The Beech Glades cover the gently sloping hills that rise in the very midst of the forest of Loren. Because the land rises between the two rivers that encompass the forest of Loren it can be seen from a long way away across the heathlands These hills are wooded with huge beech trees of immense age. The branches of these trees have been sung by the Elves into intertwining vaults which support their galleries and chambers. The trunks of the trees are thus like a vast pillared hall through which a traveller could wander without ever knowing that Elven folk were close. The only thing he would be aware of would be the strange and enchanting sound of Elven singing and laughter apparently coming from all around him and yet from nowhere in particular.[1a]
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