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'''Harlindon''' was a green and fair elvish land on the northwestern shores of [[Middle-earth]]. It was located west of the [[Blue Mountains]] and south of the [[Gulf of Lune]], which divided Lindon into the northern [[Forlindon]] and the southern Harlindon. At the head of the Gulf lay the seaport [[Grey Havens]]. | '''Harlindon''' was a green and fair elvish land on the northwestern shores of [[Middle-earth]]. It was located west of the [[Blue Mountains]] and south of the [[Gulf of Lune]], which divided Lindon into the northern [[Forlindon]] and the southern Harlindon. At the head of the Gulf lay the seaport [[Grey Havens]]. | ||
There were woods at the foot of the Blue Mountains and a haven in a small inlet on the southern shores of the Gulf called [[Harlond | There were woods at the foot of the Blue Mountains and a haven in a small inlet on the southern shores of the Gulf called [[Harlond (Lindon)|Harlond]].<ref>{{UT|Map}}</ref> | ||
At the beginning of the [[Second Age]], [[Celeborn]] and [[Galadriel]] lived in Harlindon before they moved to [[Eregion]] in {{SA|750}}.<ref>{{App|SA}}</ref> | At the beginning of the [[Second Age]], [[Celeborn]] and [[Galadriel]] lived in Harlindon before they moved to [[Eregion]] in {{SA|750}}.<ref>{{App|SA}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 13:03, 1 December 2014
| Harlindon | |
|---|---|
| region | |
| General Information | |
| Location | south of Gulf of Lune, west of Blue Mountains |
| Type | region |
| Description | fair, green coastal land |
| Regions | Lindon |
| Inhabitants | Mostly Sindarin[1] |
Harlindon was a green and fair elvish land on the northwestern shores of Middle-earth. It was located west of the Blue Mountains and south of the Gulf of Lune, which divided Lindon into the northern Forlindon and the southern Harlindon. At the head of the Gulf lay the seaport Grey Havens.
There were woods at the foot of the Blue Mountains and a haven in a small inlet on the southern shores of the Gulf called Harlond.[2]
At the beginning of the Second Age, Celeborn and Galadriel lived in Harlindon before they moved to Eregion in S.A. 750.[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn", Note 2
- ↑ 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, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Second Age"
