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Canon

Original locations created by the ArdaCraft team to fill in gaps left by J.R.R. Tolkien. It is carefully designed to remain completely faithful to the established Middle-earth canon.

By the afternoon they had reached the eaves of
Mirkwood, and were resting almost beneath the great
overhanging boughs of its outer trees. Their trunks were
huge and gnarled, their branches twisted, their leaves
were dark and long. Ivy grew on them and trailed along
the ground.
“Well, here is Mirkwood!” said Gandalf. “The greatest
of the forests of the Northern world. I hope you like the
look of it.”
-The Hobbit, Chapter 7

Mirkwood is a large forest to the west of the River Anduin and the Misty Mountains. It is traversed by Bilbo Baggins during his journey to Erebor.

By the afternoon they had reached the eaves of
Mirkwood, and were resting almost beneath the great
overhanging boughs of its outer trees. Their trunks were
huge and gnarled, their branches twisted, their leaves
were dark and long. Ivy grew on them and trailed along
the ground.
“Well, here is Mirkwood!” said Gandalf. “The greatest
of the forests of the Northern world. I hope you like the
look of it.”
-The Hobbit, Chapter 7

Mirkwood is a large forest to the west of the River Anduin and the Misty Mountains. It is traversed by Bilbo Baggins during his journey to Erebor.

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