In J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional legendarium, Beleriand was a region in northwestern Middle-earth during the First Age. Events in Beleriand are described chiefly in his work The Silmarillion: It tells
Tolkien borrowed the Arthurian place-name Brocéliande, an enchanted forest, for an early version of Beleriand. Detail of 1868 illustration by Gustave Doré
Men flee into Beleriand from the East: perhaps, Shippey writes, they were expelled from Eden. Painting by D. di Michelino, c. 1460
In the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, the Noldor are a kindred of Elves who migrate west to the blessed realm of Valinor from the continent of Middle-earth, splitting from other groups of Elves as they we
The Tuatha Dé Danann depicted in John Duncan's 1911 Riders of the Sidhe
The Noldor have skill in weaving and needlework through Finwë's marriage to Míriel. Tolkien was aware that Germanic women were called weavers or embroiderers. Baldishol Tapestry pictured.