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'''Forlond''' was a harbour that lay on the northern shore of the [[Gulf of Lhûn]], in the [[Elvish]] land of [[Forlindon]]. Its precise location is open to question. In [[Appendix A]] to [[The Lord of the Rings]], there's an account of the arrival of the [[Gondorians|Gondorian]] general [[Eärnur]] in [[Lindon]], where we're told that his ships filled the Forlond. That account strongly suggests that the harbour represented no more than the northern part of [[Mithlond]], the [[Grey Havens]]. According to the maps that accompany The Lord of the Rings, though, the Forlond was placed some two hundred miles to the west of the Havens, at the mouth of the Gulf of Lhûn.  
'''Forlond''' was a harbour that lay on the northern shore of the [[Gulf of Lune]], in the [[Elves|Elvish]] land of [[Forlindon]]. It had a counterpart on the southern shore: the [[Harlond (Lindon)|Harlond]].


Whichever of these alternatives is correct, we can be sure that it lay on the northern shore of the Gulf, because the name Forlond is derived from the Elvish for 'north haven'. It had an equivalent on the southern shore, too: the Harlond or 'south haven'.
Forlond was located at the mouth of an unnamed river that traversed Forlindon, some two hundred miles to the northwest of the [[Grey Havens]].<ref>{{FR|Map}}</ref>


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When the ships of the [[Gondorians|Gondorian]] general [[Eärnur]] arrived in [[Lindon]] during the [[Angmar War]], it is told that they filled the Forlond, Harlond and the [[Grey Havens]].<ref>{{App|Gondor}}</ref>
 
==Etymology==
 
According to [[Robert Foster]], ''Forlond'' is a [[Sindarin]] name meaning "north-haven".<ref>{{HM|Guide}}, entry ''Forlond''</ref>
 
The name used by [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] on [[First Map of The Lord of the Rings|an early map]] was ''Forlorn''.<ref>{{TI|MI}}, p. 301</ref>
 
==See also==
 
*[[Harlond (Lindon)]]
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Revision as of 08:08, 15 May 2016

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

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

The name used by Tolkien on an early map was Forlorn.[4]

See also

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