Mirkwood, sometimes called Mirkwood the Great, was the greatest forest of Middle-earth, located in the eastern region of Rhovanion between the Grey Mountains and Calenardhon.

Mirkwood is a vast temperate broadleaf and mixed forest in the Middle-earth region of Rhovanion (Wilderland), east of the great river Anduin. In The Hobbit, the wizard Gandalf calls it "the greatest …

Sep 13, 2025 · Mirkwood is the setting of two large chapters of the game: the first one involves rescuing of Dwarves from the Spiders, while the second covers the Halls of King Thranduil and subsequent …

Mirkwood, that received its ominous name in the Third Age, was the greatest forest of Middle-earth, located in the eastern region of Rhovanion between the Grey Mountains and Calenardhon.

Oct 30, 2024 · Mirkwood was a dark and dangerous place, afflicted by mysterious curses and swarms of monsters. As Beorn described in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug film, "A …

Oct 31, 2025 · The forest known as Mirkwood has three distinct names across its history, each marking a dramatic transformation. Originally Greenwood the Great, it became Mirkwood when Sauron …

Aug 2, 2024 · As seen in both the book and movie versions of The Hobbit, Mirkwood was a dense and smothering forest that lay northwest of Rohan, with a long history of being infested with dark magic …

Nov 27, 2024 · Mirkwood, primarily described in The Hobbit, is a dark and foreboding forest once known as 'Greenwood the Great.' Its transformation into Mirkwood occurred after Sauron established a …

A name of Greenwood the Great, the mighty forest that lay in the lands east of the Great River Anduin. The name Mirkwood was used of this forest after Sauron, in his guise as the Necromancer, took up …

Oct 16, 2023 · Mirkwood Forest, originally known as Greenwood the Great, was corrupted by Sauron's presence in the Third Age, making it dark and inviting to those who strayed from the light. The forest …