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The '''Bay of Belfalas''', also called the '''windy Bay of Bel''',<ref>{{AB|Down}}</ref><ref name=VT>{{VT|42a}}, p. 15</ref> was a great gulf of the [[Belegaer|Great Sea]] lying to the south of [[Gondor]], within whose waters stood the island of [[Tolfalas]]; the River [[Anduin]] flowed into the Bay. Directly north of it was the Gondorian region of [[Belfalas]].<ref>{{FR|Map}}</ref> | The '''Bay of Belfalas''', also called the '''windy Bay of Bel''',<ref>{{AB|Down}}</ref><ref name=VT>{{VT|42a}}, p. 15</ref> was a great gulf of the [[Belegaer|Great Sea]] lying to the south of [[Gondor]], within whose waters stood the island of [[Tolfalas]]; the River [[Anduin]] flowed into the Bay. Directly north of it was the Gondorian region of [[Belfalas]].<ref>{{FR|Map}}</ref> | ||
During the [[ | The shores arund the Bay were mostly desolate in the [[Second Age]], except from a [[First Age]] settlement of [[Sindar]], which became the haven [[Edhellond]].<ref>{{PM|Atani}}</ref><ref>{{PM|XNotes}}, #67</ref> | ||
During the [[Drowning of Númenor]], the Bay of Belfalas was much filled at the east and south, and land upheaved around it. Anduin carved a new path by many [[Ethir Anduin|mouths]] to the Bay.<ref>{{PM|Second}}</ref> | |||
Tolfalas was almost destroyed, and was left at last like a barren and lonely mountain in the water not far from the issue of the River. | Tolfalas was almost destroyed, and was left at last like a barren and lonely mountain in the water not far from the issue of the River. | ||
Revision as of 07:34, 29 January 2019
The Bay of Belfalas, also called the windy Bay of Bel,[1][2] was a great gulf of the Great Sea lying to the south of Gondor, within whose waters stood the island of Tolfalas; the River Anduin flowed into the Bay. Directly north of it was the Gondorian region of Belfalas.[3]
The shores arund the Bay were mostly desolate in the Second Age, except from a First Age settlement of Sindar, which became the haven Edhellond.[4][5]
During the Drowning of Númenor, the Bay of Belfalas was much filled at the east and south, and land upheaved around it. Anduin carved a new path by many mouths to the Bay.[6]
Tolfalas was almost destroyed, and was left at last like a barren and lonely mountain in the water not far from the issue of the River.
Other names
In Sindarin, the Bay of Belfalas was called Côf Belfalas, or Côf gwaeren Bêl ("the windy Bay of Bêl").[2]
Etymology
The name Belfalas is composed of Mannish bel + Sindarin falas.[2]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, "The Man in the Moon Came Down Too Soon"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, "The Rivers and Beacon-hills of Gondor" (edited by Carl F. Hostetter), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 42, July 2001, p. 15
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, "The West of Middle-earth at the End of the Third Age" [map]
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "X. Of Dwarves and Men", "The Atani and their Languages"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "X. Of Dwarves and Men", "Notes", #67
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "VI. The Tale of Years of the Second Age"
