Ered Luin, the homeland of both Dwarves and Elves, is as diverse as these two peoples. From the warm microclimate along the River Lune in the East, where wine can be grown and the trees are in blossom all year long, the land rises into densely-forested wilderness and eventually up to the harsh snow-covered slopes of the Vale of Thrain.
This first show of impressions from the area is aiming to reflect the duality between the Elf and the Dwarf region. It is by no means a full account on travelling through the region yet (this will come later!).
 The bridge connecting Ered Luin with the Shire. |
 A stone head near Thorin's Gate. |
 The Elf-city of Duillond in Ered Luin. |
The bridge connecting Ered Luin with the Shire. |
 The bridge connecting Ered Luin with the Shire. |
 Entering Celondim. |
 Looking at the elf-town Celondim. |
 The Elf-city of Duillond in Ered Luin. |
 The Elf-city of Duillond in Ered Luin. |
The Elf-city of Duillond in Ered Luin. |
Nature around the elven places is stunning, even in bad weather.
 A rainy day in Ered Luin. |
 The elf-lands in Ered Luin. |
 The River Lune seen from the bridge spanning it. |
But so is nature in the wintery heights of the Dwarven land.
A stone head near Thorin's Gate. |
 Winter landscape near Thorin's Gate. |
 A winter landscape near Thorin's Hall. |
 A winter landscape near Thorin's Hall. |
Thorin’s Hall proper, as well as the Low-lands, will be the stuff of another post… as are the homesteads – the Dwarf homesteads are coming up next!
