Tower of Elwing

The Tower of Elwing or the White Tower of Elwing was a white tower built for Elwing, the wife of Eärendil the Mariner.

It was built for her to see her husband as he drew closer to the earth from his courses throughout the heavens.

The tower was located on the northward borders of the sundering seas. According to the Atlas of Middle-earth, it was located off the coast of the northern part of Aman.

History
The tower was built after Eärendil was sent into the heavens by the Valar following the defeat of Morgoth at the end of the First Age. Elwing did not join her husband in the heavens as she was a lover of the earth. Here or around these lands, she could walk upon the ground and enjoy the feel of the soft and sweet winds off the sea and the hills. It was also believed that while here she learned to talk to birds and assume their shape and fly as they did. So when Vingilot approached the earth, she would fly up into the sky with white and silvery-grey colored wings. Elves from the south with their eyes cast afar could see her as a shining white bird-like figure rose-stained with the color of the sunset in the sky flying up to greet him.