Edhellond

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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
InhabitantsSindar, 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 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.[5]

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

According to one story, Silvan Elves accompanied Galadriel from Lórien to this region after the defeat of Sauron in Eriador in the middle of the Second Age.[8] Another account states that Amroth ruled among the Silvan Elves here in the Second Age.[9]

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,[10] although remembered in the traditions of Men in Gondor.[7]

Etymology

Edhellond means "Elf Haven" in Sindarin (from edhel = "Elf"[11] and lond = "harbour, haven"[12]).

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