{ "$meta": { "name": "Places on the Middle-earth interactive map", "source": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/places/", "generated": "2026-09-01", "count": 128, "coordinates": { "system": "pixel coordinates on the base map image", "width": 7680, "height": 4386, "origin": "top-left", "deepLink": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/?fly={px},{py}&event={name}" }, "fields": { "id": "stable slug used in the map and timeline", "name": "place name, an em dash, then the event at that place", "place": "the place name alone", "event": "the event alone", "book": "the book the event is drawn from", "era": "FA, SA or TA — First, Second or Third Age", "year": "year within that Age", "px": "x coordinate on the base map image", "py": "y coordinate on the base map image", "description": "what happened there, written for this project", "characters": "figures involved", "map": "deep link that centres the map on this place" }, "attribution": "Descriptions written for this project — quote with a link. The parchment base map artwork is not owned by this project and is used for fan and educational purposes only.", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" }, "places": [ { "id": "cuivienen", "name": "Cuiviénen — Awakening of the Elves", "place": "Cuiviénen", "event": "Awakening of the Elves", "book": "The Silmarillion", "era": "FA", "eraName": "First Age", "year": 1, "px": 7091, "py": 1327, "description": "Cuiviénen, the Water of Awakening, was a bay on the shores of the great inland Sea of Helcar in the far east of Middle-earth. Here the first Elves awoke under starlight, long before the rising of the Sun and Moon. The Valar discovered them and summoned them westward on the Great Journey to Valinor — though some refused the call and remained, becoming the Avari, the Unwilling.", "characters": "The first Elves, Oromë", "map": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/?fly=7091,1327&event=Cuivi%C3%A9nen%20%E2%80%94%20Awakening%20of%20the%20Elves", "page": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/places/cuivienen/" }, { "id": "khazad-dum-awakening", "name": "Khazad-dûm — The Awakening of Durin", "place": "Khazad-dûm", "event": "The Awakening of Durin", "book": "The Silmarillion", "era": "FA", "eraName": "First Age", "year": 1, "px": 4000, "py": 1490, "description": "Durin the Deathless, eldest of the seven Fathers of the Dwarves, awoke at Mount Gundabad and wandered south to the Mirrormere. There he founded Khazad-dûm, the greatest mansion of the Dwarves, which endured through all the ages until the Balrog was awakened in its depths.", "characters": "Durin the Deathless", "map": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/?fly=4000,1490&event=Khazad-d%C3%BBm%20%E2%80%94%20The%20Awakening%20of%20Durin", "page": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/places/khazad-dum/" }, { "id": "ered-luin", "name": "Ered Luin — Nogrod & Belegost", "place": "Ered Luin", "event": "Nogrod & Belegost", "book": "The Silmarillion", "era": "FA", "eraName": "First Age", "year": 50, "px": 2192, "py": 824, "description": "The Blue Mountains housed the great Dwarven cities of Nogrod and Belegost in the First Age. The Dwarves of Nogrod crafted the Nauglamír and later sacked Doriath to reclaim it. After the ruin of Beleriand, many Dwarves migrated east to Khazad-dûm.", "characters": "Durin's Folk, the Firebeards, the Broadbeams", "map": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/?fly=2192,824&event=Ered%20Luin%20%E2%80%94%20Nogrod%20%26%20Belegost", "page": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/places/ered-luin/" }, { "id": "forlindon", "name": "Forlindon — Northern Lindon", "place": "Forlindon", "event": "Northern Lindon", "book": "The Silmarillion", "era": "SA", "eraName": "Second Age", "year": 1, "px": 1872, "py": 1008, "description": "Forlindon, or North Lindon, is the land north of the Gulf of Lune and west of the Blue Mountains. A surviving remnant of ancient Beleriand after the War of Wrath drowned most of that continent, it was part of Gil-galad’s realm in the Second Age. By the Third Age the region was sparsely populated, its Elven inhabitants slowly departing for the Undying Lands.", "characters": "Gil-galad, Círdan", "map": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/?fly=1872,1008&event=Forlindon%20%E2%80%94%20Northern%20Lindon", "page": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/places/forlindon/" }, { "id": "grey-havens", "name": "The Grey Havens — Mithlond", "place": "The Grey Havens", "event": "Mithlond", "book": "The Silmarillion", "era": "SA", "eraName": "Second Age", "year": 1, "px": 2266, "py": 1150, "description": "Founded by Círdan the Shipwright after the War of Wrath destroyed Beleriand, the Grey Havens became the chief port from which the Elves departed Middle-earth for the Undying Lands. It was from here that Gandalf, Frodo, Bilbo, Galadriel, and Elrond sailed at the end of the Third Age.", "characters": "Círdan, Gil-galad, Galadriel", "map": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/?fly=2266,1150&event=The%20Grey%20Havens%20%E2%80%94%20Mithlond", "page": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/places/the-grey-havens/" }, { "id": "barad-dur-built", "name": "Barad-dûr — The Dark Tower", "place": "Barad-dûr", "event": "The Dark Tower", "book": "The Silmarillion", "era": "SA", "eraName": "Second Age", "year": 1000, "px": 5613, "py": 2466, "description": "Sauron began building his fortress in Mordor around SA 1000, using the power of the One Ring. The Dark Tower was besieged and thrown down by the Last Alliance, but because it was built with the Ring's power, it could not be fully destroyed while the Ring endured. Sauron rebuilt it when he returned to Mordor in the Third Age.", "characters": "Sauron, the Nazgûl", "map": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/?fly=5613,2466&event=Barad-d%C3%BBr%20%E2%80%94%20The%20Dark%20Tower", "page": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/places/barad-dur/" }, { "id": "eregion-rings", "name": "Eregion — The Rings of Power", "place": "Eregion", "event": "The Rings of Power", "book": "The Silmarillion", "era": "SA", "eraName": "Second Age", "year": 1500, "px": 3885, "py": 1520, "description": "In the land of Holly near the West-gate of Moria, Celebrimbor and the Gwaith-i-Mírdain were deceived by Sauron in his fair guise of Annatar, 'Lord of Gifts.' Together they forged the Rings of Power. When Sauron forged the One Ring, the Elves perceived his treachery. Sauron destroyed Eregion and slew Celebrimbor.", "characters": "Celebrimbor, Sauron (as Annatar), Elrond", "map": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/?fly=3885,1520&event=Eregion%20%E2%80%94%20The%20Rings%20of%20Power", "page": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/places/eregion/" }, { "id": "one-ring-forged", "name": "Mount Doom — The Forging of the One Ring", "place": "Mount Doom", "event": "The Forging of the One Ring", "book": "The Silmarillion", "era": "SA", "eraName": "Second Age", "year": 1600, "px": 5440, "py": 2510, "description": "In the fires of Orodruin, Sauron forged the One Ring to control all the other Rings of Power: 'One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them.' The moment he put it on, the Elven ring-bearers became aware of his purpose.", "characters": "Sauron", "map": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/?fly=5440,2510&event=Mount%20Doom%20%E2%80%94%20The%20Forging%20of%20the%20One%20Ring", "page": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/places/mount-doom/" }, { "id": "umbar-haven", "name": "Umbar — Haven of the Corsairs", "place": "Umbar", "event": "Haven of the Corsairs", "book": "The Silmarillion", "era": "SA", "eraName": "Second Age", "year": 2280, "px": 4204, "py": 3995, "description": "Umbar was a great natural harbour far to the south, first established as a fortress by the Númenóreans in the Second Age. After the Downfall, the Black Númenóreans held it as a base of power hostile to Gondor. It became the stronghold of the Corsairs, who raided Gondor's coasts for centuries. Their fleet sailed north during the War of the Ring, only to be captured by Aragorn at Pelargir.", "characters": "The Corsairs, Castamir, Aragorn", "map": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/?fly=4204,3995&event=Umbar%20%E2%80%94%20Haven%20of%20the%20Corsairs", "page": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/places/umbar/" }, { "id": "numenor-downfall", "name": "Meneltarma — The Downfall of Númenor", "place": "Meneltarma", "event": "The Downfall of Númenor", "book": "The Silmarillion", "era": "SA", "eraName": "Second Age", "year": 3319, "px": 237, "py": 3780, "description": "Meneltarma, the Pillar of the Heavens, was the sacred mountain at the heart of Númenor. When King Ar-Pharazôn the Golden sailed with a great armada against Valinor, Eru Ilúvatar broke and changed the world. Númenor was swallowed by the sea, and the Undying Lands were removed from the circles of the world forever. Only the Faithful, led by Elendil and his sons, escaped to found the kingdoms of Arnor and Gondor.", "characters": "Ar-Pharazôn, Sauron, Elendil, Isildur, Anárion", "map": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/?fly=237,3780&event=Meneltarma%20%E2%80%94%20The%20Downfall%20of%20N%C3%BAmenor", "page": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/places/meneltarma/" }, { "id": "last-alliance", "name": "Dagorlad — The Last Alliance", "place": "Dagorlad", "event": "The Last Alliance", "book": "The Silmarillion", "era": "SA", "eraName": "Second Age", "year": 3434, "px": 5100, "py": 2220, "description": "The Last Alliance of Elves and Men, led by Gil-galad and Elendil, fought the greatest battle of the Second Age on the plains before the Black Gate. After seven years besieging Barad-dûr, they overthrew Sauron, but both Gil-galad and Elendil fell. Isildur cut the One Ring from Sauron's hand.", "characters": "Gil-galad, Elendil, Isildur, Anárion, Elrond, Sauron", "map": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/?fly=5100,2220&event=Dagorlad%20%E2%80%94%20The%20Last%20Alliance", "page": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/places/dagorlad/" }, { "id": "gladden-fields", "name": "Gladden Fields — The Disaster of the Gladden Fields", "place": "Gladden Fields", "event": "The Disaster of the Gladden Fields", "book": "The Silmarillion", "era": "TA", "eraName": "Third Age", "year": 2, "px": 4400, "py": 1360, "description": "Two years after the defeat of Sauron, Isildur and his company were ambushed by Orcs while marching north along the Anduin. Isildur put on the One Ring to escape, but it slipped from his finger in the river and he was slain by Orc arrows. The Ring was lost for nearly 2,500 years.", "characters": "Isildur, Ohtar", "map": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/?fly=4400,1360&event=Gladden%20Fields%20%E2%80%94%20The%20Disaster%20of%20the%20Gladden%20Fields", "page": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/places/gladden-fields/" }, { "id": "dol-guldur-shadow", "name": "Dol Guldur — The Shadow over Mirkwood", "place": "Dol Guldur", "event": "The Shadow over Mirkwood", "book": "The Silmarillion", "era": "TA", "eraName": "Third Age", "year": 1000, "px": 4672, "py": 1578, "description": "Around TA 1000, Sauron took secret refuge in southern Mirkwood, building the fortress of Dol Guldur and disguising himself as 'the Necromancer.' His shadow corrupted the Greenwood, turning it dark. From here he bred evil creatures and searched for the One Ring, until the White Council drove him out in TA 2941.", "characters": "Sauron, Gandalf, Galadriel, Saruman", "map": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/?fly=4672,1578&event=Dol%20Guldur%20%E2%80%94%20The%20Shadow%20over%20Mirkwood", "page": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/places/dol-guldur/" }, { "id": "himling", "name": "Himling — Remnant of Beleriand", "place": "Himling", "event": "Remnant of Beleriand", "book": "Appendices", "era": "FA", "eraName": "First Age", "year": 1, "px": 1202, "py": 752, "description": "A small island in the northwestern sea, Himling is the surviving peak of the great hill of Himring. In the First Age, Maedhros son of Fëanor fortified Himring as the anchor of his defensive line against Morgoth. When Beleriand was broken and drowned in the War of Wrath, the summit endured above the waves. By the Third Age it is a barren, uninhabited island — a silent monument to the wars and kingdoms long lost beneath the sea.", "characters": "Maedhros, Fëanor", "map": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/?fly=1202,752&event=Himling%20%E2%80%94%20Remnant%20of%20Beleriand", "page": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/places/himling/" }, { "id": "mountains-east", "name": "Mountains of the East — The Orocarni", "place": "Mountains of the East", "event": "The Orocarni", "book": "Appendices", "era": "FA", "eraName": "First Age", "year": 1, "px": 7252, "py": 2538, "description": "The Orocarni, or Red Mountains, formed the eastern boundary of Middle-earth in the earliest ages. In Tolkien's cosmology, four of the seven Dwarf clans (the Ironfists, Stiffbeards, Blacklocks, and Stonefoots) awoke at sites in or near these mountains. The Blue Wizards, Alatar and Pallando, were sent east and may have worked among the peoples of these distant lands to counter Sauron's influence.", "characters": "Alatar, Pallando (Blue Wizards)", "map": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/?fly=7252,2538&event=Mountains%20of%20the%20East%20%E2%80%94%20The%20Orocarni", "page": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/places/mountains-of-the-east/" }, { "id": "northern-waste", "name": "Northern Waste — Forodwaith", "place": "Northern Waste", "event": "Forodwaith", "book": "Appendices", "era": "FA", "eraName": "First Age", "year": 1, "px": 4212, "py": 205, "description": "The vast frozen wasteland of Forodwaith stretched across the entire far north of Middle-earth. In the First Age it lay in the shadow of Morgoth's fortress of Angband, and an unnatural cold lingered long after his defeat. Few dared enter these lands — only the Lossoth (Snowmen of Forochel) survived on its western fringes. Dragons bred in the Withered Heath on its southern border, and the remnants of Morgoth's Iron Mountains may have endured in the furthest north.", "characters": "The Lossoth, Morgoth", "map": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/?fly=4212,205&event=Northern%20Waste%20%E2%80%94%20Forodwaith", "page": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/places/northern-waste/" }, { "id": "fanuidhol", "name": "Fanuidhol — Cloudyhead", "place": "Fanuidhol", "event": "Cloudyhead", "book": "Appendices", "era": "FA", "eraName": "First Age", "year": 1, "px": 4023, "py": 1430, "description": "Fanuidhol, Cloudyhead (Bundushathûr in Khuzdul), is the easternmost of the three peaks above Moria, overlooking the Dimrill Dale and the Mirrormere from the south. Together with Caradhras to the north and Celebdil to the west, these three mountains form the crown above the ancient Dwarven kingdom of Khazad-dûm.", "characters": "", "map": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/?fly=4023,1430&event=Fanuidhol%20%E2%80%94%20Cloudyhead", "page": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/places/fanuidhol/" }, { "id": "eryn-vorn", "name": "Eryn Vorn — The Dark Wood", "place": "Eryn Vorn", "event": "The Dark Wood", "book": "Appendices", "era": "FA", "eraName": "First Age", "year": 1, "px": 2742, "py": 1929, "description": "A dense, dark cape of ancient forest jutting into the sea south of the mouth of the Brandywine. Eryn Vorn is one of the last remnants of the vast primeval woodlands that once covered all of Eriador. When the Númenóreans felled great swathes of forest for their shipbuilding in the Second Age, the native pre-Númenórean peoples, hostile to the newcomers, retreated into this dark wood and were left alone. It remained wild and uninhabited through all the ages that followed.", "characters": "", "map": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/?fly=2742,1929&event=Eryn%20Vorn%20%E2%80%94%20The%20Dark%20Wood", "page": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/places/eryn-vorn/" }, { "id": "lond-daer", "name": "Lond Daer — Great Haven of the Númenóreans", "place": "Lond Daer", "event": "Great Haven of the Númenóreans", "book": "Appendices", "era": "SA", "eraName": "Second Age", "year": 800, "px": 3043, "py": 2039, "description": "Lond Daer Enedh, the Great Middle Haven, was the first major Númenórean harbour in Middle-earth. Founded by Tar-Aldarion as Vinyalondë around SA 800 at the mouth of the River Gwathló (Greyflood), it served as a shipbuilding port that consumed the vast forests of Enedwaith and Minhiriath on an enormous scale. This deforestation earned the lasting hatred of the native peoples, who retreated into refuges like Eryn Vorn. The haven remained important through the Second Age but declined after the Downfall of Númenor and lay in ruins by the Third Age.", "characters": "Tar-Aldarion", "map": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/?fly=3043,2039&event=Lond%20Daer%20%E2%80%94%20Great%20Haven%20of%20the%20N%C3%BAmen%C3%B3reans", "page": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/places/lond-daer/" }, { "id": "andrast", "name": "Andrast — The Long Cape", "place": "Andrast", "event": "The Long Cape", "book": "Appendices", "era": "FA", "eraName": "First Age", "year": 1, "px": 2770, "py": 2828, "description": "Andrast, also called Ras Morthil (Dark Cape), is the long uninhabited promontory jutting westward into the sea south of the Gap of Rohan, forming the northern arm of the Bay of Belfalas. The Drúedain (Woses) once lived in its forests, but they were hunted and persecuted by the Númenóreans and eventually driven out or into hiding. The cape was left wild and shunned — Gondor's coastal defences and beacons never extended to it, and mariners avoided its shores.", "characters": "", "map": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/?fly=2770,2828&event=Andrast%20%E2%80%94%20The%20Long%20Cape", "page": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/places/andrast/" }, { "id": "edhellond", "name": "Edhellond — The Elf-haven", "place": "Edhellond", "event": "The Elf-haven", "book": "Appendices", "era": "FA", "eraName": "First Age", "year": 1, "px": 3787, "py": 2803, "description": "Edhellond, the Elf-haven, was a small Elvish port hidden at the mouth of the River Ringló near Dol Amroth in Belfalas. Founded by Sindarin Elves who fled the ruin of Beleriand, it was one of the last places in southern Middle-earth where Elves lingered, quietly building ships and departing west over the centuries. When Amroth, King of Lórien, and his beloved Nimrodel tried to reach Edhellond to sail into the West together, Nimrodel was lost in the White Mountains. Amroth arrived to find the last ship breaking its moorings in a storm. He leapt into the sea to swim ashore but was swept away and drowned — giving nearby Dol Amroth its name.", "characters": "Amroth, Nimrodel", "map": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/?fly=3787,2803&event=Edhellond%20%E2%80%94%20The%20Elf-haven", "page": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/places/edhellond/" }, { "id": "tol-fuin", "name": "Tol Fuin — Remnant of Dorthonion", "place": "Tol Fuin", "event": "Remnant of Dorthonion", "book": "Appendices", "era": "FA", "eraName": "First Age", "year": 460, "px": 747, "py": 874, "description": "An island in the far northwestern sea, Tol Fuin is the surviving highland of Dorthonion (Taur-nu-Fuin). In the First Age, this forested plateau was held by Angrod and Aegnor against Morgoth until the Dagor Bragollach. Afterwards it became a haunted wilderness where Barahir and his outlaws hid, and where his son Beren wandered alone before escaping south to Doriath and his fateful meeting with Lúthien. When Beleriand was drowned, only this peak endured above the waves.", "characters": "Barahir, Beren, Angrod, Aegnor", "map": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/?fly=747,874&event=Tol%20Fuin%20%E2%80%94%20Remnant%20of%20Dorthonion", "page": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/places/tol-fuin/" }, { "id": "tol-morwen", "name": "Tol Morwen — The Gravestone Isle", "place": "Tol Morwen", "event": "The Gravestone Isle", "book": "Appendices", "era": "FA", "eraName": "First Age", "year": 500, "px": 334, "py": 1094, "description": "The smallest of the island remnants of Beleriand. In the First Age, Túrin Turambar and his mother Morwen were buried together beneath a great stone on the mound of the slain near the ruined halls of Nargothrond. When Beleriand was drowned in the War of Wrath, the gravestone alone stood above the waves — an island bearing the names of Túrin and Nienor, a last testament to the tragic children of Húrin.", "characters": "Túrin Turambar, Morwen, Nienor, Húrin", "map": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/?fly=334,1094&event=Tol%20Morwen%20%E2%80%94%20The%20Gravestone%20Isle", "page": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/places/tol-morwen/" }, { "id": "sea-rhun", "name": "Sea of Rhûn — Waters of the East", "place": "Sea of Rhûn", "event": "Waters of the East", "book": "Appendices", "era": "SA", "eraName": "Second Age", "year": 1, "px": 6164, "py": 1684, "description": "A vast inland sea in the far east of Middle-earth, the Sea of Rhûn was the heartland of the Easterling peoples who repeatedly invaded Gondor throughout the ages. Little is known of the lands beyond it. The Blue Wizards, Alatar and Pallando, were sent east and are believed to have journeyed beyond the sea, but their fate remains unknown.", "characters": "The Easterlings, Alatar, Pallando", "map": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/?fly=6164,1684&event=Sea%20of%20Rh%C3%BBn%20%E2%80%94%20Waters%20of%20the%20East", "page": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/places/sea-of-rhun/" }, { "id": "sea-nurnen", "name": "Sea of Núrnen — The Slave Lands", "place": "Sea of Núrnen", "event": "The Slave Lands", "book": "Appendices", "era": "SA", "eraName": "Second Age", "year": 1000, "px": 5836, "py": 2972, "description": "An inland sea in southern Mordor, fed by rivers flowing down from the Ephel Dúath and Ash Mountains. The fertile lands of Nurn surrounding it were tended by vast armies of slaves who grew food to feed Sauron's war machine. After the fall of Barad-dûr, King Elessar freed the slaves and granted them the lands of Nurn as their own.", "characters": "Aragorn (Elessar), the slaves of Nurn", "map": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/?fly=5836,2972&event=Sea%20of%20N%C3%BArnen%20%E2%80%94%20The%20Slave%20Lands", "page": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/places/sea-of-nurnen/" }, { "id": "annuminas", "name": "Annúminas — Capital of Arnor", "place": "Annúminas", "event": "Capital of Arnor", "book": "Appendices", "era": "SA", "eraName": "Second Age", "year": 3320, "px": 2765, "py": 919, "description": "Built by Elendil on the shores of Lake Evendim after the Downfall of Númenor, Annúminas served as the first capital of the North-kingdom of Arnor. As the Dúnedain dwindled, the city was abandoned and fell into ruin. After the War of the Ring, Aragorn restored it as his northern seat of power.", "characters": "Elendil, Aragorn", "map": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/?fly=2765,919&event=Ann%C3%BAminas%20%E2%80%94%20Capital%20of%20Arnor", "page": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/places/annuminas/" }, { "id": "tower-hills", "name": "Tower Hills — The Elostirion Stone", "place": "Tower Hills", "event": "The Elostirion Stone", "book": "Appendices", "era": "SA", "eraName": "Second Age", "year": 3320, "px": 2386, "py": 1159, "description": "The Tower Hills (Emyn Beraid) stood between the Shire and the Grey Havens, crowned by the tall white tower of Elostirion. It housed one of the three Palantíri given to the North-kingdom — but unlike the others, this stone looked only west, toward the Undying Lands across the sea. It was kept by the Elves of Lindon and taken aboard the last ship from the Grey Havens.", "characters": "Elendil, Gil-galad", "map": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/?fly=2386,1159&event=Tower%20Hills%20%E2%80%94%20The%20Elostirion%20Stone", "page": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/places/tower-hills/" }, { "id": "white-mountains", "name": "White Mountains — Ered Nimrais", "place": "White Mountains", "event": "Ered Nimrais", "book": "Appendices", "era": "SA", "eraName": "Second Age", "year": 3320, "px": 4253, "py": 2607, "description": "The great mountain range running east to west between Rohan and Gondor. Beneath its peaks lie the Paths of the Dead, and along its northern feet stand Edoras, Dunharrow, and Helm's Deep. Its eastern end overlooks Minas Tirith and the Pelennor Fields. The beacons of Gondor are lit along its summits to call Rohan to war.", "characters": "Théoden, Aragorn", "map": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/?fly=4253,2607&event=White%20Mountains%20%E2%80%94%20Ered%20Nimrais", "page": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/places/white-mountains/" }, { "id": "brown-lands", "name": "The Brown Lands — Gardens of the Entwives", "place": "The Brown Lands", "event": "Gardens of the Entwives", "book": "Appendices", "era": "SA", "eraName": "Second Age", "year": 3429, "px": 4975, "py": 1915, "description": "Once a fertile region east of the Anduin tended by the Entwives, the Brown Lands were scorched and destroyed by Sauron during the War of the Last Alliance. The Entwives vanished and were never found — their loss is the source of Treebeard’s great sorrow. By the Third Age the land was a barren, treeless waste. The Fellowship passed along its western edge while travelling down the Great River.", "characters": "Treebeard, the Entwives", "map": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/?fly=4975,1915&event=The%20Brown%20Lands%20%E2%80%94%20Gardens%20of%20the%20Entwives", "page": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/places/the-brown-lands/" }, { "id": "emyn-nu-fuin", "name": "Emyn-nu-Fuin — Mountains of Mirkwood", "place": "Emyn-nu-Fuin", "event": "Mountains of Mirkwood", "book": "Appendices", "era": "TA", "eraName": "Third Age", "year": 1000, "px": 4996, "py": 1235, "description": "The Emyn-nu-Fuin, or 'Mountains under Night,' are a range of forested hills in southern Mirkwood. When Sauron established his stronghold at Dol Guldur, the shadow spread through the forest, transforming Greenwood the Great into Mirkwood. These mountains, shrouded in the darkness of the Necromancer's influence, became part of the perilous southern reaches that travellers avoided. The Old Forest Road once passed near here but fell into disuse as the forest grew ever more dangerous.", "characters": "Sauron (as the Necromancer), Thranduil", "map": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/?fly=4996,1235&event=Emyn-nu-Fuin%20%E2%80%94%20Mountains%20of%20Mirkwood", "page": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/places/emyn-nu-fuin/" }, { "id": "carn-dum", "name": "Carn Dûm — Fortress of Angmar", "place": "Carn Dûm", "event": "Fortress of Angmar", "book": "Appendices", "era": "TA", "eraName": "Third Age", "year": 1300, "px": 3374, "py": 357, "description": "The iron fortress of Carn Dûm was the capital of Angmar, the realm the Witch-king founded around TA 1300 with the sole purpose of destroying the Dúnedain of the North. For nearly 700 years, Angmar waged war against the successor kingdoms of Arnor, eventually destroying all three.", "characters": "The Witch-king", "map": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/?fly=3374,357&event=Carn%20D%C3%BBm%20%E2%80%94%20Fortress%20of%20Angmar", "page": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/places/carn-dum/" }, { "id": "argonath", "name": "Argonath — The Pillars of the Kings", "place": "Argonath", "event": "The Pillars of the Kings", "book": "Appendices", "era": "TA", "eraName": "Third Age", "year": 1340, "px": 4511, "py": 2105, "description": "Two immense stone statues of Isildur and Anárion stand upon either side of the Anduin, their left hands raised in warning to enemies of Gondor. Built by Rómendacil II, the Argonath marked the northern border of Gondor. The Fellowship passed between them on their journey south from Lothlórien.", "characters": "Isildur, Anárion, Rómendacil II", "map": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/?fly=4511,2105&event=Argonath%20%E2%80%94%20The%20Pillars%20of%20the%20Kings", "page": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/places/argonath/" }, { "id": "shire-homeland", "name": "The Shire — Homeland of the Hobbits", "place": "The Shire", "event": "Homeland of the Hobbits", "book": "Appendices", "era": "TA", "eraName": "Third Age", "year": 1601, "px": 2772, "py": 1258, "description": "A fertile, well-ordered region in Eriador settled by Hobbits in TA 1601 when the brothers Marcho and Blanco received a land-grant from King Argeleb II of Arthedain. Bounded by the Brandywine River to the east, the Far Downs to the west, and roughly the East Road to the south, the Shire was divided into four Farthings — North, South, East, and West. Its chief town was Michel Delving on the White Downs, seat of the Mayor. The Shire's pastoral peace was quietly maintained by the Rangers of the North — Dúnedain who guarded its borders without the Hobbits' knowledge. After the War of the Ring, King Elessar made the Shire a Free Land under the protection of the Northern Sceptre and forbade Men from entering it.", "characters": "Bilbo, Frodo, Sam, Merry, Pippin, the Thain, the Mayor", "map": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/?fly=2772,1258&event=The%20Shire%20%E2%80%94%20Homeland%20of%20the%20Hobbits", "page": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/places/the-shire/" }, { "id": "michel-delving", "name": "Michel Delving — Chief Town of the Shire", "place": "Michel Delving", "event": "Chief Town of the Shire", "book": "Appendices", "era": "TA", "eraName": "Third Age", "year": 1601, "px": 2648, "py": 1144, "description": "Michel Delving on the White Downs was the chief town of the Shire and seat of the Mayor, the only real official in the land. It was the closest thing the hobbits had to a capital. The Mathom-house, the Shire's museum of curiosities, was located here — Bilbo donated the mithril coat he received from Thorin to its collection before later reclaiming it. The Lockholes, converted smials used as prisons by Sharkey's ruffians during the occupation, were also in Michel Delving.", "characters": "Will Whitfoot (the Mayor), Lobelia Sackville-Baggins", "map": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/?fly=2648,1144&event=Michel%20Delving%20%E2%80%94%20Chief%20Town%20of%20the%20Shire", "page": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/places/michel-delving/" }, { "id": "fornost-fall", "name": "Fornost — Fall of the North-kingdom", "place": "Fornost", "event": "Fall of the North-kingdom", "book": "Appendices", "era": "TA", "eraName": "Third Age", "year": 1974, "px": 3111, "py": 866, "description": "Fornost Erain, the Norbury of the Kings, became the capital of Arthedain after Annúminas was abandoned. In TA 1974 the Witch-king of Angmar overran the city and destroyed Arthedain. A year later, a combined force from Gondor, Lindon, and Rivendell defeated the Witch-king at the Battle of Fornost—but too late to save the kingdom.", "characters": "Arvedui, Eärnur, Glórfindel, the Witch-king", "map": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/?fly=3111,866&event=Fornost%20%E2%80%94%20Fall%20of%20the%20North-kingdom", "page": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/places/fornost/" }, { "id": "forochel", "name": "Forochel — The Last King of Arthedain", "place": "Forochel", "event": "The Last King of Arthedain", "book": "Appendices", "era": "TA", "eraName": "Third Age", "year": 1975, "px": 2572, "py": 266, "description": "After the fall of Fornost, King Arvedui fled north to the Ice Bay of Forochel, where the Lossoth (Snowmen) sheltered him. Círdan sent a ship to rescue him, but it was crushed in the ice and Arvedui drowned. With him were lost two of the seven Palantíri, sinking beneath the frozen waters forever.", "characters": "Arvedui, the Lossoth, Círdan", "map": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/?fly=2572,266&event=Forochel%20%E2%80%94%20The%20Last%20King%20of%20Arthedain", "page": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/places/forochel/" }, { "id": "mount-gram", "name": "Mount Gram — Goblins of the North", "place": "Mount Gram", "event": "Goblins of the North", "book": "Appendices", "era": "TA", "eraName": "Third Age", "year": 2747, "px": 3463, "py": 726, "description": "An Orc stronghold in the northern Misty Mountains. In TA 2747, a goblin army under chieftain Golfimbul marched from Mount Gram and invaded the Shire. Bandobras ‘Bullroarer’ Took, the tallest hobbit ever to live and big enough to ride a horse, led the defence at the Battle of Greenfields and knocked Golfimbul's head clean off with a club. It sailed through the air and down a rabbit hole, thus (according to hobbit legend) inventing the game of golf. It was the only battle fought inside the Shire before the Scouring of the Shire.", "characters": "Golfimbul, Bandobras ‘Bullroarer’ Took", "map": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/?fly=3463,726&event=Mount%20Gram%20%E2%80%94%20Goblins%20of%20the%20North", "page": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/places/mount-gram/" }, { "id": "gollum-origin", "name": "River-folk — The Origin of Gollum", "place": "River-folk", "event": "The Origin of Gollum", "book": "Appendices", "era": "TA", "eraName": "Third Age", "year": 2463, "px": 4434, "py": 1380, "description": "In the upper vales of the Anduin, near the Gladden River, lived a small community of Stoors — a hobbit-like river-folk. It was here that Déagol found the One Ring while fishing, and his cousin Sméagol murdered him to possess it. Corrupted by the Ring over five centuries, Sméagol became the wretched creature Gollum, eventually retreating to the roots of the Misty Mountains. The Ring's long journey from Isildur's loss at the Gladden Fields to Bilbo's finding it in Gollum's cave began in these quiet woods.", "characters": "Sméagol (Gollum), Déagol", "map": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/?fly=4434,1380&event=River-folk%20%E2%80%94%20The%20Origin%20of%20Gollum", "page": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/places/river-folk/" }, { "id": "field-celebrant", "name": "Field of Celebrant — Birth of Rohan", "place": "Field of Celebrant", "event": "Birth of Rohan", "book": "Appendices", "era": "TA", "eraName": "Third Age", "year": 2510, "px": 4310, "py": 1723, "description": "In TA 2510, a great host of Easterlings invaded Gondor and pushed its armies back to the Field of Celebrant. In Gondor's darkest hour, Eorl the Young rode south from the far north with his entire people, the Éothéod, and routed the invaders. In gratitude, Steward Cirion granted Eorl the province of Calenardhon, which became Rohan.", "characters": "Eorl the Young, Cirion", "map": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/?fly=4310,1723&event=Field%20of%20Celebrant%20%E2%80%94%20Birth%20of%20Rohan", "page": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/places/field-of-celebrant/" }, { "id": "framsburg", "name": "Framsburg — Home of the Éothéod", "place": "Framsburg", "event": "Home of the Éothéod", "book": "Appendices", "era": "TA", "eraName": "Third Age", "year": 2000, "px": 4177, "py": 685, "description": "Framsburg was the chief settlement of the Éothéod, the horse-lords who were ancestors of the Rohirrim. It stood in the far north between the Grey Mountains and the upper vales of the Anduin, and was named after Fram son of Frumgar, who slew the great cold-drake Scatha and claimed its hoard — sparking a bitter quarrel with the Dwarves, who held the treasure was theirs. In TA 2510, Eorl the Young led the entire Éothéod south from here to answer Gondor's call at the Field of Celebrant. They never returned north; Framsburg was abandoned when they settled in Calenardhon, the land that became Rohan.", "characters": "Fram, Eorl the Young", "map": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/?fly=4177,685&event=Framsburg%20%E2%80%94%20Home%20of%20the%20%C3%89oth%C3%A9od", "page": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/places/framsburg/" }, { "id": "withered-heath", "name": "Withered Heath — The Dragon Lands", "place": "Withered Heath", "event": "The Dragon Lands", "book": "Appendices", "era": "TA", "eraName": "Third Age", "year": 2770, "px": 5020, "py": 488, "description": "The Withered Heath lay between the arms of the Grey Mountains in the far north, and was the breeding ground of the great dragons. It was from here that Smaug descended upon Erebor in TA 2770, driving the Dwarves into exile. Other dragons from the Heath had previously attacked the Grey Mountains, slaying King Dáin I.", "characters": "Smaug, Dáin I", "map": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/?fly=5020,488&event=Withered%20Heath%20%E2%80%94%20The%20Dragon%20Lands", "page": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/places/withered-heath/" }, { "id": "crossings-poros", "name": "Crossings of Poros — The Mound of the Twins", "place": "Crossings of Poros", "event": "The Mound of the Twins", "book": "Appendices", "era": "TA", "eraName": "Third Age", "year": 2885, "px": 4769, "py": 3122, "description": "The fords across the River Poros marked the southern boundary of Gondor. In TA 2885, Haradrim invaded in force across the crossing. Steward Túrin II called on Rohan for aid, and King Folcwine sent his twin sons Fastred and Folcred south to honour the Oath of Eorl. Gondor won the battle, but both twins were slain. Túrin built the Haudh in Gwanûr, the Mound of the Twins, on the battlefield — and the enemy did not cross the Poros again for nearly a century.", "characters": "Fastred, Folcred, Túrin II, King Folcwine", "map": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/?fly=4769,3122&event=Crossings%20of%20Poros%20%E2%80%94%20The%20Mound%20of%20the%20Twins", "page": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/places/crossings-of-poros/" }, { "id": "harondor", "name": "Harondor — South Gondor", "place": "Harondor", "event": "South Gondor", "book": "Appendices", "era": "TA", "eraName": "Third Age", "year": 1944, "px": 4598, "py": 3388, "description": "Harondor, or South Gondor, was the contested borderland between the Rivers Poros and Harnen. In Gondor's prime it was a settled province, but as Gondor waned and Harad waxed, the region became a desolate no-man's-land fought over for centuries. Neither side held it securely for long. By the time of the War of the Ring, Harondor was effectively abandoned — a buffer zone between two hostile powers.", "characters": "", "map": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/?fly=4598,3388&event=Harondor%20%E2%80%94%20South%20Gondor", "page": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/places/harondor/" }, { "id": "east-bight", "name": "East Bight — The Cleared Land", "place": "East Bight", "event": "The Cleared Land", "book": "Appendices", "era": "TA", "eraName": "Third Age", "year": 1000, "px": 4922, "py": 1556, "description": "A great indentation in the eastern edge of Mirkwood, the East Bight was formed by Northmen who felled the trees over many generations. This clearing pushed deep into the forest, creating open land for settlement and agriculture. The Men who dwelt here were kin to the Rohirrim and the Lake-men, part of the broader peoples of Rhovanion. Their proximity to Dol Guldur made these lands perilous as the shadow grew in southern Mirkwood.", "characters": "The Northmen of Rhovanion", "map": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/?fly=4922,1556&event=East%20Bight%20%E2%80%94%20The%20Cleared%20Land", "page": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/places/east-bight/" }, { "id": "iron-hills", "name": "Iron Hills — Realm of Dáin Ironfoot", "place": "Iron Hills", "event": "Realm of Dáin Ironfoot", "book": "Appendices", "era": "TA", "eraName": "Third Age", "year": 2941, "px": 6154, "py": 794, "description": "The Iron Hills were a Dwarven stronghold east of Erebor, ruled by Dáin Ironfoot of Durin's line. When word reached him of Thorin's reclaiming of Erebor, Dáin marched with 500 Dwarves and arrived just in time for the Battle of Five Armies. After Thorin's death, Dáin became King under the Mountain.", "characters": "Dáin Ironfoot, Náin", "map": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/?fly=6154,794&event=Iron%20Hills%20%E2%80%94%20Realm%20of%20D%C3%A1in%20Ironfoot", "page": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/places/iron-hills/" }, { "id": "dorwinion", "name": "Dorwinion — Land of Wines", "place": "Dorwinion", "event": "Land of Wines", "book": "Appendices", "era": "TA", "eraName": "Third Age", "year": 2941, "px": 5964, "py": 1428, "description": "A wine-producing region on the northwestern shores of the Sea of Rhûn, Dorwinion was famed for its heady vintages. Barrels of Dorwinion wine were shipped to Thranduil's Halls in Mirkwood — and it was these potent wines that made the Elven-king's guards fall asleep, allowing Bilbo to engineer the Dwarves' escape in barrels.", "characters": "Bilbo, Thranduil's butler", "map": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/?fly=5964,1428&event=Dorwinion%20%E2%80%94%20Land%20of%20Wines", "page": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/places/dorwinion/" }, { "id": "confluence-celduin", "name": "Confluence of Celduin and Carnen", "place": "Confluence of Celduin and Carnen", "event": "", "book": "Appendices", "era": "TA", "eraName": "Third Age", "year": 2941, "px": 5706, "py": 1422, "description": "Here the River Carnen (Redwater), flowing from the Iron Hills, merges with the River Running (Celduin) from Erebor and the Long Lake. The combined waters then flow south into the Sea of Rhûn. The Carnen's name, meaning 'Redwater,' likely refers to iron-rich sediments carried from the Dwarven mines of the Iron Hills. This confluence lay in the broad lands of Rhovanion, far from the centres of power in the west.", "characters": "Dáin Ironfoot's folk", "map": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/?fly=5706,1422&event=Confluence%20of%20Celduin%20and%20Carnen", "page": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/places/confluence-of-celduin-and-carnen/" }, { "id": "sarn-ford", "name": "Sarn Ford — The Breach of the Shire", "place": "Sarn Ford", "event": "The Breach of the Shire", "book": "Appendices", "era": "TA", "eraName": "Third Age", "year": 3018, "px": 3025, "py": 1444, "description": "The main southern ford across the Brandywine River, Sarn Ford was secretly guarded by Aragorn's Rangers to protect the Shire — a service the hobbits never knew about. In September TA 3018, the Nazgûl forced the crossing, scattering the Dúnedain and entering the Shire to hunt for 'Baggins.' This breach of the Shire's invisible defences set the entire chase in motion.", "characters": "The Nazgûl, the Rangers of the North, Aragorn", "map": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/?fly=3025,1444&event=Sarn%20Ford%20%E2%80%94%20The%20Breach%20of%20the%20Shire", "page": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/places/sarn-ford/" }, { "id": "last-bridge", "name": "Last Bridge — The Elf-stone", "place": "Last Bridge", "event": "The Elf-stone", "book": "Appendices", "era": "TA", "eraName": "Third Age", "year": 3018, "px": 3681, "py": 1154, "description": "The Last Bridge crossed the River Hoarwell (Mitheithel) on the Great East Road — the last bridge before Rivendell. After the attack on Weathertop, Aragorn led the wounded Frodo and the hobbits here, fearing a Nazgûl ambush. Instead he found a pale green beryl set upon the bridge — a sign from Glorfindel that the crossing was safe and the Black Riders had been driven off.", "characters": "Aragorn, Frodo, Sam, Merry, Pippin, Glorfindel", "map": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/?fly=3681,1154&event=Last%20Bridge%20%E2%80%94%20The%20Elf-stone", "page": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/places/last-bridge/" }, { "id": "tharbad", "name": "Tharbad — Crossing of the Greyflood", "place": "Tharbad", "event": "Crossing of the Greyflood", "book": "Appendices", "era": "TA", "eraName": "Third Age", "year": 3018, "px": 3372, "py": 1578, "description": "Once a thriving trade town at the crossing of the Greyflood on the North-South Road, Tharbad fell into ruin as both Arnor and Gondor declined. By the time of the War of the Ring, only crumbling walls remained. Boromir lost his horse fording the river here on his long journey from Minas Tirith to Rivendell, and had to continue on foot.", "characters": "Boromir", "map": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/?fly=3372,1578&event=Tharbad%20%E2%80%94%20Crossing%20of%20the%20Greyflood", "page": "https://middle-earth-interactive-map.web.app/places/tharbad/" }, { "id": "brandywine-bridge", "name": "Brandywine Bridge — The Scouring of the Shire", "place": "Brandywine Bridge", "event": "The Scouring of the Shire", "book": "Appendices", "era": "TA", "eraName": "Third Age", "year": 3019, "px": 2974, "py": 1126, "description": "The Bridge of Stonebows, built by the kings of Arnor on the Great East Road, was the only bridge across the Brandywine and the eastern gateway to the Shire. When Frodo and company returned from the War of the Ring, they found it barricaded with spiked gates and guarded by Shirriffs under Saruman's control — their first sign the Shire had been taken over. 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