Aelin-uial

Aelin-uial, also known as the Fens of Sirion, was a marshy confluence of the river Aros into Sirion, south of Doriath.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XIV: "Of Beleriand and its Realms"The Atlas of Middle-earth, The First Age, The Elder Days, "Beleriand and the Lands to the North"
==History==
The Aelin-uial was the maze of lakes and fens which formed where the river called Aros met Sirion, before it fell beneath the Andram. These were lands heavy with enchantment, both from the Girdle of Melian guarding Doriath to the north, but also from the power of Ulmo that was very mighty in the waters of the River Sirion. The Aelin-uial was under the total control of the Sindar kingdom of Doriath. The march wardens of Thingol had secret ferries among the reeds, so that they could cross between the Sirion's eastern and western banks unseen. At the southern end of the Aelin-uial, the Sirion's waters collected together once more from the many paths they took through the Marshland and, at the place called the Falls of Sirion, fell in a very loud waterfall down into the earth.
It was here that Turgon and Finrod were given the idea of building their hidden fortresses at Gondolin and Nargothrond. This idea was given to them by Ulmo, while they dreamed.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XIII: "Of the Return of the Ñoldor"
As Beren Erchamion left Doriath, he passed through Aelin-uial and proceeded to the Falls of Sirion.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XIX: "Of Beren and Lúthien"
In search for Túrin Turambar, Morwen and Niënor followed Mablung, who later brought them to the hidden ferries of the Elves.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXI: "Of Túrin Turambar" After the release of Húrin, he passed through the Aelin-uial and entered Doriath, where he met Elu Thingol and returned the Nauglamír.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXII: "Of the Ruin of Doriath"
The whole area was destroyed in the War of Wrath, which occurred at the end of the First Age.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXIV: "Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath"
==Etymology==
Aelin-uial is a name in Sindarin meaning "Twilight Meres" or "Meres of Twilight" from the words aelin ("lake, pool") and uial ("twilight, evendim").The Silmarillion, Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin names It is pronounced eye-lin oo-yal.
Its earlier name was the Gnomish Hithliniath, "Pools of Mist", which was later changed to Umboth-muilin.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XI: The War of the Jewels, Part Two: The Later Quenta Silmarillion, XI: "Of Beleriand its Realms"
===Other names===
It was also called the "Meres of Twilight", "Twilight Meres", or "Twilit Meres".
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ዓአሊን፡ኡኢኣል
Arabic 	إيلينءويال ?
Armenian 	Աելին-ուրալ
Belarusian Cyrillic	Аелін-уіал
Bengali 	আএলিন্-উইঅল
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Аелин-уиал
Georgian 	აელინ-უიალ
Greek 	Αελιν-υιαλ
Gujarati 	આએલિન્-ઉઇઅલ
Hebrew 	איילין אויאל
Hindi 	आएलिन्-उइअल
Hungarian 	Félhomály-tavak
Kannada 	ಏಲಿನ್-ಯುಯಾಲ್
Kazakh 	Аелін-ұіал (Cyrillic) Aelin-uial (Latin)
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Аэлин-уиал
Macedonian Cyrillic	Аелин-уиал
Marathi 	आयलीन-उयल
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Аелин-уиал
Nepalese 	आएलिन्-उइअल
Pashto 	آېلین-ویال
Persian 	اهلینءویال ?
Punjabi 	ਆਇਲਿਨ-ਯੂਯਲ
Russian 	Аэлин-уиал
Sanskrit 	आएलिन्-उइअल्
Serbian 	Аелин-уиал (Cyrillic) Aelin-uial (Latin)
Sinhalese 	ආඑලින්-උඉඅල්
Tajik Cyrillic 	Аелин-уиал
Tamil 	ஆஎலிந்-உஇஅல்
Telugu 	ఆఎలిన్-ఉఇఅల
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Аелін-уіал
Uzbek 	Аелин-уиал (Cyrillic) Aelin-uial (Latin)
Yiddish 	אַעלין-ויאַל ?
==References==
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Category:Marshes
Category:Sindarin names & words
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