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==Other versions of the legendarium==
==Other versions of the legendarium==
The name used by [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] on the [[First Map of The Lord of the Rings]] was ''Forlorn''.<ref>{{TI|MI}}, p. 301</ref>
The name used by [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] on the [[The First Map of The Lord of the Rings|First Map of The Lord of the Rings]] was ''Forlorn''.<ref>{{TI|MI}}, p. 301</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Latest revision as of 14:07, 3 May 2021

Forlond
Harbour
General Information
LocationLindon
TypeHarbour
InhabitantsElves of Lindon

Forlond was a harbour that lay on the northern shore of the Gulf of Lune, in the Elvish land of Forlindon. It had a counterpart on the southern shore: the Harlond.

Forlond was located at the mouth of an unnamed river that traversed Forlindon, some two hundred miles to the northwest of the Grey Havens.[1]

When the ships of the Gondorian general Eärnur arrived in Lindon during the Angmar War, it is told that they filled the Forlond, Harlond and the Grey Havens.[2]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

According to Robert Foster, Forlond is a Sindarin name meaning "north-haven".[3]

Other versions of the legendarium[edit | edit source]

The name used by Tolkien on the First Map of The Lord of the Rings was Forlorn.[4]

See also[edit | edit source]

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, "The West of Middle-earth at the End of the Third Age" [map]
  2. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion"
  3. Robert Foster, The Complete Guide to Middle-earth, entry Forlond
  4. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Treason of Isengard, "XV. The First Map of The Lord of the Rings", "Maps I and IA", p. 301