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| − | }}'''Mirkwood''' was the nickname given to a road in [[Hawkins]] that went past the [[Hawkins National Laboratory]]. Its nickname is based off a forest in The Hobbit and was given the name by [[Will Byers|Will,]] [[Lucas Sinclair|Lucas,]] [[Dustin Henderson|Dustin,]] and [[Mike Wheeler|Mike]]. |
+ | }}'''Mirkwood''' was the nickname given to a road in [[Hawkins]] that went past the [[Hawkins National Laboratory]]. Its nickname is based off a forest in ''The Hobbit'' and was given the name by [[Will Byers|Will,]] [[Lucas Sinclair|Lucas,]] [[Dustin Henderson|Dustin,]] and [[Mike Wheeler|Mike]]. It is located where the roads Cornwallis and Kerley meet, it was the road that Will takes to go home from [[Wheeler House|Mike Wheeler's house]]. |
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In November [[Timeline#1983|1983]], Will unexpectedly encountered [[the Monster]] on Mirkwood while returning home at night. He was forced to run through the forest back to his home, but the Monster chased and subsequently abducted him to an alternate dimension, the [[Upside Down]]. |
In November [[Timeline#1983|1983]], Will unexpectedly encountered [[the Monster]] on Mirkwood while returning home at night. He was forced to run through the forest back to his home, but the Monster chased and subsequently abducted him to an alternate dimension, the [[Upside Down]]. |
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| − | The police found Will's bike by the road the following day, but couldn't find him. Disappointed with the police's efforts, Will's friends, [[Mike]], [[Dustin]] & [[Lucas]] went to Mirkwood together at night, where they found [[Eleven]] in the nearby forest.<ref name=":0">''[[Stranger Things]]'' [[Season 1]]: "[[Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers]]"</ref> |
+ | The police found Will's bike by the road the following day, but couldn't find him. Disappointed with the police's efforts, Will's friends, [[Mike]], [[Dustin]] & [[Lucas]] went to Mirkwood together at night, where they found [[Eleven]] in the nearby forest.<ref name=":0">''[[Stranger Things]]'' [[Season 1]]: "[[Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers]]"</ref> The next night, [[Jonathan Byers]] went to Mirkwood and took photographs of a party at [[Steve Harrington]]'s house, including of [[Barbara Holland]] sitting on the diving board before she was abducted by the Monster. |
At some point before, [[Dale]] and [[Henry]] went hunting near Mirkwood and disappeared. [[Bev Mooney]], who was presumably close with the two, reported them missing at [[Hawkins Police Station]]. Sometime later, in the Upside Down of Mirkwood, when Will was searching for a way out to the real world, he came across Henry who was fatally wounded by the Monster. In his dying moments, Henry requested him to get his friend Dale, who also got injured, back home. As Will offered him solace that they would all return home, the man passed away peacefully. <ref>''[[Issue 3]]'' Page:17</ref> |
At some point before, [[Dale]] and [[Henry]] went hunting near Mirkwood and disappeared. [[Bev Mooney]], who was presumably close with the two, reported them missing at [[Hawkins Police Station]]. Sometime later, in the Upside Down of Mirkwood, when Will was searching for a way out to the real world, he came across Henry who was fatally wounded by the Monster. In his dying moments, Henry requested him to get his friend Dale, who also got injured, back home. As Will offered him solace that they would all return home, the man passed away peacefully. <ref>''[[Issue 3]]'' Page:17</ref> |
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| − | + | and [[Nancy Wheeler]] went hunting for the Monster on Mirkwood, encountering a wounded deer. As they were about to perform a mercy kill on it, it was suddenly pulled away by an unseen force. Following the trail of blood, Nancy discovered an open portal in the base of a tree. Entering the portal, she found herself in another dimension where she witnessed the creature feeding on the deer. When the Monster was alerted to her presence, she ran away, screaming for Jonathan's help. Following the sound of her voice, Jonathan found the portal and quickly pulled her out to safety. The portal closed immediately after, leaving no evidence that it had ever existed. |
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Revision as of 00:34, 22 June 2021
Mirkwood was the nickname given to a road in Hawkins that went past the Hawkins National Laboratory. Its nickname is based off a forest in The Hobbit and was given the name by Will, Lucas, Dustin, and Mike. It is located where the roads Cornwallis and Kerley meet, it was the road that Will takes to go home from Mike Wheeler's house.
History
1983
In November 1983, Will unexpectedly encountered the Monster on Mirkwood while returning home at night. He was forced to run through the forest back to his home, but the Monster chased and subsequently abducted him to an alternate dimension, the Upside Down.
The police found Will's bike by the road the following day, but couldn't find him. Disappointed with the police's efforts, Will's friends, Mike, Dustin & Lucas went to Mirkwood together at night, where they found Eleven in the nearby forest.[1] The next night, Jonathan Byers went to Mirkwood and took photographs of a party at Steve Harrington's house, including of Barbara Holland sitting on the diving board before she was abducted by the Monster.
At some point before, Dale and Henry went hunting near Mirkwood and disappeared. Bev Mooney, who was presumably close with the two, reported them missing at Hawkins Police Station. Sometime later, in the Upside Down of Mirkwood, when Will was searching for a way out to the real world, he came across Henry who was fatally wounded by the Monster. In his dying moments, Henry requested him to get his friend Dale, who also got injured, back home. As Will offered him solace that they would all return home, the man passed away peacefully. [2]
and Nancy Wheeler went hunting for the Monster on Mirkwood, encountering a wounded deer. As they were about to perform a mercy kill on it, it was suddenly pulled away by an unseen force. Following the trail of blood, Nancy discovered an open portal in the base of a tree. Entering the portal, she found herself in another dimension where she witnessed the creature feeding on the deer. When the Monster was alerted to her presence, she ran away, screaming for Jonathan's help. Following the sound of her voice, Jonathan found the portal and quickly pulled her out to safety. The portal closed immediately after, leaving no evidence that it had ever existed.
Location
Mirkwood is located where the roads Cornwallis and Kerley meet and goes past the Hawkins National Laboratory.[1] It is in close proximity to both the Byers house and the Harrington house, with only a forest separating them.[3]
Behind the scenes
Cornwallis and Kerley is a real intersection in Durham, North Carolina, the hometown of the Duffer Brothers.
Name
The name Mirkwood originates from a forest in Old Norse mythology, where it was called Myrkviðr. It means "dark wood" or "black forest." Inspired by the mythology, Mirkwood is also a forest in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien where the character Legolas originated. It used to be called Greenwood the Great before it was taken over by the evil necromancer Sauron.
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Stranger Things Season 1: "Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers"
- ↑ Issue 3 Page:17
- ↑ After running his bike off the road, Will ran through the forest to his home in Chapter One and Jonathan heard sounds from Steve's pool party in Chapter Two when he investigated the scene.