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Avallónë, also known as the Haven of the Eldar[5] and Avallôni,[6] was the city on the eastern coast of the island Elven realm of Tol Eressëa in the Uttermost West across the Belegaer from Middle-earth.[7]

History[]

Avallónë was founded by the Teleri at an unknown time between the end of the First Age and the early Second Age. The city was probably established for those Elves who wanted to be away from the light of the Two Trees of Valinor so that they could better see the stars that they loved so much, and remember when they were in Middle-earth. The city's greatest feature was the Tower of Avallónë that dominated the scenery and whose bright illuminated quays could be seen as far as the summit of Meneltarma on Númenor,[5] and held the Master-stone.

Before the days of the falling out with the Númenóreans, Avallonë was where the Elves frequently embarked from bringing gifts of enrichment and friendship from out of the West. In the days of Elendil in Middle-earth after the Fall of Númenor, it was said that he used the lone palantír in Elostirion to view the Master Stone that resided in the Tower of Avallonë. Avallonë became the place where Elves arriving from Middle-earth on the Straight Road docked their ships, including the one that carried Frodo.[2][3]

Etymology[]

Avallónë was a name in Quenya meaning "Outer Isle" or "Near Valinor",[4] consisting of the words ava ("outer") and lónë ("isle").[8]

Inspiration[]

Tolkien once stated in a long letter to Milton Waldman that Bilbo Baggins and Frodo Baggins were given an "Arthurian ending"[9] at the end of The Lord of the Rings.[10]

Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull have suggested that Tolkien may have been evoking the island of Avalon in the Arthurian legend,[11] emphasizing a connection to the name Avallónë.[12]

Translations[]

Foreign Language Translated name
Arabic أفالوني
Bulgarian Cyrillic Авалоне
Chinese 艾佛隆尼
Danish Avallonë ("nærmest ved Valinor")
Greek Αβαλλόνε
Hebrew אבאלונה
Macedonian Cyrillic Авалоне
Russian Аваллонэ
Serbian Авалоне (Cyrillic) Avalone (Latin)
Thai อวัลโลเน
Places in the Undying Lands (Aman and Tol Eressëa)
Places and regions of the Valar ValinorEzelloharGardens of LòrienHalls of MandosHalls of NiennaHouse of TulkasIlmarinMáhanaxar
Pastures of YavannaWells of VardaWoods of OromëPlain of ValinorTwo Trees of Valinor
Other regions EldamarAlalvinórëυAramanAvatharEnchanted IslesHaerastOiomúrëSindanóriëGalathilionTol Withernonυ
Mountains and passes PelóriTaniquetilHyarmentirTúnaCalaciryaCaves of the Forgotten
Bodies of water AfrosBay of EldamarGruirυHíriLórellinShadowy SeasSirnúmen
Cities and strongholds Váli-màrAlqualondëAvallónëFormenosKôrtirionTavrobelρTirionLumbiυ
Houses and towers Cottage of Lost PlayρHouse of the Hundred Chimneysρ Pre-canon • Mindon EldaliévaTower of AvallónëTower of TavrobelρTram Nybolρ
  ρ Pre-canon, υ Canonicity unclear.


References[]

  1. The Atlas of Middle-earth, The Second Age, "Introduction"
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Silmarillion, Akallabêth (The Downfall of Númenor)
  3. 3.0 3.1 The Silmarillion, Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age
  4. 4.0 4.1 The Complete Guide to Middle-earth
  5. 5.0 5.1 The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A: Annals of the Kings and Rulers, "The Númenorean Kings", "Númenor"
  6. The History of Middle-earth, Vol. IX: Sauron Defeated, Part Three: "The Drowning of Anadûnê", (iii) "The second text of The Drowning of Anadûnê", Commentary on the second version, pg. 385 (§47)
  7. The History of Middle-earth, Vol. X: Morgoth's Ring, Part Three: "The Later Quenta Silmarillion", I: The First Phase, 5. "Of Eldanor and the Princes of the Eldalië", pg. 175 (footnote)
  8. Avallónë on eldamo.org
  9. The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien: Revised and Expanded Edition, Letter 131
  10. The History of Middle-earth, Vol. IX: Sauron Defeated, Part One: "The End of the Third Age", XI: "The Epilogue", pg. 132
  11. The Fall of Arthur, pg. 151
  12. The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, pg. 677


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