Mirkwood

Sindarin: Eryn Lasgalen ‘Forest of Green-leaf’

• orod S – mountain E
• ered S – mountains E
• las S – leaf E
• calen S – green E
• las + calen → lasgalen S, lenition

English: Mirkwood

German: Düsterwald ‘Mirkwood’

References: Verified: LRde

Sindarin: Taur-e-Ndaedelos ‘Forest-of the-great-Fear’

• taur S – forest E
• e S – of E
• dae S – shadow (or dreadful, horrible, ghastly, PE 17:151) E
• delos S – abhorrence / detestation / loathing E, Etym./355

References: Verified: UT

Sindarin: Taur-nu-Fuin ‘Forest-under-shadow’

• taur S – forest E
• nu S – under E
• fuin S – night / dead of night / gloom / darkness, Ety/354, Ety/382, †

English: Greenwood the Great

German: Nachtwald ‘Night-wood’

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Eryn Galen — Tolkien Gateway

Greenwood the Great / Eryn Vorn — Tolkien Gateway

Mirkwood / Taur e-Ndaedelos — Tolkien Gateway

Mirkwood / Eryn Galen / Taur-nu-Fuin / Eryn Lasgalen / Woodland Realm / Taur-e-Ndaedelos / Greenwood the Great / Wood of Green Leaves — The Thain's Book

Dark Mountains, An old name for the Mountains of Mirkwood. — Encyclopedia Arda

Eryn Galen, The Greenwood. — Encyclopedia Arda

Eryn Lasgalen, The Wood of Greenleaves. — Encyclopedia Arda

Greenwood the Great, The former name of Mirkwood. — Encyclopedia Arda

Mirkwood, Greatest of the forests of Middle-earth. — Encyclopedia Arda

Mountains of Mirkwood, The central highlands of Middle-earth’s greatest forest. — Encyclopedia Arda

Taur-e-Ndaedelos, The Forest of the Great Fear. — Encyclopedia Arda

Taur-nu-Fuin / Taur-nu-Fuin, Dorthonion, The Forest under Nightshade. — Encyclopedia Arda

Taur-nu-Fuin / Taur-nu-Fuin, Mirkwood, The Elves’ name for Mirkwood. — Encyclopedia Arda

The Forest / Forest, A term sometimes used for Mirkwood. — Encyclopedia Arda

The Wood / Wood, The greatest of Middle-earth’s forests. — Encyclopedia Arda

Wood of Greenleaves, Eryn Lasgalen. — Encyclopedia Arda

Woodland Realm — Encyclopedia Arda

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