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'''Alqualondë''' was the chief city of the [[Falmari]] on the shores of [[Valinor]].
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| etymology=[[Q.]] ''[[alqua]]'' "swan" + ''[[londë]]'' "harbor, haven"
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'''Alqualondë''' was the chief city of the [[Falmari]] on the shores of [[Valinor]].  The city is said to be north and east of [[Tirion]] between the [[Calacirya]] and [[Araman]] in northern [[Eldamar]].


[[Olwë]], King of the Falmari, lived in Alqualondë. The city is said to be north and east of [[Tirion]] between the [[Calacirya]] and [[Araman]] in northern [[Eldamar]]. It is perhaps best known as the site of the [[First Kinslaying]] recounted in ''[[The Silmarillion]]''.
==Description==
The city was built in a natural harbour made of rock, and was also walled. Other than the great harbours it also housed the [[Tower of Olwë]]. The city was covered with the pearls the Elves had found in the sea and jewels which they obtained from the [[Noldor]]. The famed swanships were moored here.


The city was built in a natural harbour made of rock, and was also walled. Other than the great harbours it also housed the [[Tower of Olwë]]. The city was covered with the pearls the Elves had found in the sea and jewels which they obtained from the [[Noldor]]. The famed swanships were moored here.
==History==
Alqualondë is perhaps best known as the site of the [[First Kinslaying]] recounted in ''[[The Silmarillion]]''.


Alqualondë means "Swanhaven" in [[Quenya]] (from ''[[alqua]]'' = "swan", ''[[londë]]'' = "harbor, haven"). The [[Sindarin]] equivalent would be '''Alflond'''.
==Inhabitants==
* [[Olwë]]
* [[Eärwen]]
* [[Galadriel]]
* [[Celeborn (Lord of Lórien)|Celeborn]]


==Etymology==
Alqualondë means "Swanhaven" in [[Quenya]] (from ''[[alqua]]'' = "swan", ''[[londë]]'' = "harbor, haven"). The [[Sindarin]] equivalent would be ''Alflond''.
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Alqualondë
City
File:Ted Nasmith - The Kinslaying at Alqualondë.jpg
General Information
LocationBeside Belegaer, between the Calacirya and Araman
TypeCity
DescriptionSeaside city of pearl and mother-of-pearl
RegionsOlwë and his people
People and History
InhabitantsFalmari
EventsFirst Kinslaying
GalleryImages of Alqualondë

Alqualondë was the chief city of the Falmari on the shores of Valinor. The city is said to be north and east of Tirion between the Calacirya and Araman in northern Eldamar.

Description

The city was built in a natural harbour made of rock, and was also walled. Other than the great harbours it also housed the Tower of Olwë. The city was covered with the pearls the Elves had found in the sea and jewels which they obtained from the Noldor. The famed swanships were moored here.

History

Alqualondë is perhaps best known as the site of the First Kinslaying recounted in The Silmarillion.

Inhabitants

Etymology

Alqualondë means "Swanhaven" in Quenya (from alqua = "swan", londë = "harbor, haven"). The Sindarin equivalent would be Alflond.