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Nevrast was the first part of Beleriand the [[Noldor]] settled, but it had been previously inhabited by [[Sindar]]. Nevrast's population was soon very mixed, far more so than any other region of Beleriand.
Nevrast was the first part of Beleriand the [[Noldor]] settled, but it had been previously inhabited by [[Sindar]]. Nevrast's population was soon very mixed, far more so than any other region of Beleriand.


Nevrast was the centre of an [[Elves|Elven]] kingdom of [[Turgon]] for about a century until ca. {{FA|125}}, when the people began their trek to [[Gondolin]].<ref>{{S|Noldor}}</ref> Turgon's capital (and it seems the only city of Nevrast) was [[Vinyamar]].<ref name="Bel"/> The land was not permanently inhabited after that, and indeed was utterly abandoned until [[Tuor]] came there, guided by [[Ulmo]].<ref>{{S|Gondolin}}</ref>
Nevrast was the centre of an [[Elves|Elven]] kingdom of [[Turgon]] for about a century until ca. {{FA|116}}, when the people began their trek to [[Gondolin]].<ref>{{S|Noldor}}</ref> Turgon's capital (and it seems the only city of Nevrast) was [[Vinyamar]].<ref name="Bel"/> The land was not permanently inhabited after that, and indeed was utterly abandoned until [[Tuor]] came there, guided by [[Ulmo]].<ref>{{S|Gondolin}}</ref>


==Other versions of the legendarium==
==Other versions of the legendarium==

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Nevrast
File:Nevrast-map.jpg
General information
LocationNorthwestern Beleriand, Southwest of Hithlum
CapitalVinyamar
People
LanguageQuenya/Sindarin
GalleryImages of Nevrast

The land of Nevrast lay on the coast of the Great Sea in Middle-earth. The name meant Hither Shore in Sindarin, as opposed to the Distant Shore of Aman and was originally applied to all the shores of Beleriand (although Nevrast was usually not included in West Beleriand).

However, Nevrast was sheltered by mountains that separated it from Hithlum, so its weather was more like Beleriand that the lands to the northeast. It received ample rains from the sea which drained into the great mere of Linaewen in the midst of the land, for Nevrast was enclosed by mountains with no outward flowing rivers.[1]

History

Nevrast was the first part of Beleriand the Noldor settled, but it had been previously inhabited by Sindar. Nevrast's population was soon very mixed, far more so than any other region of Beleriand.

Nevrast was the centre of an Elven kingdom of Turgon for about a century until ca. F.A. 116, when the people began their trek to Gondolin.[2] Turgon's capital (and it seems the only city of Nevrast) was Vinyamar.[1] The land was not permanently inhabited after that, and indeed was utterly abandoned until Tuor came there, guided by Ulmo.[3]

Other versions of the legendarium

An early, rejected form of the name Nevrast was Nivrost ("West Vale" or "West-dales").[4][5][6]

See also

References

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