Forest between which rivers? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Elu Ancalime · 02-21-2006, 08:17 PM

This question has been bugging me for a while.

Whenever I think of what lands were drowned in the War of Wrath, I can usually picture where the boundary is in my mind. However, the southern boundary of Beleriand has me baffeled. No Siml map shows how far down Taur-in-Duaith goes, but I always assumed its coast on Balar stretched down to where the Ras Morthil was. Karen Fonnestad mapped that in the Atlas of Middle-Earth, however the amount of cannicolness of the Atlas is debateable. She has taken most of the drawing from what Christopher Tolkien had that were early scripts and pieced together notes from JRR to illustrate his writings; or thats how I think she did those maps.

So I was wondering, what rivers is Taur-in-Duaith really between? I can see that the Gelion runs through the eastern side from Ossiriand, but the only water on the other side is Balar and the rest of the Western Sea. So, what is this other river? Did I miss something perhaps metaphorical or something not literal? I cant come up with an answer...
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02-21-2006, 08:17 PM	#1
Elu Ancalime Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Anador Posts: 476	Forest between which rivers? This question has been bugging me for a while. Whenever I think of what lands were drowned in the War of Wrath, I can usually picture where the boundary is in my mind. However, the southern boundary of Beleriand has me baffeled. No Siml map shows how far down Taur-in-Duaith goes, but I always assumed its coast on Balar stretched down to where the Ras Morthil was. Karen Fonnestad mapped that in the Atlas of Middle-Earth, however the amount of cannicolness of the Atlas is debateable. She has taken most of the drawing from what Christopher Tolkien had that were early scripts and pieced together notes from JRR to illustrate his writings; or thats how I think she did those maps. So I was wondering, what rivers is Taur-in-Duaith really between? I can see that the Gelion runs through the eastern side from Ossiriand, but the only water on the other side is Balar and the rest of the Western Sea. So, what is this other river? Did I miss something perhaps metaphorical or something not literal? I cant come up with an answer... ________ FERRARI F1/87 SPECIFICATIONS Last edited by Elu Ancalime; 03-03-2011 at 11:09 PM.