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 | Valinor • Ezellohar • Gardens of Lòrien • Halls of Mandos • Halls of Nienna • House of Tulkas • Ilmarin • Máhanaxar • Pastures of Yavanna • Wells of Varda • Woods of Oromë • Plain of Valinor • Two Trees of Valinor | |
| Other regions | Eldamar • Alalvinórëυ • Araman • Avathar • Enchanted Isles • Haerast • Oiomúrë • Sindanórië • Galathilion • Tol Withernonυ | |
| Mountains and passes | Pelóri • Taniquetil • Hyarmentir • Túna • Calacirya • Caves of the Forgotten | |
| Bodies of water | Afros • Bay of Eldamar • Gruirυ • Híri • Lórellin • Shadowy Seas • Sirnúmen | |
| Cities and strongholds | Váli-màr • Alqualondë • Avallónë • Formenos • Kôrtirion • Tavrobelρ • Tirion • Lumbiυ | |
| Houses and towers | Cottage of Lost Playρ • House of the Hundred Chimneysρ Pre-canon • Mindon Eldaliéva • Tower of Avallónë • Tower of Tavrobelρ • Tram Nybolρ | |
| ρ Pre-canon, υ Canonicity unclear. | ||
References[]
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, The Second Age, "Introduction"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Silmarillion, Akallabêth (The Downfall of Númenor)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Silmarillion, Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Complete Guide to Middle-earth
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A: Annals of the Kings and Rulers, "The Númenorean Kings", "Númenor"
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ Avallónë on eldamo.org
- ↑ The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien: Revised and Expanded Edition, Letter 131
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. IX: Sauron Defeated, Part One: "The End of the Third Age", XI: "The Epilogue", pg. 132
- ↑ The Fall of Arthur, pg. 151
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, pg. 677