Boundaries of Wilderland

[Inziladun]

Originally Posted by LadyBrooke

Is Wilderland actually a country and not just a geographic area? I always thought that Wilderland was just a term describing the area, much like I would call the section of the U.S. I live in the Midwest. The Midwest is not a political boundry but simply a way to describe where things are. Much like I'd say "I live in Indiana which is in the Midwest, I thought people in M-E might say "Lorien is in the Wilderland."

You are correct in that 'Wilderland' was simply used to describe the entire region.
What narfforc was saying was that Lórien and Fangron were separate, sovereign states and thus should be considered to be apart. But then, the same could be said for Thranduil's realm in Mirkwood, could it not?