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'''Vinyalondë''' was a harbour founded by [[Tar-Aldarion|Aldarion]] and the [[Venturers]] at the mouth of the [[Gwathló]] | '''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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[[de:Lond Daer]] | [[de:Lond Daer]] | ||
[[fi:Vinyalondë]] | [[fi:Vinyalondë]] | ||
[[fr:encyclo/geographie/villes_tours_et_forteresses/eriador/vinyalonde]] | [[fr:encyclo/geographie/villes_tours_et_forteresses/eriador/vinyalonde]] |
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Vinyalondë | |
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Harbour | |
General Information | |
Other names | New Haven |
Location | Border of Minhiriath and Enedwaith |
Type | Harbour |
Description | One of the first settlements built by the Númenóreans in Middle-earth |
People and History | |
Inhabitants | Númenóreans and Pre-Númenóreans |
Created | Early 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").
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Aldarion and Erendis: The Mariner's Wife", p. 176
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn", "Appendix D: The Port of Lond Daer", pp. 262, 265