Eregion

This holly-covered region of Eriador is the site of a former Elvish kingdom. Once the home of the great Jewel-smiths of Ost-in-Edhil, Sauron's forces sacked the realm in S.A. 1697. Eregion is a lonely place in T.A. 1640, for fear of residual Elvish magic keeps the local Dunnish tribes well away.

The highland region of Eriador between the Rivers Glanduin and Bruineniscomposed mostly of foothills on the western flank of the Misty Mountains. Eastern Eregion runs up to the mountains' edge, while the western reaches are rolling hills separated by streams and bogs. A long east-west mountain spine, the Hollin Ridge, runs through the center of the area. Eregion has been essentially depopulated since S.A. 1697 and is  now known for its numerous hollytrees. It also contains the West-gate of Moria, which faces the River Sirannon, the chief tributary of the Glanduin. At its height, Eregion was an Elf-kingdom of the Gwaith-i-Mirdainor"People  of the Jewel-smiths." Led by Celebrimbor, these Noldo Elvescreatedgreatworks, including the Three Rings of  Power: Vilya, Nenya, and Narya. The chief Elven settlement was at Ost-in-Edhil, east of the marsh called Nin-in-Eilph(W. "Swanfleet"), at the confluence of the Sirannon and the Glanduin.

Settlements
Barnas Moria Ost-in-Edhil