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marked in red]] Eriador is a large region in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional world of Middle-earth . In the Second Age , and possibly much earlier, it was largely forested, but the Dúnedain felled most of the forests to build Ship s out of them. Much of it was encompassed in the early Third Age by the kingdom of Arnor , which later split into the rival kingdoms of Rhudaur , Arthedain and Cardolan . The Shire occupies part of the former kingdom of Arthedain, while Bree and its neighbouring villages lie on the border with the former Cardolan. The Barrow-wights dwell within ancient burial mounds constructed in the First Age by the Edain as they journeyed to Beleriand . Other important places in Eriador are Rivendell and the abandoned kingdoms of Eregion and Angmar . By the time of the War Of The Ring , Eriador was largely deserted. Its boundaries were:
Important rivers were the Lune ( Elvish ''Lhûn''), the Brandywine (Elvish '' Baranduin '') and the Greyflood . |
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