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| | The history of the Elven Realm of Mirkwood | Lord of the Rings Fanatics Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) |
 | | The Sindarin Elves were more noble and refined than the somewhat rustic Silvan Elves, and naturally they became leaders of the realm, just as in Lothlórien. |
 | | The people of Greenwood were numerous, but as the power of Moria grew, and Galadriel and Celeborn settled in Lórien, Oropher chose to retreat to the north of Mirkwood to be free from their power (and having come from Doriath, Oropher had little friendship with the Dwarves, or with the Noldor). |
 | | The Third Age was quiet for the Elves of Greenwood, but the evil fortress of Dol Guldur, which arose in the first millennium of the age, polluted their southern borders and remained a constant threat. |
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