Darkening of Mirkwood
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The Darkening of Mirkwood is a period in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium when the great forest of Mirkwood falls under the growing shadow and corruption of Sauron’s influence.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in Middle-earth
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fictional historical event ⓘ period in the Third Age ⓘ |
| alias | Shadow over Mirkwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCreature | giant spiders of Mirkwood ⓘ |
| associatedWithGroup | White Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRace |
Men of the Wood
NERFINISHED
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Silvan Elves NERFINISHED ⓘ Sindar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
corruption spreading from Dol Guldur
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growing power of Sauron ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
corruption of the forest
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increase of spiders and fell creatures ⓘ spreading shadow ⓘ |
| describedIn | writings of J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| endsWith | White Council’s assault on Dol Guldur ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | fictional ⓘ |
| follows | Greenwood the Great’s time of peace ⓘ |
| genre | high fantasy ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
Beornings
NERFINISHED
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Elvenking Thranduil’s realm ⓘ Greenwood the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ Woodmen of Mirkwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLocation | Dol Guldur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainAntagonist | Sauron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMedium | prose literature ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
corruption by evil power
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decline of once-fair realms ⓘ |
| involves |
Gandalf
NERFINISHED
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Legolas NERFINISHED ⓘ Necromancer of Dol Guldur NERFINISHED ⓘ Thranduil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| occursIn |
Mirkwood
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Rhovanion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Rhovanion in the Third Age
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legendarium of J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| precedes | events of The Hobbit ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The History of Middle-earth
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The Hobbit NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED ⓘ Unfinished Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultsIn | Greenwood the Great being renamed Mirkwood ⓘ |
| setInFictionalUniverse | Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Third Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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