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[]
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[]
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[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Atlas of Middle-earth, Regional Maps, "The White Mountains"
- ↑ Unfinished Tales, Part Two: The Second Age, IV: "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn, and of Amroth King of Lórien"
- ↑ Unfinished Tales, "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn", "Amroth and Nimrodel", pg. 247
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Second Age"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, "Preface"
- ↑ Unfinished Tales, "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn", "Amroth and Nimrodel"
- ↑ The Complete Guide to Middle-earth