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'''Evendim''' was a [[Hobbitish]] name to refer to the dusk of the evening.<ref> | '''Evendim''' was a [[Hobbitish]] name to refer to the dusk of the evening.<ref>{{App|D2}}</ref> It was used to refer to the [[Hills of Evendim|Hills]] and [[Lake Evendim|Lake]] around [[Annúminas]] in western [[Arnor]].<ref>{{FR|Map}}</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 02:51, 11 March 2012
Evendim was a Hobbitish name to refer to the dusk of the evening.[1] It was used to refer to the Hills and Lake around Annúminas in western Arnor.[2]
Etymology
The name is composed by an element for "evening", and dim which refers to dusk/gloaming.[3]
Portrayal in Adaptations
2007: The Lord of the Rings Online:
- Evendim is a region of Eriador with Lake Evendim dominating most of the map. On the southern coast of the lake lies Annúminas. Oatbarton lies to the very south on the road to The Shire. Along the south-eastern side lies the Brandywine River.
See also
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix D, "The Calendars"
- ↑ 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, "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings" in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 773
