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'''Vinyalondë''' was a harbour founded by [[Tar-Aldarion|Aldarion]] and the [[Venturers]] at the mouth of the [[Gwathló]];<ref>{{UT|Wife}}</ref> it was one of the first settlements built by the [[Númenóreans]] in [[Middle-earth]], and survived (at least in part) into the [[Third Age]] as the port of [[Lond Daer]].<ref>{{UT|6d}}</ref>
'''Vinyalondë''' was a harbour founded by [[Tar-Aldarion|Aldarion]] and the [[Venturers]] at the mouth of the [[Gwathló]].<ref name=Wife>{{UT|Wife}}, p. 176</ref> It was one of the first settlements built by the [[Númenóreans]] in [[Middle-earth]], and survived (at least in part) into the [[Third Age]] as the port of [[Lond Daer]].<ref>{{UT|6d}}, pp. 262, 265</ref>


==Etymology==
''Vinyalondë'' is [[Quenya]] for "New Haven",<ref name=Wife></ref> clarily a compound of ''[[vinya]]'' ("new") + ''[[londë]]'' ("haven").
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Vinyalondë
Harbour
General Information
Other namesNew Haven
LocationBorder of Minhiriath and Enedwaith
TypeHarbour
DescriptionOne of the first settlements built by the Númenóreans in Middle-earth
People and History
InhabitantsNúmenóreans and Pre-Númenóreans
CreatedEarly Second Age

Vinyalondë was a harbour founded by Aldarion and the Venturers at the mouth of the Gwathló.[1] It was one of the first settlements built by the Númenóreans in Middle-earth, and survived (at least in part) into the Third Age as the port of Lond Daer.[2]

Etymology

Vinyalondë is Quenya for "New Haven",[1] clarily a compound of vinya ("new") + londë ("haven").

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