Brithombar

Brithombar was the northern Haven of the Falas (the southern was Eglarest) at the mouth of the River Brithon in western Beleriand.The Atlas of Middle-earth, The First Age, The Elder Days, "The Battles of Beleriand"
==History==
Brithombar was founded by the Falathrim under Círdan during the Years of the Trees and was haven of peace until it was besieged by the forces of Morgoth during the First Battle of Beleriand. Relieved upon the return of the Ñoldor, the city was rebuilt and strengthened by Finrod in FA 65. However, after Morgoth gained the upper hand in the War of the Jewels, it was destroyed along with Eglarest in FA 473 following the Nírnaeth Arnoediad.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter V: "Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalië"The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XIII: "Of the Return of the Noldor"The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XX: "Of the Fifth Battle: Nirnaeth Arnoediad"The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXIV: "Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath"
==Etymology==
Brithombar was a Sindarin name meaning 'Brithon-dwelling'.
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ብሪትሆምባር
Arabic 	بريتهومبار
Armenian 	Բրիտհոմբար
Belarusian Cyrillic	Бритомбар
Bengali 	বৃথম্বার
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Бритомбар
Georgian 	ბრითჰომბარი
Greek 	Βριθομβαρ
Gujarati 	બ્રિથોમ્બર
Hebrew 	בריתומבאר
Hindi 	ब्रिटहोमबार
Japanese 	ブリートムバー
Kannada 	ಬ್ರಿಥೊಂಬಾರ್
Kazakh 	Брітомбар (Cyrillic) Brithombar (Latin)
Korean 	브리 톰 바
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Бритомбар
Laotian 	ບຣິຖໂມບະຣ
Macedonian Cyrillic	Бритомбар
Marathi 	ब्रिटोम्बर
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Бритомбар
Nepalese 	ब्रितम्बार
Pashto 	بریتهومبار
Persian 	بریتهومبار
Punjabi 	ਬ੍ਰਿਟੌਮਾਰ
Russian 	Бритомбар
Sanskrit 	ब्रिथोम्बर्
Serbian 	Бритомбара (Cyrillic) Britombar (Latin)
Sinhalese 	බ්‍රිතොම්බාර්
Tamil 	பிரிதொம்பர்
Telugu 	బ్రితొంబర్
Thai 	บริตหโมบะร
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Брітомбар
Urdu 	براٹہومبر
Uzbek 	Бритҳомбар (Cyrillic) Brithombar (Latin)
Yiddish 	בריטהאָמבאַר
==References==
Category:Elven cities
Category:Falas
Category:Harbours and ports
Category:Ilkorin names & words
Category:Sindarin names & words
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