Mirkwood is a deep, very large forest. It is populated by nasty
creatures that peer out with large eyes at night. There is nothing
there that can be eaten. Sunlight does not penetrate through the
heavy foliage.
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In The Hobbit (and also mentioned in The Lord of the Rings books), Mirkwood is a forest that Thorin and Company travel through to get to the Lonely Mountain. It was once inhabited with very evil things, but now, the only things that inhabit it are Wood-elves and lone creatures.
Mirkwood is a deep, very large forest. It is populated by nasty creatures that peer out with large eyes at night. There is nothing there that can be eaten. Sunlight does not penetrate through the heavy foliage.
There were forest elves living in Mirkwood. There were also large spiders nesting in the forest.
In the Hobbit, King Thranduil of Mirkwood, the Wood Elves' king, liked his wine from Dorwinion. His wine was also imported by the Elves of Mirkwood in barrels down the Forest River from Long lake.
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In J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit," the Misty Mountains lie on the other side of Mirkwood Forest. The Misty Mountains are a vast mountain range that separates the lands of Eriador and Rhovanion in Middle-earth. This geographical feature presents a significant obstacle for Bilbo Baggins and the company of dwarves on their journey to the Lonely Mountain.
Yes, in chapter 9 the dwarves (but not Bilbo) were imprisoned by the Wood-elves in Mirkwood forest.