Meluinen

Meluinen
Region:	North Downs
Landmark(s):	Dol Nendír Merenost
Settlement(s):	Lin Giliath
Connecting Area(s):	Kingsfell Nan Wathren Taur Gonwaith Nen Harn - Bree-land
Levels:	Mainly 28
Resource tier:	Expert

Meluinen is an area within the North Downs, in the southern region. It is part of the Baranduin drainage basin.

This area was once a lush land south of Kingsfell where Elves had settled in the refuge of Lin Giliath while the Arthedain town of Ost Ardúlin sat by the shore of lake Nen Harn. In present day it is more of a marshland found between a rock and a hard place, with the orcs of Nan Wathren to the west and the stone-trolls of Taur Gonwaith to the east.

Meluinen is the base for many quests on pressing back the increasing threat of the orcs, trolls, and aggravated wildlife. Some basic services are found in Lin Giliath which has a grocer, Lore-master Trainer, and stable with local routes. There is also the library of Tham Giliath which is often visited by one of the oldest Elves of the Middle-earth, Lord Gildor Inglorion.

Locations

Lin Giliath

Dol Nendír

Merenost

Settlements

• Lin Giliath

Landmarks

• Dol Nendír
• Merenost

NPCs

See "list of NPCs" within Meluinen.

Bog Guardian

Quests

See "starting quests" and the locations for more quests
Starting:

• [28] Insect Menace

Involving:

• [28] Orc Excursions
• [28] Guardians of the Glade
• [28] Scattered Belongings
• [29] Herbs and Simples

Creatures

The following creatures are found within the area:

• Binding Marsh-strider
• Buzzing Sickle-fly
• Fearsome Marsh-strider
• Hateful Ongbúrz
• Kingsfell Creeper
• Marsh-strider Ambusher
• Marsh-strider Creeper
• Marsh-strider Trapper
• Ongbúrz Tracker
• Revolting Silt-toad
• Roving Warg
• Skrithmoz
• Stinging Sickle-fly
• Writhing Marsh-strider

Critters

• Lakes Peeper
• Marsh Snake
• Northern Plains Doe
• Northern Squirrel

Lore

The exact meaning of the name Meluinen is unknown but in Sindarin "Mel-" means "love", "uin" means "blue", and "nen" means "water". Also, Uinen is a Maia, the "Lady of the Seas", the spouse of Ossë. Possibly the name means "Lovely blue water", denoting the adjacent lake Nen Harn. — Uinen, Ossë

Maps

Gallery

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  A pond by the western marshes
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  The Bog Guardians of Meluinen
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  Eastern Meluinen on the border of Taur Gonwaith
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  Passage into the orc occupied Nan Wathren
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  Waterfall in northwestern Meluinen
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  Border with lake Nen Harn in Bree-land
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  View of the marshes from the eastern ridge