Mirkwood

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English

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Etymology

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From Old Norse Myrkviðr (murky wood; dark wood; black forest), as anglicised by William Morris and later adopted by J. R. R. Tolkien. Direct derivatives of the name occur as place names in Sweden and Norway.

Proper noun

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Mirkwood

  1. (mythology) Any of several European forests in Germanic mythology.