Formenos

northern fortress of Fëanor in Valinor

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Formenos, whose name means Northern Fortress, stands in the north of Valinor. There Fëanor dwelt with his sons in a fortified seat after he had been forced to leave Tirion. The place is thus the northern residence of his house once he no longer remained in that city.

Sources

The Silmarillion — Quenta Silmarillion, ch. 9, Of the Flight of the Noldor

Cite this page

Legendarium (2026): „Formenos“. Last updated August 28, 2026. https://www.legendarium.page/places/formenos/

APA

Legendarium. (2026). Formenos. Last updated August 28, 2026. https://www.legendarium.page/places/formenos/

MLA

„Formenos“. Legendarium, 2026, https://www.legendarium.page/places/formenos/. Last updated August 28, 2026.

BibTeX

@misc{legendarium-formenos-en,
  title        = {Formenos},
  author       = {{Legendarium}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.legendarium.page/places/formenos/}},
  note         = {Last updated August 28, 2026}
}