Сильмариллион
Of Beleriand and Its Realms
Waterallhisservantsshunned,andtotheseanonewouldwillinglygonigh,saveindireneed.WiththeaidoftheElvesoftheHavenssomeofthefolkofNargothrondbuiltnewships,andtheywentforthandexploredthegreatIsleofBalar,thinkingtheretopreparealastrefuge,ifevilcame;butitwasnottheirfatethattheyshouldeverdwellthere.
ThustherealmofFinrodwasthegreatestbyfar,thoughhewastheyoungestofthegreatlordsoftheNoldor,Fingolfin,Fingon,andMaedhros,andFinrodFelagund.ButFingolfinwasheldoverlordofalltheNoldor,andFingonafterhim,thoughtheirownrealmwasbutthenorthernlandofHithlum;yettheirpeoplewerethemosthardyandvaliant,mostfearedbytheOrcsandmosthatedbyMorgoth.
UponthelefthandofSirionlayEastBeleriand,atitswidestahundredleaguesfromSiriontoGelionandthebordersofOssiriand;andfirst,betweenSirionandMindeb,laytheemptylandofDimbarunderthepeaksoftheCrissaegrim,abodeofeagles.BetweenMindebandtheupperwatersofEsgalduinlaytheno-landofNanDungortheb;andthatregionwasfilledwithfear,foruponitsonesidethepowerofMelianfencedthenorthmarchofDoriath,butupontheothersidethesheerprecipicesofEredGorgoroth,MountainsofTerror,felldownfromhighDorthonion.
