Girdle of Melian
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The Girdle of Melian was a powerful magical barrier woven by the Maia Melian that concealed and safeguarded the Elven kingdom of Doriath in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
enchantment
ⓘ
fictional object ⓘ magical barrier ⓘ |
| activatedBy | Melian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
J.R.R. Tolkien legendarium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Silmarillion ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Beleriand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sindar NERFINISHED ⓘ Thingol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | J.R.R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Artifacts in The Silmarillion
ⓘ
Magical defenses in Middle-earth ⓘ |
| consequenceOfEnd | Doriath left unprotected NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator |
Maia Melian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Melian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| effectOnEnemies |
causes them to become lost
ⓘ
prevents them from finding Menegroth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endsWith | departure of Melian from Middle-earth ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Melian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Melian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Beren entered with guidance of Lúthien
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Túrin Turambar passed into Doriath ⓘ |
| opposes |
Morgoth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
forces of Angband NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| property |
confuses intruders
ⓘ
difficult to penetrate ⓘ enchanted with Maia power ⓘ invisible barrier ⓘ prevents entry of enemies ⓘ |
| protects |
Doriath
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elven kingdom of Doriath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
conceal Doriath
ⓘ
safeguard Doriath ⓘ |
| realmTypeProtected | hidden Elven realm ⓘ |
| region | central Beleriand ⓘ |
| surrounds |
Menegroth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the forests of Doriath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | First Age ⓘ |
| universe | Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weakness |
can be passed by those guided by its rulers
ⓘ
can be passed by those invited ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.