Atyamar

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Atyamar
Region
General Information
LocationVales of Anduin
TypeRegion
DescriptionRich in flowers and food[1]
People and History
InhabitantsEldar
Maiar
EventsGreat Journey

Atyamar was the region about the Vales of Anduin which the Eldar settled during their Great March to Valinor in the First Age.[1]

History[edit | edit source]

When the Eldar first arrived to this land, they were so fond of it that their chieftains (the Three Ambassadors) could not get them to carry on their journey at first. They were delighted by its waters and its woods, and the Vanyar and the Noldor settled for a time on the eastern banks of the Anduin. And since there were some Maiar there with them, who protected them from the evils of Melkor and Sauron, they were content for a while.[1][note 1]

However, after many years of living there, either due to the actions of Sauron, or because Oromë withdrew his protection to get the Elves to move along, their new homes were struck by terrible weather and life grew hard for them. For the most part, this convinced the Eldar to continue on their journey westwards - crossing the Anduin (which was wild and flooded due to the great snowstorms in the Misty Mountains) on the boats of the Teleri. But many of these Teleri were against this and they elected to stay: these became the Nandor.[1]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

Atyamar means "second-home" in Quenya.[2]

Notes

  1. The Teleri, led by Elwë (and his brother Olwë) arrived a bit later, going around the south of the great Forest that occupied the lands east of the river.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 J.R.R. Tolkien, Carl F. Hostetter (ed.), The Nature of Middle-earth, "Part One. Time and Ageing: VII. The March of the Quendi", pp. 50-51
  2. J.R.R. Tolkien, Carl F. Hostetter (ed.), The Nature of Middle-earth, "Part One. Time and Ageing: VII. The March of the Quendi", Note 12, p. 56