"Beech Forest". The name given by the Grey-elves of Doriath to the smaller and more northerly of the two forests which made up the Kingdom of Doriath. It was bordered on the south and east sides by the Esgalduin, on the west by the Mindeb and the Sirion, and in the north by the valley of Nan Dungortheb.

The forest was comprised mainly of tall beech trees, though hemlock and niphredil also grew there.

Also known as Taur-na-Neldor. The name was derived from neldeorn - "three trunked tree" - referring to the greatest of all the beeches of Neldoreth, Hírilorn.
Encyclopedia entry originally written by atalante_star