Edhellond

Edhellond was an ancient harbour in southern Gondor.
Edhellond was located at the mouth of the rivers Ringló and Blackroot, where they flowed into Cobas Haven just over twenty-five miles northeast of Dol Amroth, according to The Atlas of Middle-earth.The Atlas of Middle-earth, Regional Maps, "The White Mountains"
== History ==
thumb|left|250px|The location of Edhellond on a map of Middle-earth.
Edhellond was founded by Sindar before the end of the First Age, who had come there as refugees from Beleriand during Morgoth's ascendancy. At first, the population of the haven was quite small since the refugees had come in just three small ships, but over time their numbers were increased by Nandor who came down the Anduin.Unfinished Tales, "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn", "Amroth and Nimrodel", pg. 247 From Edhellond Elves began sailing westward from the time of the fall of Eregion (in SA 1697 The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Second Age").The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, "Preface" Amroth, Prince of Lothlórien, was lost at sea near Edhellond in TA 1981 when he attempted to swim to shore to seek his beloved Nimrodel. The ship from which he jumped overboard was the last ship of Elves to leave from Edhellond, which was deserted from then on,Unfinished Tales, "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn", "Amroth and Nimrodel" although remembered in the traditions of Men in Gondor.
== Etymology ==
Edhellond was a Sindarin word for Elf Harbour' from edhel ("elf") and lond ("haven, harbour").The Complete Guide to Middle-earth
It is pronounced "ETH-e-lond", with the th sound in "there".
==In adaptations==
In The Lord of the Rings Online, Edhellond itself is abandoned, but a small group of Elves, the "Avorrim" still live in nearby caves in secret, known only to the ruling line of Dol Amroth. They maintain a watch over Edhellond as, should the inthinkable happen and the access to the Grey Havens be lost, it would remain the only place in Middle-earth from which the Elves could sail into the West. During the War of the Ring the Corsairs of Umbar who blockade Dol Amroth dock many of their ships in Edhellond, which becomes one of their staging areas.
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ኤድሆሎንድ
Arabic 	ىدهيللوند
Armenian 	Եդհելլոնդ
Assamese 	এডহেলণ্ড
Belarusian Cyrillic	Едhеллонд
Bengali 	এডহেলন্ড
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Едхеллонд
Chinese (Hong Kong)	艾得西隆得
Danish 	Edhellond ("Elverhavnen")
Georgian 	ედჰელლონდ
Greek 	Έντχελλοντ
Gujarati 	એડહેલોન્ડ
Hebrew 	ידהיללונד
Hindi 	एडहेलोन्ड
Japanese 	エドヘランド
Kannada 	ಎಧೆಲ್ಲೊಂಡ್
Kazakh 	Едһеллонд (Cyrillic) Edhellond (Latin)
Korean 	에델 킨드
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Эдhэллонд
Laotian 	ເດຫເຣຣໂນດ
Macedonian Cyrillic	Едхеллонд
Malayalam 	എഡെല്ലോണ്ട്
Marathi 	एडहेलॉंड
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Эделононд
Nepalese 	एडहेलोन्ड
Pashto 	ېدهېللوند
Persian 	هدههللوند
Punjabi 	ਐਡਹਾਲੋਂਡ
Russian 	Эдэллонд
Sanskrit 	एडहेलोन्द्
Serbian 	Едхеллонд (Cyrillic) Edhellond (Latin)
Sinhalese 	එඩ්හෙලෝන්ඩ්
Tajik Cyrillic 	Едҳеллонд
Tamil 	எட்ஹெலோன்ட்
Telugu 	ఎడ్హెల్లాండ్
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Еделлонд
Urdu 	ادہیللونڈ
Uzbek 	Едҳеллонд (Cyrillic) Edhellond (Latin)
Yiddish 	עדהעללאָנד
== References ==
Category:Sindarin names & words
Category:Cities of Gondor
Category:Elven cities
Category:Harbours and ports
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