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Dates
Created during the War of the Last Alliance at the end of the Second Age1
Location
A wide region between Mirkwood to the north and the hills of the Emyn Muil to the south

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Brown Lands

The ruined lands to the east of the Anduin

Map of the Brown Lands

The blighted lands that lay on the eastern banks of the Anduin, between the Emyn Muil in the south and the borders of Rhovanion in the north.


Notes

1

The text of The Lord of the Rings offers little specific information about the creation of the Brown Lands, other than Treebeard's rather vague report that they were formed 'in the time of the war between Sauron and the Men of the Sea' (The Two Towers III 4, Treebeard). In itself that might refer to various conflicts throughout the Second Age. However, in his letters Tolkien is explicit that this region (where the gardens of the Entwives had once been found) was destroyed during the War of the Last Alliance, at some point between II 3429 and II 3441.

See also...

Apples, Entwives, Fimbrethil, River Anduin, Search of the Ents, Sloe

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  • Updated 7 March 2015
  • Updates planned: 1

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Brown Lands

The ruined lands to the east of the Anduin

Dates
Created during the War of the Last Alliance at the end of the Second Age1
Location
A wide region between Mirkwood to the north and the hills of the Emyn Muil to the south

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 7 March 2015
  • Updates planned: 1

Brown Lands

The ruined lands to the east of the Anduin

Map of the Brown Lands

The blighted lands that lay on the eastern banks of the Anduin, between the Emyn Muil in the south and the borders of Rhovanion in the north.


Notes

1

The text of The Lord of the Rings offers little specific information about the creation of the Brown Lands, other than Treebeard's rather vague report that they were formed 'in the time of the war between Sauron and the Men of the Sea' (The Two Towers III 4, Treebeard). In itself that might refer to various conflicts throughout the Second Age. However, in his letters Tolkien is explicit that this region (where the gardens of the Entwives had once been found) was destroyed during the War of the Last Alliance, at some point between II 3429 and II 3441.

See also...

Apples, Entwives, Fimbrethil, River Anduin, Search of the Ents, Sloe

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 7 March 2015
  • Updates planned: 1

For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page.

Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1999, 2001, 2014-2015. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ.

Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.
Personality is one part of understanding a candidate's suitability for a role, but aptitude can also be crucial.