Avallónë

Avallónë, also known as the Haven of the EldarThe Lord of the Rings, Appendix A: Annals of the Kings and Rulers, "The Númenorean Kings", "Númenor" and Avallôni,The History of Middle-earth, Vol. IX: Sauron Defeated, Part Three: "The Drowning of Anadûnê", (iii) "The second text of The Drowning of Anadûnê", Commentary on the second version, pg. 385 (§47) was the city on the eastern coast of the island Elven realm of Tol Eressëa in the Uttermost West across the Belegaer from Middle-earth.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. X: Morgoth's Ring, Part Three: "The Later Quenta Silmarillion", I: The First Phase, 5. "Of Eldanor and the Princes of the Eldalië", pg. 175 (footnote)
==History==
Avallónë was founded by the Teleri at unknown time between the end of the First Age and the early Second Age. The city was probably established for those Elves who wanted to be away from the light of the Two Trees of Valinor so that they could better see the stars that they loved so much, and remember when they were in Middle-earth. The city's greatest feature was the Tower of Avallónë that dominated the scenery and whose bright illuminated quays could be seen as far as the summit of Meneltarma on Númenor, and held the Master-stone.
Before the days of the falling out with the Númenóreans, Avallonë was where the Elves frequently embarked from bringing gifts of enrichment and friendship from out of the West. In the days of Elendil in Middle-earth after the Fall of Númenor, it was said that he used the lone palantír in Elostirion to view the Master Stone that resided in the Tower of Avallonë. Avallonë became the place where Elves arriving from Middle-earth on the Straight Road docked their ships, including the one that carried Frodo.The Silmarillion, Akallabêth (The Downfall of Númenor)The Silmarillion, Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age
==Etymology==
Avallónë was a name in Quenya meaning "Outer Isle" or "Near Valinor",The Complete Guide to Middle-earth consisting of the words ava ("outer") and lónë ("isle").Avallónë on eldamo.org
==Inspiration==
Tolkien once stated in a long letter to Milton Waldman that Bilbo Baggins and Frodo Baggins were given an "Arthurian ending"The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien: Revised and Expanded Edition, Letter 131 at the end of The Lord of the Rings.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. IX: Sauron Defeated, Part One: "The End of the Third Age", XI: "The Epilogue", pg. 132
Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull have suggested that Tolkien may have been evoking the island of Avalon in the Arthurian legend,The Fall of Arthur, pg. 151 emphasizing a connection to the name Avallónë.The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, pg. 677
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Arabic 	أفالوني
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Авалоне
Chinese 	艾佛隆尼
Danish 	Avallonë ("nærmest ved Valinor")
Greek 	Αβαλλόνε
Hebrew 	אבאלונה
Macedonian Cyrillic	Авалоне
Russian 	Аваллонэ
Serbian 	Авалоне (Cyrillic) Avalone (Latin)
Thai 	อวัลโลเน
==References==
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Category:Tol Eressëa
Category:Harbours and ports
Category:Elven cities
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