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A great inland forest realm in central Beleriand, with the cave-palace of Menegroth on the Esgalduin.
History
Preserved by Melian’s Girdle until Thingol’s death and the ruin of Doriath in the wars over the Silmaril.
People & inhabitants
Sindar under Thingol and Melian.
Significance
The setting of Beren and Lúthien, the tale that most deeply shaped Tolkien’s imagination.
Events here
Sources
The Silmarillion · 1977
Posthumously edited. Contains the Ainulindalë, Valaquenta, Quenta Silmarillion, Akallabêth and Of the Rings of Power.
Beren and Lúthien · 2017
Multiple versions of the tale, showing how the story evolved.