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[[Image:John Howe - Edhellond.jpg|thumb|250px|''Edhellond'' by [[John Howe]]]]
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'''Edhellond''' was an ancient harbor in southern [[Gondor]].
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'''Edhellond''' was an ancient harbour in southern [[Gondor]]. It had been established south-west of where the [[Ringló]] entered the [[Morthond]],<ref>{{UT|Map}}</ref> near where the combined waters flowed into [[Cobas Haven]].<ref>{{WR|3|XIV}}, West, p. 434</ref>


Edhellond had been founded by the [[Silvan Elves]] of [[Lórien in Middle-earth|Lórien]] before the end of the [[First Age]], as a place where they built ships to leave for [[Valinor]].
==History==
Edhellond was founded in the late [[First Age]] by [[Falathrim|seafaring Sindar]]<ref group="note">They escaped from [[Brithombar]] or [[Eglarest]] (the [[Havens of the Falas]] on the west coast of [[Beleriand]]) when they were destroyed in the years after the [[Nirnaeth Arnoediad]], but that whereas [[Círdan]] and [[Gil-galad]] made a refuge on the [[Isle of Balar]], these three ships' companies sailed far further south down the coasts, to [[Belfalas]].</ref> from the [[Havens of the Falas|west havens]] of [[Beleriand]] who fled in three small ships when the power of [[Morgoth]] overwhelmed the [[Eldar]] and the [[Edain]]; but it was later increased by adventurers of the [[Silvan Elves]] seeking for the sea who came down [[Anduin]].<ref name="Amroth">{{UT|Amroth}}</ref>


[[Amroth]], Prince of Lórien, was lost at or near Edhellond in the year 1981 of the [[Third Age]] while looking for his beloved [[Nimrodel the Elf-maid|Nimrodel]]. One of Nimrodel's handmaidens, [[Mithrellas]], was taken by [[Imrazôr]] the [[Númenórean]] as his wife, and their son [[Galador]] founded the line of the Princes of [[Dol Amroth]].
The lands including and surrounding Edhellond came to be considered the "country of [[Amroth]]" at circa {{SA|730}}.<ref>{{UT|Wife}}</ref>


Edhellond was built at the mouth of the rivers [[Ringló]] and [[Morthond]], where they flowed into [[Cobas Haven]].
From Edhellond, Elves began sailing westward from the time of the [[Sack of Eregion|fall of Eregion]] in {{SA|1697}}.<ref>{{App|SA}}</ref><ref name="Preface">{{ATB|Preface}}</ref> 
 
Around {{TA|1980}}, with the freeing of [[Durin's Bane|the Balrog]] in [[Moria]], many of the [[Galadhrim]] fled south to Edhellond and sailed over the [[Sea]] to [[Valinor]]. [[Amroth]], [[King of Lórien]], was lost at sea near Edhellond in {{TA|1981|n}} 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,<ref name="Amroth" /> although remembered in the traditions of [[Men of Gondor|Men in Gondor]].<ref name="Preface"/>


== Etymology ==
== Etymology ==
Edhellond means "Elf Haven" in [[Sindarin]] (from ''[[edhel]]'' = "Elf" and ''[[lond]]'' = "harbor, haven").
Edhellond means "Elf Haven" in [[Sindarin]], from ''[[edhel]]'' ("Elf") + ''[[lond]]'' ("harbour, haven").<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, entries ''[[edhel]]'', ''[[londë]]''</ref>
 
==Other versions of the legendarium==
Another account, in an unfinished note on the origin of the name ''[[Belfalas]]'', states that the haven was established in the early [[Second Age]] by [[Elves of Lindon|Elves from Lindon]]. They were a remnant of the [[Iathrim|people of Doriath]] who still harboured a grudge against the [[Noldor]].<ref name="Amroth"/> They learned the craft of shipbuilding at the [[Grey Havens]] and then settled at the mouth of the [[Morthond]]; the fisherfolk of the primitive harbour fled in fear to the [[White Mountains]] upon the arrival of the [[Sindar]].<ref name="Amroth"/>
 
==Portrayal in adaptations==
[[File:The Lord of the Rings Online - Edhellond.jpg|thumb|left|Edhellond in ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'']]
'''2014: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
:Although Edhellond itself is abandoned, 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 unthinkable 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.


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Revision as of 16:59, 3 July 2021

The name Amroth refers to more than one character, item or concept. For a list of other meanings, see Amroth (disambiguation).
Edhellond
Harbour
John Howe - Edhellond.jpg
"Edhellond" by John Howe
General Information
Other namesAmroth's Haven[1]
LocationSouthern Gondor, confluence of the Ringló and Morthond rivers
TypeHarbour
DescriptionA far southern haven of the Elves
People and History
InhabitantsFounded by Sindar, later joined by many Silvan Elves
CreatedLate First Age[2]
EventsLoss of Amroth
GalleryImages of Edhellond

Edhellond was an ancient harbour in southern Gondor. It had been established south-west of where the Ringló entered the Morthond,[3] near where the combined waters flowed into Cobas Haven.[4]

History

Edhellond was founded in the late First Age by seafaring Sindar[note 1] from the west havens of Beleriand who fled in three small ships when the power of Morgoth overwhelmed the Eldar and the Edain; but it was later increased by adventurers of the Silvan Elves seeking for the sea who came down Anduin.[2]

The lands including and surrounding Edhellond came to be considered the "country of Amroth" at circa S.A. 730.[5]

From Edhellond, Elves began sailing westward from the time of the fall of Eregion in S.A. 1697.[6][7]

Around T.A. 1980, with the freeing of the Balrog in Moria, many of the Galadhrim fled south to Edhellond and sailed over the Sea to Valinor. Amroth, King of Lórien, was lost at sea near Edhellond in 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,[2] although remembered in the traditions of Men in Gondor.[7]

Etymology

Edhellond means "Elf Haven" in Sindarin, from edhel ("Elf") + lond ("harbour, haven").[8]

Other versions of the legendarium

Another account, in an unfinished note on the origin of the name Belfalas, states that the haven was established in the early Second Age by Elves from Lindon. They were a remnant of the people of Doriath who still harboured a grudge against the Noldor.[2] They learned the craft of shipbuilding at the Grey Havens and then settled at the mouth of the Morthond; the fisherfolk of the primitive harbour fled in fear to the White Mountains upon the arrival of the Sindar.[2]

Portrayal in adaptations

2014: The Lord of the Rings Online:

Although Edhellond itself is abandoned, 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 unthinkable 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.

Notes

  1. They escaped from Brithombar or Eglarest (the Havens of the Falas on the west coast of Beleriand) when they were destroyed in the years after the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, but that whereas Círdan and Gil-galad made a refuge on the Isle of Balar, these three ships' companies sailed far further south down the coasts, to Belfalas.

References