In winter, hide-tents give way to houses built of snow and iceblocks. Mulkan Kaupunki (La. "Mulkkaís Town") was the nearest semi-permanent encampment of the Lossoth to Lindon, on the Hûb Helchui. The population ranged up to 100. Rivermen of the Lhûn valley frequented this settlement during the Third Age.