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'''Forlindon''' was a name for the northern part of [[Lindon]], north of the [[Gulf of Lune]] and west of the [[Blue Mountains]]. | '''Forlindon''' was a name for the northern part of [[Lindon]], north of the [[Gulf of Lune]] and west of the [[Blue Mountains]]. The land was traversed by a river which ended on the northern shore of the Gulf; the haven of [[Forlond]] was built there, on its mouths.<ref>{{FR|Map}}</ref> Off its northwestern coasts stood the island of [[Himring]], where [[Maedhros]]' fortress had once stood.<ref>{{UT|Map}}</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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| Forlindon | |
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| Region | |
| General Information | |
| Location | North of Gulf of Lune, west of Blue Mountains |
| Type | Region |
| Regions | Lindon |
| Inhabitants | Elves of Lindon |
Forlindon was a name for the northern part of Lindon, north of the Gulf of Lune and west of the Blue Mountains. The land was traversed by a river which ended on the northern shore of the Gulf; the haven of Forlond was built there, on its mouths.[1] Off its northwestern coasts stood the island of Himring, where Maedhros' fortress had once stood.[2]
History
Prior to the Great Battle the land of Lindon had been part of Ossiriand; afterwards the remnant was called Lindon, split into Forlindon and Harlindon by the newly created Gulf of Lune.[3]
Gil-Galad lived in Forlindon in the Second Age.[4]
Etymology
The name Forlindon likely means "North Lindon",[5] apparently derived from forn (Sindarin; "right, north") + lindon.[6]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, "The West of Middle-earth at the End of the Third Age" [map]
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The West of Middle-earth at the End of the Third Age" [map]
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Second Age"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "The Rivers and Beacon-hills of Gondor" (edited by Carl F. Hostetter), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 42, July 2001, p. 30 (note 47)
- ↑ Compound Sindarin Names in Middle-earth at Tolkiendil.com (accessed 22 October 2011)
