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When　nearly　one　hundred　years　had　run　since　the　Dagor　Aglareb；　Morgoth　endeavoured　to　take　Fingolfin　at　　
unawares　（for　he　knew　of　the　vigilance　of　Maedhros）；　and　he　sent　forth　an　army　into　the　white　north；　and　they　turned　　
west　and　again　south　and　came　down　the　coasts　to　the　Firth　of　Drengist；　by　the　route　that　Fingolfin　followed　from　the　　
Grinding　Ice。　Thus　they　would　enter　into　the　realm　of　Hithlum　from　the　west；　but　they　were　espied　in　time；　and　Fingon　　
fell　upon　them　among　the　hills　at　the　head　of　the　Firth；　and　most　of　the　Orcs　were　driven　into　the　sea。　This　was　not　　
reckoned　among　the　great　battles；　for　the　Orcs　were　not　in　great　number；　and　only　a　part　of　the　people　of　Hithlum　fought　　
there。　But　thereafter　there　was　peace　for　many　years；　and　no　open　assault　from　Angband；　for　Morgoth　perceived　now　　
that　the　Orcs　unaided　were　no　match　for　the　Noldor；　and　he　sought　in　his　heart　for　new　counsel。　
Again　after　a　hundred　years　Glaurung；　the　first　of　the　Urulóki；　the　fire…drakes　of　the　North；　issued　from　　
Angband's　gates　by　night。　He　was　yet　young　and　scarce　half…grown；　for　long　and　slow　is　the　life　of　the　dragons；　but　the　　
Elves　fled　before　him　to　Ered　Wethrin　and　Dorthonion　in　dismay；　and　he　defiled　the　fields　of　Ard…galen。　Then　Fingon　　
prince　of　Hithlum　rode　against　him　with　archers　on　horseback；　and　hemmed　him　round　with　a　ring　of　swift　riders；　and　　
Glaurung　could　not　endure　their　darts；　being　not　yet　e　to　his　full　armoury；　and　he　fled　back　to　Angband；　and　came　　
not　forth　again　for　many　years。　Fingon　won　great　praise；　and　the　Noldor　rejoiced；　for　few　foresaw　the　full　meaning　and　　
threat　of　this　new　thing。　But　Morgoth　was　ill…pleased　that　Glaurung　had　disclosed　himself　over…soon；　and　after　his　defeat　　
there　was　the　Long　Peace　of　wellnigh　two　hundred　years。　In　all　that　time　there　were　but　affrays　on　the　marches；　and　all　　
Beleriand　prospered　and　grew　rich。　Behind　the　guard　of　their　armies　in　the　north　the　Noldor　built　their　dwellings　and　　
their　towers；　and　many　fair　things　they　made　in　those　days；　and　poems　and　histories　and　books　of　lore。　In　many　parts　of　　
the　land　the　Noldor　and　the　Sindar　became　welded　into　one　people；　and　spoke　the　same　tongue；　though　this　difference　　
remained　between　them；　that　the　Noldor　had　the　greater　power　of　mind　and　body。　and　were　the　mightier　warriors　and　　
sages；　and　they　built　with　stone；　and　loved　the　hill…slopes　and　open　lands。　But　the　Sindar　had　the　fairer　voices　and　were　　
more　skilled　in　music；　save　only　Maglor　son　of　F？anor；　and　they　loved　the　woods　and　the　riversides；　and　some　of　the　　
Grey…elves　still　wandered　far　and　wide　without　settled　abode；　and　they　sang　as　they　went。　
　
　
Chapter　14　
Of　Beleriand　and　Its　Realms　
This　is　the　fashion　of　the　lands　into　which　the　Noldor　came；　in　the　north　of　the　western　regions　of　Middle…earth；　in　the　　
ancient　days；　and　here　also　is　told　of　the　manner　in　which　the　chieftains　of　the　Eldar　held　their　lands　and　the　leaguer　　
upon　Morgoth　after　the　Dagor　Aglareb；　the　third　battle　in　the　Wars　of　Beleriand。　
　
In　the　north　of　the　world　Melkor　had　in　the　ages　past　reared　Ered　Engrin；　the　Iron　Mountains；　as　a　fence　to　his　　
citadel　of　Utumno；　and　they　stood　upon　the　borders　of　the　regions　of　everlasting　cold；　in　a　great　curve　from　east　to　west。　　
Behind　the　walls　of　Ered　Engrin　in　the　west；　where　they　bent　back　northwards；　Melkor　built　another　fortress；　as　a　　
defence　against　assault　that　might　e　from　Valinor；　and　when　he　came　back　to　Middle…earth；　as　has　been　told；　he　took　　
up　his　abode　in　the　endless　dungeons　of　Angband；　the　Hells　of　Iron；　for　in　the　War　of　the　Powers　the　Valar；　in　their　haste　　
to　overthrow　him　in　his　great　stronghold　of　Utumno；　did　not　wholly　destroy　Angband　nor　search　out　all　its　deep　places。　　
Beneath　Ered　Engrin　he　made　a　great　tunnel；　which　issued　south　of　the　mountains；　and　there　he　made　a　mighty　gate。　But　　
above　this　gate；　and　behind　it　even　to　the　mountains；　he　piled　the　thunderous　towers　of　Thangorodrim；　that　were　made　of　　
the　ash　and　slag　of　his　subterranean　furnaces；　and　the　vast　refuse　of　his　tunnellings。　They　were　black　and　desolate　and　　
exceedingly　lofty；　and　smoke　issued　from　their　tops；　dark　and　foul　upon　the　northern　sky。　Before　the　gates　of　Angband　　
filth　and　desolation　spread　southward　for　many　miles　over　the　wide　plain　of　Ard…galen；　but　after　the　ing　of　the　Sun　　
rich　grass　arose　there；　and　while　Angband　was　besieged　and　its　gates　shut　there　were　green　things　even　among　the　pits　　
and　broken　rocks　before　the　doors　of　hell。　
To　the　west　of　Thangorodrim　lay　Hisilóm？；　the　Land　of　Mist；　for　so　it　was　named　by　the　Noldor　in　their　own　　
tongue　because　of　the　clouds　that　Morgoth　sent　thither　during　their　first　encampment；　Hithlum　it　became　in　the　tongue　of　　
the　Sindar　that　dwelt　in　those　regions。　It　was　a　fair　land　while　the　Siege　of　Angband　lasted；　although　its　air　was　cool　and　　
winter　there　was　cold。　In　the　west　it　was　bounded　by　Ered　Lómin；　the　Echoing　Mountains　that　marched　near　the　sea；　and　　
in　the　east　and　south　by　the　great　curve　of　Ered　Wethrin；　the　Shadowy　Mountains；　that　looked　across　Ard…galen　and　the　　
Vale　of　Sirion。　
Fingolfin　and　Fingon　his　son　held　Hithlum；　and　the　most　part　of　Fingolfin's　folk　dwelt　in　Mithrim　about　the　　
shores　of　the　great　lake；　to　Fingon　was　assigned　Dor…lómin；　that　lay　to　the　west　of　the　Mountains　of　Mithrim。　But　their　　
chief　fortress　was　at　Eithel　Sirion　in　the　east　of　Ered　Wethrin；　whence　they　kept　watch　upon　Ard…galen；　and　their　cavalry　　
rode　upon　that　plain　even　to　the　shadow　of　Thangorodrim；　for　from　few　their　horses　had　increased　swiftly；　and　the　grass　　
of　Ard…galen　was　rich　and　green。　Of　those　horses　many　of　the　sires　came　from　Valinor；　and　they　were　given　to　Fingolfin　　
by　Maedhros　in　atonement　of　his　losses；　for　they　had　been　carried　by　ship　to　Losgar。　
West　of　Dor…lómin；　beyond　the　Echoing　Mountains；　which　south　of　the　Firth　of　Drengist　marched　inland；　lay　　
Nevrast；　that　signifies　the　Hither　Shore　in　the　Sindarin　tongue。　That　name　was　given　at　first　to　all　the　coast…lands　south　　
of　the　Firth；　but　afterwards　only　to　the　land　whose　shores　lay　between　Drengist　and　Mount　Taras。　There　for　many　years　　
was　the　realm　of　Turgon　the　wise；　son　of　Fingolfin；　bounded　by　the　sea；　and　by　Ered　Lómin；　and　by　the　hills　which　　
continued　the　walls　of　Ered　Wethrin　westward；　from　Ivrin　to　Mount　Taras；　which　stood　upon　a　promontory。　By　some　　
Nevrast　was　held　to　belong　rather　to　Beleriand　than　to　Hithlum；　for　it　was　a　milder　land；　watered　by　the　wet　winds　from　　
the　sea　and　sheltered　from　the　cold　north　winds　that　blew　over　Hithlum。　It　was　a　hollow　land；　surrounded　by　mountains　　
and　great　coast…cliffs　higher　than　the　plains　behind；　and　no　river　flowed　thence；　and　there　was　a　great　mere　in　the　midst　　
of　Nevrast；　with　no　certain　shores；　being　encircled　by　wide　marshes。　Linaewen　was　the　name　of　that　mere；　because　of　　
the　multitude　of　birds　that　dwelt　there；　of　such　as　love　tall　reeds　and　shallow　pools。　At　the　ing　of　the　Noldor　many　of　　
the　Grey…elves　lived　in　Nevrast　near　to　the　coasts；　and　especially　about　Mount　Taras　in　the　south…west；　for　to　that　place　　
Ulmo　and　Oss？　had　been　wont　to　e　in　days　o