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Edhellond was an ancient harbour in southern Gondor.

Edhellond was located at the mouth of the rivers Ringló and Blackroot, where they flowed into Cobas Haven just over twenty-five miles northeast of Dol Amroth, according to The Atlas of Middle-earth.[1]

History[]

GONDOR EDHELLOND location map in middle earth

The location of Edhellond on a map of Middle-earth.

Edhellond was founded by Sindar before the end of the First Age, who had come there as refugees from Beleriand during Morgoth's ascendancy. At first, the population of the haven was quite small since the refugees had come in just three small ships, but over time their numbers were increased by Nandor who came down the Anduin.[3] From Edhellond Elves began sailing westward from the time of the fall of Eregion (in SA 1697 [4]).[5] Amroth, Prince of Lothlórien, was lost at sea near Edhellond in TA 1981 when he attempted to swim to shore to seek his beloved Nimrodel. The ship from which he jumped overboard was the last ship of Elves to leave from Edhellond, which was deserted from then on,[6] although remembered in the traditions of Men in Gondor.[5]

Etymology[]

Edhellond was a Sindarin word for Elf Harbour' from edhel ("elf") and lond ("haven, harbour").[7]

It is pronounced "ETH-e-lond", with the th sound in "there".

In adaptations[]

The Lord of the Rings Online - Edhellond

Edhellond in The Lord of the Rings Online

In The Lord of the Rings Online, Edhellond itself is abandoned, but a small group of Elves, the "Avorrim" still live in nearby caves in secret, known only to the ruling line of Dol Amroth. They maintain a watch over Edhellond as, should the inthinkable happen and the access to the Grey Havens be lost, it would remain the only place in Middle-earth from which the Elves could sail into the West. During the War of the Ring the Corsairs of Umbar who blockade Dol Amroth dock many of their ships in Edhellond, which becomes one of their staging areas.

Translations[]

Foreign Language Translated name
Amharic ኤድሆሎንድ
Arabic ىدهيللوند
Armenian Եդհելլոնդ
Assamese এডহেলণ্ড
Belarusian Cyrillic Едhеллонд
Bengali এডহেলন্ড
Bulgarian Cyrillic Едхеллонд
Chinese (Hong Kong) 艾得西隆得
Danish Edhellond ("Elverhavnen")
Georgian ედჰელლონდ
Greek Έντχελλοντ
Gujarati એડહેલોન્ડ
Hebrew ידהיללונד
Hindi एडहेलोन्ड
Japanese エドヘランド
Kannada ಎಧೆಲ್ಲೊಂಡ್
Kazakh Едһеллонд (Cyrillic) Edhellond (Latin)
Korean 에델 킨드
Kyrgyz Cyrillic Эдhэллонд
Laotian ເດຫເຣຣໂນດ
Macedonian Cyrillic Едхеллонд
Malayalam എഡെല്ലോണ്ട്
Marathi एडहेलॉंड
Mongolian Cyrillic Эделононд
Nepalese एडहेलोन्ड
Pashto ېدهېللوند
Persian هدههللوند
Punjabi ਐਡਹਾਲੋਂਡ
Russian Эдэллонд
Sanskrit एडहेलोन्द्
Serbian Едхеллонд (Cyrillic) Edhellond (Latin)
Sinhalese එඩ්හෙලෝන්ඩ්
Tajik Cyrillic Едҳеллонд
Tamil எட்ஹெலோன்ட்
Telugu ఎడ్హెల్లాండ్
Ukrainian Cyrillic Еделлонд
Urdu ادہیللونڈ
Uzbek Едҳеллонд (Cyrillic) Edhellond (Latin)
Yiddish עדהעללאָנד

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 The Atlas of Middle-earth, Regional Maps, "The White Mountains"
  2. Unfinished Tales, Part Two: The Second Age, IV: "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn, and of Amroth King of Lórien"
  3. Unfinished Tales, "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn", "Amroth and Nimrodel", pg. 247
  4. The Lord of the RingsAppendix B, "The Second Age"
  5. 5.0 5.1 The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, "Preface"
  6. Unfinished Tales, "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn", "Amroth and Nimrodel"
  7. The Complete Guide to Middle-earth
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