Geography
The city was built inside the Forest of Lothlórien, near the point where the rivers Celebrant and Anduin met, close to the eastern border of the realm. Although its position at the end of the Egladil ("The Angle", name given to the lands between the two rivers and location of the forest) and consequently near the Anduin favoured communication through Middle-earth, it made the city more vulnerable to attacks from Dol Guldur, a Fortress of Sauron to the east of Caras Galadhon, something which eventually happened during the War of the Ring. It is thought that the city was constructed to prevent such an event, but Tolkien never included an explanation for it in his books or appendices. The City was also called "The City of Light and Song".
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