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'''Nísimaldar''' was the country around the haven of [[Eldalondë]] on [[Númenor|Númenor's]] western coasts. | '''Nísimaldar''' was the country around the haven of [[Eldalondë]] on [[Númenor|Númenor's]] western coasts. It was the only place in Númenor where [[mallorn]] trees grew brought by [[Tol Eressëa]], and it was from the stock of these that the [[Golden Wood]] of [[Lórien in Middle-earth|Lórien]] came. | ||
==Etymology== | |||
The name means 'fragrant trees', and it was so called because of the great variety of rare and beautiful [[trees]] that grew there. | |||
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Revision as of 12:43, 13 February 2009
Nísimaldar was the country around the haven of Eldalondë on Númenor's western coasts. It was the only place in Númenor where mallorn trees grew brought by Tol Eressëa, and it was from the stock of these that the Golden Wood of Lórien came.
Etymology
The name means 'fragrant trees', and it was so called because of the great variety of rare and beautiful trees that grew there.
