Lothlórien is a kingdom of Silvan Elves on the eastern side of the Hithaeglir. It is considered one of the most beautiful and "elvish" places in Middle-earth during the Third Age, and had the only mallorn-trees east of the sea.
The first inhabitants of the forested area later known as Lórien were a group of Nandor that refused to cross the Hithaeglir. Lórien was probably one of their scattered settlements in the area; but there were no mellyrn in that time. Later, however, as the power of the Longbeards of Moria grew, they relocated to the eastern side of the Anduin, across from the Nimrodel. The land in which they dwelt (the forest east of the Hithaeglir, above Fangorn and below Mirkwood) became known in the Silvan tongue as Lórinand, or Laurelindórenan.
Special Features:
- Main vegetation: forest
- Special units: none
- Capability to gather local troops when under siege (only AI) |