Why not evoke the spirit of Bilbo Baggins, a true explorer, by going on an adventure across the magical landscapes of Iceland? The author even had an Icelandic nanny at one point and through her became acquainted with Norse mythology from Icelandic folklore that in some way will have influenced many of the beloved characters and destinations from his fantastic universe.
Have you found a piece of Middle-earth somewhere in the world? Tell us where in the comments! Based in Toronto, Sahar is a full-time content editor for Days to Come and part-time travel junkie. This story was created in partnership with: Tourism Authority of Thailand and Qatar Skip to content Search for: Search.
Wicklow The sprawling mountains and passageways of Rohan played a key role for many events in the Tolkien universe. Middle-earth like landscape Laugavegur Trail, Alftavatn, Iceland Why not evoke the spirit of Bilbo Baggins, a true explorer, by going on an adventure across the magical landscapes of Iceland?
View all posts by Sahar Aman. Related Articles. Posted on Published July 19, July 15, 7 min read. Posted on Published March 30, March 30, 8 min read. Posted on Published April 6, March 24, 8 min read. Weathertop, where Aragorn fought off the Nazgul is located here. Minas Tirith is in J. Tolkien's Middle Earth and is the capital city of Gondor. Before the journey of the Fellowship, the Dwarves abandoned the Mines and Orcs and other creatures occupied them.
A great forest east of the Anduin. It is home to a host of elves under the command of Thranduil, and the dark fortress of Dol Guldur. A mountain range in Middle Earth that runs north and south, housing the infamous Mines of Moria beneath.
Getting past them is a source of much trouble for the protagonists in both The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. The evil land in the Lord of the Rings in which Sauron lives. The final location of Frodo's journey to destroy 'the one ring'. Mount Doom contains the very fires where 'the one ring' was forged and the only place where the ring could be un-forged to save Middle-Earth from Sauron's rule.
Osgiliath was the first Capital city of Gondor. It's also the location of a few battles in the Return of the King game. Rohan is in J. From Orthanc, Isengard's foot-tall tower of unbreakable stone, Saruman seeks the One Ring for himself. After the destruction of Beleriand many dwarves emigrated to Khazad-dm, making it the greatest of dwarven cities.
The dwarves of Khazad-dm found enthusiastic trading partners and fellow craftspeople in the elven smiths of Eregion, and they shared the longest peaceful relationship between the two races. Khazad-dm was also the only place where the rare metal mithril could be found, but in mining mithril, the dwarves accidentally freed the balrog.
The dwarves fled Khazad-dm and hence forth it was known as Moria, the "Black Chasm. In the Third Age Galadriel and her husband Celeborn came to Lrian and lent it some of the grace of the ancient elven kingdoms. Galadriel used Nenya, one of the elven Rings of Power forged in the Second Age , to cast a spell of protection around Lrian that made it invisible to Sauron and his minions. It was named after the elven stronghold of Minas Tirith, which stood against the forces of Sauron in Beleriand some 5, years prior.
As related in The Hobbit , it was here that Bilbo Baggins and the Dwarves encountered the giant spiders.
In the southwest corner of Mirkwood stands the fortress of Dol Goldur, Sauron's hiding place and the source of the forest's blight. Misty Mountains A great mountain chain that runs through the northwest of Middle-earth for a thousand miles. In the Third Age, a growing population of orcs made the Misty Mountains extremely dangerous. Mordor lies in the southeastern corner of the known lands of Middle-earth, and is a barren and blasted plain, surrounded by rocky mountains and foul swamps.
It is home to the armies and slaves of its master, and some long-forgotten evils. Sauron's fortress in Mordor is the tower of Barad-dr. So powerful was his sorcery that only the fire that forged it could destroy the Ring. Nmenor was nearer to Aman than to Middle-earth. Instead they became great sailors and explorers of Middle-earth. The Island of Nmenor was in the form of a star with five arms. Near the end of the Second Age of the Sun Nmenor was destroyed by the folly of its people.
Bilbo Baggins visits during the Quest of Erebor , and later takes up residence there. Rohan Originally a province of Gondor, these rolling grasslands were granted to Eorl of the Northmen in in recognition of the military aid Eorl had given Gondor at great risk to himself and his men. The people of Rohan are famous horsemen and their horses, including Gandalf's great steed Shadowfax, are legendary.
Important sites include the great fortress of Helm's Deep and the capital, Edoras. The Shire Located in the northwest of Middle-earth, the Shire is a loosely organized territory in which most of Middle-earth's hobbits live.
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