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Lauterbrunnen valley, Switzerland. Tolkien travelled in the Swiss Alps in 1911.
Lauterbrunnen valley, Switzerland. Tolkien travelled in the Swiss Alps in 1911. Ximonic (Simo Räsänen) / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

THE PUBLIC MIDDLE-EARTH ENCYCLOPEDIA

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Places and kingdoms

FANGORN FOREST

Fangorn Forest is a large area on the Southeastern portion of the Misty Mountains.  The entire area spans the land between the Misty Mountains, the Gap of Rohan, and where Limlight River…

Characters and biographies

Fëanor

Fëanor is the eldest son of Finwë, a prince of the Noldor and the maker of the Silmarils. His exceptional gifts, fierce possessiveness and rebellion shape much of the tragedy of the…

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