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In [[The Silmarillion]], '''Aelin-uial''', a [[Sindarin]] name translated as ''Meres of Twilight'' ([[aelin]] = lake, [[uial]] = twilight), was a marshy confluence of the river [[Aros]] into [[Sirion]], south of [[Doriath]].
'''Aelin-uial''', or the '''Meres of Twilight''', was a marshy confluence of the river [[Aros]] into [[Sirion]], south of [[Doriath]].


The Aelin-uial is the maze of lakes and [[Fens of Sirion|fens]] formed where the river [[Aros]] met the [[Sirion]], before it fell beneath the [[Andram]]. These were Lands heavy with magical enchantment and spells, from two main sources; the [[Girdle of Melian]] guarding [[Doriath]] to the north of the Aelin-uial, and also from the power of [[Ulmo]] the [[Vala]], which was very strong in this area and Sirion's waters. It was here that Turgon and Finrod were given the idea of building their hidden strongholds located at [[Gondolin]] and [[Nargothrond]], which was an idea put into their dreams by Ulmo. The Aelin-uial was under the control of Doriath, a [[Sindarin]] kingdom. [[Thingol]]'s [[Marchwardens]] kept secret ferries among the reeds, which they could use to cross in between Sirion's eastern and western banks unseen by anyone. At the southernmost end of the Aelin-uial, the waters of Sirion came together once more from the many many routes they took through the marshland and, at the place called the [[Falls of Sirion]], fell lots of water in a waterfall down into the earth. It was destroyed in the [[War of Wrath]], which in turn occured at the end of the [[First Age]].
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The Aelin-uial was the maze of lakes and [[Fens of Sirion|fens]] formed where the river [[Aros]] met the [[Sirion]], before it fell beneath the [[Andram]]. These were lands heavy with magical enchantment and spells, from two main sources; the [[Girdle of Melian]] guarding [[Doriath]] to the north of the Aelin-uial, and also from the power of [[Ulmo]] the [[Vala]], which was very strong in this area and Sirion's waters. It was here that [[Turgon]] and [[Finrod]] were given the idea of building their hidden strongholds located at [[Gondolin]] and [[Nargothrond]], which was an idea put into their dreams by Ulmo. The Aelin-uial was under the control of Doriath. [[Thingol]]'s [[Marchwardens]] kept secret ferries among the reeds, which they could use to cross in between Sirion's eastern and western banks unseen by anyone. At the southernmost end of the Aelin-uial, the waters of Sirion met once more at the [[Falls of Sirion]].
Pronunciation:EYE-LEEN-OOIAL


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Aelin-uial
Lakes
General Information
Other namesMeres of Twilight
LocationMeeting of Aros and Sirion
TypeLakes
DescriptionMarshy mazes of creeks and lakes
RegionsDoriath
History
EventsDreams of Turgon and Finrod
GalleryImages of Aelin-uial

Aelin-uial, or the Meres of Twilight, was a marshy confluence of the river Aros into Sirion, south of Doriath.

Location

The Aelin-uial was the maze of lakes and fens formed where the river Aros met the Sirion, before it fell beneath the Andram. These were lands heavy with magical enchantment and spells, from two main sources; the Girdle of Melian guarding Doriath to the north of the Aelin-uial, and also from the power of Ulmo the Vala, which was very strong in this area and Sirion's waters. It was here that Turgon and Finrod were given the idea of building their hidden strongholds located at Gondolin and Nargothrond, which was an idea put into their dreams by Ulmo. The Aelin-uial was under the control of Doriath. Thingol's Marchwardens kept secret ferries among the reeds, which they could use to cross in between Sirion's eastern and western banks unseen by anyone. At the southernmost end of the Aelin-uial, the waters of Sirion met once more at the Falls of Sirion.