Minor Places in Middle-earth - F

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Fanuidhol

Also called Bundushathûr in Khuzdul and translated into English as Cloudyhead. A peak in the Misty Mountains, the eastern-most of the three (with Caradhras and Celebdil) that stood above the Dwarven city of Khazad-dûm.

Firienholt

A forest between Rohan and Gondor, also called the 'Firien Wood'. The Mering Stream, marking the border between the two lands, flowed through. The White Mountains lay south of the forest; Elendil was buried on the Halifirien, one of these peaks.

The Floating Log

A "good inn" located in the village of Frogmorton in the Shire. During the War of the Ring, the inn was closed, so that Frodo Baggins and his companions were taken to a Shirriff-house instead while travelling through Frogmorton.

Folde

An ancient and historic region of Rohan, close to the Kings of Rohan's courts in Edoras, which indeed originally held the King's seat at the town of Aldburg. Its name comes from Old English, with the approximate meaning 'bosom of the Earth', which shows its importance in Rohan's early history.

Forlond

(S. 'north haven') A harbour on the northern side of the Gulf of Lhûn in Lindon. It was built by Elves after the drowning of Beleriand.

The Forsaken Inn

An inn on the East Road east of Bree, presumably constructed by Men. It was mentioned by Aragorn discussing with Frodo Baggins the further course of their journey: "None have measured the road between Rivendell and the Forsaken Inn, a day's ride east of Bree."

The East Road was used years earlier by Bilbo Baggins; the Forsaken Inn is not specifically referred to in The Hobbit, but "an inn or two" at the edge of the Lone-lands are mentioned.

In the Interplay version of The Fellowship of the Ring for PC, the Forsaken Inn is located southeast of Bree's east gate. A secret cellar beneath the inn contains clues to obtaining Durin's Axe.

In Turbine's Lord of the Rings Online, the Forsaken Inn is located on the western edge of the Lone-lands, along the Great East Road. In the game, the inn is in a bad state. The Forsaken Inn was built by a group of brigands and corsairs who discovered a cave system running underneath the land which lead to the Hoarwell... The bandits believing it a great place to waylay victims and hide stolen goods. They built the inn above the entrance to the cave to disguise their hideout, and make it easier to rob and kill visitors to the inn. Deep down in the caverns they hid their ship, and built traps and riddle doors to guard the treasure. From one of their victims they obtained a minor necklace of power, that brought a curse down upon the brigands, causing the bodies of their victims to rise again killing them all. The inn fell into disrepair... Until it fell under new management, who were unaware of the secrets held underneath the inn. It is rumored that the inn is haunted, and strange screams and moans can be heard coming from some of the rooms of the inn at night.