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the　Grey…elves　lived　in　Nevrast　near　to　the　coasts；　and　especially　about　Mount　Taras　in　the　south…west；　for　to　that　place　　
Ulmo　and　Oss？　had　been　wont　to　e　in　days　of　old。　All　that　people　took　Turgon　for　their　lord；　and　the　mingling　of　the　　
Noldor　and　the　Sindar　came　to　pass　soonest　there；　and　Turgon　dwelt　long　in　those　halls　that　he　named　Vinyamar；　under　　
Mount　Taras　beside　the　sea。　
South　of　Ard…galen　the　great　highland　named　Dorthonion　stretched　for　sixty　leagues　from　west　to　east；　great　pine　　
forests　it　bore；　especially　on　its　northern　and　western　sides。　By　gentle　slopes　from　the　'plain　it　rose　to　a　bleak　and　lofty　　
land；　where　lay　many　tarns　at　the　feet　of　bare　tors　whose　heads　were　higher　than　the　peaks　of　Ered　Wethrin；　but　　
southward　where　it　looked　towards　Doriath　it　fell　suddenly　in　dreadful　precipices。　From　the　northern　slopes　of　　
Dorthonion　Angrod　and　Aegnor；　sons　of　Finarfin；　looked　out　over　the　fields　of　Ard…galen；　and　were　the　vassals　of　their　　
brother　Finrod；　lord　of　Nargothrond；　their　people　were　few；　for　the　land　was　barren；　and　the　great　highlands　behind　were　　
deemed　to　be　a　bulwark　that　Morgoth　would　not　lightly　seek　to　cross。　
Between　Dorthonion　and　the　Shadowy　Mountains　there　was　a　narrow　vale；　whose　sheer　walls　were　clad　with　　
pines；　but　the　vale　itself　was　green；　for　the　River　Sirion　flowed　through　it；　hastening　towards　Beleriand。　Finrod　held　the　　
Pass　of　Sirion；　and　upon　the　isle　of　Tol　Sirion　in　the　midst　of　the　river　he　built　a　mighty　watch…tower；　Minas　Tirith；　but　　
after　Nargothrond　was　made　he　mitted　that　fortress　mostly　to　the　keeping　of　Orodreth　his　brother。　
Now　the　great　and　fair　country　of　Beleriand　lay　on　either　side　of　the　mighty　river　Sirion；　renowned　in　song；　　
which　rose　at　Eithel　Sirion　and　skirted　the　edge　of　Ard…galen　ere　he　plunged　through　the　pass；　being　ever　fuller　with　　
the　streams　of　the　mountains。　Thence　he　flowed　south　for　one　hundred　and　thirty　leagues；　gathering　the　waters　of　many　　
tributaries；　until　with　a　mighty　flood　he　reached　his　many　mouths　and　sandy　delta　in　the　Bay　of　Balar。　And　following　　
Sirion　from　north　to　south　there　lay　upon　the　right　hand　m　West　Beleriand　the　Forest　of　Brethil　between　Sirion　and　　
Teiglin；　and　then　the　realm　of　Nargothrond；　between　Teiglin　and　Narog。　And　the　River　Narog　rose　in　the　falls　of　Ivrin　in　　
the　southern　face　of　Dor…lómin；　and　flowed　some　eighty　leagues　ere　he　joined　Sirion　in　Nan…tathren；　the　Land　of　　
Willows。　South　of　Nan…tathren　was　a　region　of　meads　filled　with　many　flowers；　where　few　folk　dwelt；　and　beyond　lay　　
the　marshes　and　isles　of　reed　about　the　mouths　of　Sirion；　and　the　sands　of　his　delta　empty　of　all　living　things　save　birds　　
of　the　sea。　
　
　　
　
But　the　realm　of　Nargothrond　extended　also　west　of　Narog　to　the　River　Nenning；　that　reached　the　sea　at　Eglarest；　　
and　Finrod　became　the　overlord　of　all　the　Elves　of　Beleriand　between　Sirion　and　the　sea；　save　only　in　the　Falas。　There　　
dwelt　those　of　the　Sindar　who　still　loved　ships；　and　Círdan　the　shipbuilder　was　their　lord；　but　between　Círdan　and　Finrod　　
there　was　friendship　and　alliance；　and　with　the　aid　of　the　Noldor　the　havens　of　Brithombar　and　Eglarest　were　built　anew。　　
Behind　their　great　walls　they　became　fair　towns　and　harbours　with　quays　and　piers　of　stone。　Upon　the　cape　west　of　　
Eglarest　Finrod　raised　the　tower　of　Barad　Nimras　to　watch　the　western　sea；　though　needlessly；　as　it　proved；　for　at　no　　
time　ever　did　Morgoth　essay　to　build　ships　or　to　make　war　by　sea。　Water　all　his　servants　shunned；　and　to　the　sea　none　　
would　willingly　go　nigh；　save　in　dire　need。　With　the　aid　of　the　Elves　of　the　Havens　some　of　the　folk　of　Nargothrond　built　　
new　ships；　and　they　went　forth　and　explored　the　great　Isle　of　Balar；　thinking　there　to　prepare　a　last　refuge；　if　evil　came；　　
but　it　was　not　their　fate　that　they　should　ever　dwell　there。　
Thus　the　realm　of　Finrod　was　the　greatest　by　far；　though　he　was　the　youngest　of　the　great　lords　of　the　Noldor；　　
Fingolfin；　Fingon；　and　Maedhros；　and　Finrod　Felagund。　But　Fingolfin　was　held　overlord　of　all　the　Noldor；　and　Fingon　　
after　him；　though　their　own　realm　was　but　the　northern　land　of　Hithlum；　yet　their　people　were　the　most　hardy　and　　
valiant；　most　feared　by　the　Orcs　and　most　hated　by　Morgoth。　
Upon　the　left　hand　of　Sirion　lay　East　Beleriand；　at　its　widest　a　hundred　leagues　from　Sirion　to　Gelion　and　the　　
borders　of　Ossiriand；　and　first；　between　Sirion　and　Mindeb；　lay　the　empty　land　of　Dimbar　under　the　peaks　of　the　　
Crissaegrim；　abode　of　eagles。　Between　Mindeb　and　the　upper　waters　of　Esgalduin　lay　the　no…land　of　Nan　Dungortheb；　　
and　that　region　was　filled　with　fear；　for　upon　its　one　side　the　power　of　Melian　fenced　the　north　march　of　Doriath；　but　　
upon　the　other　side　the　sheer　precipices　of　Ered　Gorgoroth；　Mountains　of　Terror；　fell　down　from　high　Dorthonion。　　
Thither；　as　was　earlier　told；　Ungoliant　had　fled　from　the　whips　of　the　Balrogs；　and　there　she　dwelt　a　while；　filling　the　　
ravines　with　her　deadly　gloom；　and　there　still；　when　she　had　passed　away；　her　foul　offspring　lurked　and　wove　their　evil　　
nets；　and　the　thin　waters　that　spilled　from　Ered　Gorgoroth　were　defiled；　and　perilous　to　drink；　for　the　hearts　of　those　that　　
tasted　them　were　filled　with　shadows　of　madness　and　despair。　All　living　things　else　shunned　that　land；　and　the　Noldor　　
would　pass　through　Nan　Dungortheb　only　at　great　need；　by　paths　near　to　the　borders　of　Doriath　and　furthest　from　the　　
haunted　hills。　That　way　was　made　long　before；　in　the　time　ere　Morgoth　returned　to　Middle…earth；　and　if　one　fared　upon　it　　
he　came　eastwards　to　Esgalduin；　where　still　there　stood　in　the　days　of　the　Siege　the　stone　bridge　of　Iant　Taur。　Thence　he　　
passed　through　Dor　Dínen；　the　Silent　Land；　and　crossing　the　Arossiach　（which　signifies　the　Fords　of　Aros）　came　to　the　　
north　marches　of　Beleriand；　where　dwelt　the　sons　of　F？anor。　
Southward　lay　the　guarded　woods　of　Doriath；　abode　of　Thingol　the　Hidden　King；　into　whose　realm　none　passed　　
save　by　his　will。　Its　northern　and　lesser　part；　the　Forest　of　Neldoreth；　was　bounded　east　and　south　by　the　dark　river　　
Esgalduin；　which　bent　westward　in　the　midst　of　the　land；　and　between　Aros　and　Esgalduin　lay　the　denser　and　greater　　
woods　of　Region。　Upon　the　southern　bank　of　Esgalduin；　where　it　turned　westward　towards　Sirion；　were　the　Caves　of　　
Menegroth；　and　all　Doriath　lay　east　of　Sirion　save　for　a　narrow　region　of　woodland　between　the　meeting　of　Teiglin　and　　
Sirion　and　the　Meres　of　Twilight。　By　the　people　of　Doriath　this　wood　was　called　Nivrim；　the　West　March；　great　oak…　
trees　grew　there；　and　it　also　was　enpassed　within　the　Girdle　of　Melian；　that　so　some　portion　of　Sirion　which　she　　
loved　in　reverence　of　Ulmo　should　be　wholly　under　the　power　of　Thingol。　
In　the　south…west　of　Doriath；　where　Aros　flowed　into　Sirion；　lay　great　pools　and　marshes　on　either　side　of　the　　
river；　which　halted　there　in　his　course　and　strayed　in　many　channels。　That　region　was　named　Aelin…uial；　the　Twilight　　
Meres；　for　they　were　wrapped　in　mists；　and　the　enchantment　of　Doriath　lay　over　them。　Now　all　the　northern　part　of　　
Beleriand　sloped　southward　to　this　point　and　then　for　a　while　was　plain；　and　the　flood　of　Sirion　was　stayed。　But　south　of　　
Aelin…uial　the　land　fell　suddenly　and　steeply；　and　all　the　lower　fields　of　Sirion　were　divided　from　the　upper　fields　by　this　　
fall；　which　to　one　looking　from　the　south　northward　appeared　as　an　endless　chain　of　hills　running　from　Eglarest　beyond　　
Narog　in　the　west　to　Amon　Ereb　in　the　east；　within　far　sight　of　Gelion。　Narog　came　through　these　hills　in　a　deep　gorge；　　
and　flowed　over　rapids　bat　had　no　fall；　and　on　its　western　bank　the　land　rose　into　the　great　wooded　highlands　of　Tauren…　
Faroth。　On　the　west　side　of　this　gorge；　where　the　short　and　foaming　stream　Ringwil　tumbled　headlong　into　Narog　from　　
the　High　Faroth；　Finrod　established　Nargothrond。　But　some　twenty…five　leagues　east　of　the　gorge　of　Nargothrond　Sirion　　
fell　from　the　north　in　a　mighty　fall　below　the　Meres；　and　then　he　plunged　suddenly　underground　into　great　tunnels　that　　
the　weight　of　his　falling　waters　delved；　and　he　issued　again　three　leagues　southward　with　great　noise　and　smoke　through　　
rocky　arches　at　the　foot　of　the　hills　which　were　called　the　Gates　of　Sirion。　
This　dividing　fall　was　named　Andram；　the　Long　Wall；　from　Nargothrond　to　Ramdal；　the　Wall's　End；　in　East　　
Beleriand。　But　in　the　east　it　became　ever　less　sheer；　for　the　vale　of　Gelion　sloped　steadily　southward；　and　Gelion　had　　
neither　fall　nor　rapids　throughout　his　course；　but　was　ever　swifter　than　was　Sirion。　Between　Ramdal　and　Gelion　there　　
stood　a　single　hill　of　great　extent　and　gentle　slopes；　but　seeming　mightier　than　it　was；　for　it　stood　alone；　and　that　hill　was　　
named　Amon　Ereb。　Upon　Amon　Ereb　died　Denethor；　lord　of　the　Nandor　that　dwelt　in　Ossiriand；　who　marched　to　the　aid　　
of　Thingol　against　Morgoth　in　those　days　when　the　Orcs　first　came　down　in　force；　and　broke　the　starlit　peace　of　　
Beleriand；　and　upon　that　hill　Maedhros　dwelt　after　the　great　defeat。　But　south　of　the　Andram；　between　Sirion　and　　
Gelion；　was　a　wild　land　of　tangled　forest　in　which　no　folk　went；　save　here　and　there　a　few　Dark　Elves　wandering