by the Elves or the [[wikt:Gore#English#Etymology 2|Gore]] or Angle in the [[Westron|Common Speech]]. The tip of the Naith was called the Egladil (Sindarin for "elven-point").<ref group=T name="Fellowship_Lothlórien, The Mirror of Galadriel"/>

Caras Galadhon (from ''galadh'' ("[[tree]]") was the city of Lothlórien and the main settlement of the Galadhrim in Middle-earth.<ref group=T name="Farewell to Lórien">{{harvnb|Tolkien|1954a|loc=Book 2, ch. 8 "Farewell to Lórien"}}</ref> Founded by Amroth in the Third Age, deep in the forest, the city's dwellings were atop tall ''mallorn'' trees; the mallorn had been brought to that land by Galadriel. The city was "some ten miles" from the point where the rivers Silverlode (Sindarin: ''Celebrant'') and Anduin met,<ref group=T name="Farewell to Lórien"/> close to the eastern border of the realm. In the trees there were many [[Tree house|tree-platforms]], which could be elaborate dwellings or simple guard-posts.{{efn|''Talan'' in Sindarin, ''flet'' in [[Westron]].<ref group=T name="Unfinished Tales_History of Galadriel and Celeborn"/>}} Stairways of ladders were built around the main trees, and at night the city was lit by "many lamps" – "green and gold and silver".<ref group=T name="Lothlórien">{{harvnb|Tolkien|1954a|loc=Book 2, ch. 6 "Lothlórien"}}</ref> The city's entrance was on the southern side.<ref group=T name="The Mirror of Galadriel">{{harvnb|Tolkien|1954a|loc=Book 2, ch. 7 "The Mirror of Galadriel"}}</ref>

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