the Fen of Serech
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The Fen of Serech is a marshy, strategically significant wetland in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, known as the site of key battles during the wars against Morgoth in the First Age.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fen of Serech | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
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geographical feature in Middle-earth ⓘ marsh ⓘ wetland ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Children of Húrin
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The History of Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ The Silmarillion ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Dagor Bragollach
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Nirnaeth Arnoediad NERFINISHED ⓘ rearguard action of Húrin and Huor after Nirnaeth Arnoediad ⓘ retreat of Fingolfin’s and Fingon’s forces after Dagor Bragollach ⓘ |
| battleSiteFor |
escape of Turgon of Gondolin from Nirnaeth Arnoediad
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last stand of Húrin Thalion NERFINISHED ⓘ retreat of the sons of Finarfin and Fingolfin’s host after Dagor Bragollach ⓘ |
| category |
Battlefields of the First Age
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Locations in Beleriand ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Fingon (at the time of Dagor Bragollach)
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Hithlum’s forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendedBy |
Huor
NERFINISHED
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Húrin NERFINISHED ⓘ Men of Dor-lómin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Legendarium of J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sindarin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Beleriand
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First Age Beleriand NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Anfauglith
NERFINISHED
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Ard-galen NERFINISHED ⓘ Dor-lómin NERFINISHED ⓘ Ered Wethrin NERFINISHED ⓘ Hithlum NERFINISHED ⓘ Mithrim NERFINISHED ⓘ Pass of Sirion NERFINISHED ⓘ Sirion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
allowing Turgon and the remnant of his host to escape to Gondolin
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capture of Húrin by Morgoth ⓘ slaughter of many Men of Hithlum ⓘ |
| opposedForces |
Morgoth
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orcs of Angband NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
controlled access between Hithlum and the south of Beleriand
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formed a defensive bottleneck near the Pass of Sirion ⓘ |
| terrainType |
fen
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marshy ⓘ |
| threatenedBy | Morgoth’s armies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | First Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterSource | Sirion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldCreatedBy | J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.