Taur-nu-Fuin
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Taur-nu-Fuin is the Sindarin name used in Tolkien’s legendarium for the dark, corrupted forest later known as Mirkwood in Middle-earth.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Taur-nu-Fuin canonical | 2 |
| Tol Sirion | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional forest
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location in Middle-earth ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dark Wood
NERFINISHED
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Mirkwood NERFINISHED ⓘ Mirkwood (later name) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Children of Húrin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The History of Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ The Silmarillion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Beleg Cúthalion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Glaurung NERFINISHED ⓘ Morgoth NERFINISHED ⓘ Túrin Turambar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Forests of Beleriand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Locations in The Silmarillion ⓘ Tolkien legendarium locations ⓘ |
| causeOfTransformation | corruption by Morgoth ⓘ |
| characteristic |
dark
ⓘ
evil ⓘ full of dread ⓘ haunted ⓘ |
| corruptedBy | Morgoth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| describedIn |
The Children of Húrin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Lays of Beleriand NERFINISHED ⓘ The Silmarillion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymologyLanguageFamily | Elvish ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspirationFor | later concept of Mirkwood ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sindarin ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Beleriand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Dorthonion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | Forest under Night ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Túrin’s encounter with Glaurung nearby
ⓘ
wanderings of Túrin Turambar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
perpetual gloom
ⓘ
terror for travelers ⓘ twisted and poisoned trees ⓘ |
| notableInhabitants |
fell creatures of Morgoth
ⓘ
orcs ⓘ |
| predecessor | Dorthonion (as a fair forested highland) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedToponym | Mirkwood (Third Age forest in Rhovanion) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | First Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transformedFrom | Dorthonion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfEnvironment | dense forest ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tol Sirion