The Mindon Eldaliéva, also known as Mindon or the Tower of Ingwë, was a tower in the city of Tirion on the hill of Túna.
History[]
Built in honor of Ingwë, High King of the Elves, sometime during the Noontide of Valinor, the Mindon Eldaliéva was the tallest tower in Tirion and overlooked the Sea with a great silver lamp. In courts below the tower stood Galathilion, the white tree of the Eldar and the House of Finwë. After the poisoning of the Two Trees by Morgoth and Ungoliant, fog drifted through the Calacirya from the Shadowy Seas, causing the light from its tower to give a pale gloom. It was here below the tower that Fëanor and his seven sons swore their oath to retrieve the Silmarils and defeat Morgoth.
The departing Ñoldor observed the light shining from the tower as a last reminder of fair beauty of Aman as they marched their way through Araman on their way into exile in Middle-earth. After the Doom of Mandos was pronounced, Finarfin and some of his already reluctant followers returned to Tirion and stood once again under its light.[1][2][3]
Etymology[]
Mindon Eldaliéva is Quenya.[4]
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | ሚንዶን ዐልዳሊአቫ |
| Arabic | الداليفا ميندون |
| Armenian | Մինդոն Ելդալիևա |
| Assamese | মিণ্ডন এলডালিয়েভা |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Міндон Елдаліева |
| Bengali | মিনডন এলডালিয়েভা |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Миндон Елдалиева |
| Cambodian | មិនដូនអែលដាលីវ៉ា |
| Chinese | 明登·艾尔达丽瓦 |
| Danish | Mindon Eldaliéva ("Eldaliëfolkets høje tårn") |
| Georgian | მინდონ ელდალიევა |
| Greek | Μινδον Ελδαλιέυα |
| Gujarati | મિન્ડન એલ્ડાલીએવા |
| Hebrew | מינדון אלדאלייבה |
| Hindi | मिन्दन एल्डालिएवा |
| Japanese | みんどん えｌだぃえゔぁ |
| Kannada | ಮಿಂಡನ್ ಎಲ್ಡಲೀವಾ |
| Kazakh | Міндон Елдаліева (Cyrillic) Mindon Eldalieva (Latin) |
| Korean | 민둔 엘달리에바 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Миндон Элдалиэва |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Миндон Елдалиева |
| Maithili | मिंडन एल्डालिएवा |
| Malayalam | മിൻഡൻ എൽഡലീവ |
| Marathi | मिंडन एल्डालिएवा |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Миндон Елдалиева |
| Nepalese | मिन्दोन एल्दलिएव |
| Pashto | میډن ایلډیلیوا |
| Persian | میندون الدالیوا |
| Punjabi | ਮਿੰਡਨ ਐਲਡਾਲੀਵਾ |
| Russian | Миндон Эльдалиэва |
| Sanskrit | मिन्दोन् एल्दलिएव |
| Serbian | миндон Елдалиева (Cyrillic) Mindon Eldalieva (Latin) |
| Sindhi | ميندن اللاليفا |
| Sinhalese | මින්ඩන් එල්ඩලීවා |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Миндон Елдалиева |
| Tamil | மிண்டன் எல்டலீவா |
| Tatar | Миндон Элдалиева |
| Telugu | మిండన్ ఎల్డలీవా |
| Thai | มินดงเอลดาลีเยวา |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Міндон-Елдаліева |
| Urdu | مانداون الدالیوا |
| Uzbek | Миндон Элдалиева (Cyrillic) Mindon Eldalieva (Latin) |
| Yiddish | מינדאָן עלדאַליעוואַ |
| 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 Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter V: "Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalië"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter VII: "Of the Silmarils and the Unrest of the Noldor"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter IX: "Of the Flight of the Noldor"
- ↑ The Complete Guide to Middle-earth