Lóthlorien

Figure 8. Adapted from Tolkien, J. R. R. (2012). The realm of Middle-earth [Map]. The Lord of the Rings: 50th Anniversary One-Volume Edition. New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin.

Lóthlorien (or Lorien) is the domain ruled by the great Elf-queen Galadriel and her consort Celeborn. Although Lóthlorien has long been under siege by Sauron, Galadriel has hidden it from his vision by wielding one of the remaining Rings of Power not under the control of Sauron himself (Fisher, 2006, p. 227).

When studying this region, students should pay close attention to the ecology of Lóthlorien.

Recommended Readings

Kelly, A. K., & Livingston, M. (2009). ” A far green country”: Tolkien, paradise, and the end of all things in medieval literature. Mythlore: A Journal of JRR Tolkien, CS Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature, 27(3), 13.

Lynch, J. (1978). The literary banquet and the eucharistic feast: Tradition in Tolkien. Mythlore: A Journal of JRR Tolkien, CS Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature, 5(2), 4.