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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]]. 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 north-western coasts stood the island of [[Himring]], where [[Maedhros]]'s fortress had once stood.<ref>{{UT|Map}}</ref> | |||
==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.<ref>{{S|Rings}}</ref> | |||
[[Category: | [[Gil-Galad]] lived in Forlindon in the [[Second Age]].<ref>{{App|SA}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | |||
The name ''Forlindon'' likely means "North Lindon",<ref>{{VT|42a}}, p. 30 (note 47)</ref> apparently derived from ''forn'' ([[Sindarin]]; "right, north") + ''[[Lindon#Etymology|lindon]]''.<ref>[http://www.tolkiendil.com/langues/english/i-lam_arth/compound_sindarin_names Compound Sindarin Names in Middle-earth] at [http://www.tolkiendil.com Tolkiendil.com] (accessed 22 October 2011)</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 12:14, 5 March 2018
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| Location | North of Gulf of Lune, west of Blue Mountains |
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| 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 north-western coasts stood the island of Himring, where Maedhros's 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)
