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Obel Halad, also called the Obel, Ephel Brandir, and the Ephel, was a fortified settlement that consisted of the dwellings of the Men of Brethil in Beleriand in Middle-earth.

It lay upon Amon Obel in the Forest of Brethil and was the sight of the Hall of the Haladin where the Chieftains of the House of Haleth dwelt.

In the late First Age, Túrin was taken to Obel Halad when he fell ill. At that time, it was ruled by Brandir son of Handir, the sixth Chieftain of the Haladin.[1]

Manthor, with Forhend and Húrin, came to Obel Halad from Haudh-en-Elleth to assist Húrin on his "errand" and bring him to Hardang Halad.[2]

Etymology[]

Obel Halad is a name in the Halethian language meaning "town of the chieftain", consisting of the words obel ("town") and Halad ("warden, chieftain").

Ephel Brandir is a name in Sindarin meaning "encircling fence of Brandir", consisting of the word ephel ("outer wall or fence, surrounding ring") and the name Brandir ("noble man").[3]

Translations[]

Foreign Language Translated name
Amharic አፕሀል ብራንዲር
Arabic ابهيل براندير
Armenian Էպհել Բրանդիր
Belarusian Cyrillic Епhел Брандир
Bengali এপেল ব্র্যান্ডের
Bulgarian Cyrillic Ефел Брандир
Georgian ეფელ ბრენდირი
Greek Εφελ Βρανδιρ
Gujarati એફેલ બ્રાન્ડેર
Hebrew אפל ברנדיר
Hindi एपेल ब्रैंडिर
Kannada ಎಫೆಲ್ ಬ್ರಾಂಡಿರ್
Korean 에필 브르 디르
Kyrgyz Cyrillic Эпhэл Брандир
Macedonian Cyrillic Ефел Брандир
Marathi एफेल ब्रॅंडर
Mongolian Cyrillic Эпhэл Брандир
Nepalese एपेल ब्रान्डर
Persian اپل برندر
Russian Эффель Брандир
Serbian Епхел Брандир (Cyrillic) Ephel Brandir (Latin)
Sinhalese එපෙල් බ්රැන්ඩර්
Tajik Cyrillic Эфель Брандер
Tamil ஏபல் ப்ராண்டிர்
Telugu ఎఫెల్ బ్రాందిర్
Thai เอเฟลแบร์ร์
Urdu ایپہال برندیر
Yiddish עפּהעל בראַנדיר

References[]

  1. The Atlas of Middle-earth, The First Age, The Elder Days, "Beleriand and the Lands to the North"
  2. The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XI: The War of the Jewels, Part III, Chapter I: "The Wanderings of Húrin"
  3. Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth, Index, pg. 435 (entry "Ephel Brandir")