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'''Forlond''' was a harbour that lay on the northern shore of the [[Gulf of Lune|Gulf of Lhûn]], in the [[Elves|Elvish]] land of [[Forlindon]]. It had an equivalent on the southern shore: the [[Harlond (Lindon)|Harlond]]. | '''Forlond''' was a harbour that lay on the northern shore of the [[Gulf of Lune|Gulf of Lhûn]], in the [[Elves|Elvish]] land of [[Forlindon]]. It had an equivalent on the southern shore: the [[Harlond (Lindon)|Harlond]]. | ||
Forlond was located some two hundred miles to the northwest of the [[Grey Havens]], at the mouth of the Gulf of Lhûn.<ref>{{FR|Map}}</ref> | |||
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== | ==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> | |||
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Revision as of 17:22, 31 August 2013
Forlond was a harbour that lay on the northern shore of the Gulf of Lhûn, in the Elvish land of Forlindon. It had an equivalent on the southern shore: the Harlond.
Forlond was located some two hundred miles to the northwest of the Grey Havens, at the mouth of the Gulf of Lhûn.[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
- ↑ 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, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion"
- ↑ Robert Foster, The Complete Guide to Middle-earth, entry Forlond
- ↑ 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
