Greenwood the Great
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Greenwood the Great is the vast forest in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth that later becomes known as Mirkwood, home to the Elven kingdom ruled by Thranduil.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional forest
ⓘ
location in Middle-earth ⓘ region of Rhovanion ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Eryn Galen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Greenwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Hobbit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED ⓘ The Silmarillion NERFINISHED ⓘ Unfinished Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToFictionalUniverse | Middle-earth legendarium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borders |
Anduin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Erebor NERFINISHED ⓘ Iron Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ Lórien (across the Anduin) NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhûn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Forests of Middle-earth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rhovanion locations ⓘ |
| contains |
Elvenking’s Halls
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elvenking’s underground palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | existed before the Second Age ⓘ |
| fateAfterWarOfTheRing | cleansed of Sauron’s shadow ⓘ |
| governedBy | Thranduil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInhabitants |
Woodmen (in some periods)
ⓘ
giant spiders (after corruption as Mirkwood) ⓘ |
| homeOf |
Elvenking Thranduil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Silvan Elves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | European mythic forests (in Tolkien’s legendarium) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Elven realm of the Woodland Realm
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
dense woodland ⓘ vast size ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Silvan Elvish
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Sindarin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterKnownAs | Mirkwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Rhovanion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | eastern side of the Anduin ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Appendices to The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Dol Guldur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Wilderland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postWarName | Eryn Lasgalen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| realmOf | Woodland Realm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForRenaming | shadow and corruption from Dol Guldur ⓘ |
| renamedAs | Mirkwood in the Third Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
Dol Guldur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sauron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | primarily Second Age and early Third Age ⓘ |
| traversedBy |
Elf-path
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ⓘ
Old Forest Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.