Nevrast

Nevrast
Political information
Etymology	Hither Shore in Sindarin
Government	Monarchy
Head of State	King of Nevrast
Societal information
Capital	Vinyamar
Language	Quenya/Sindarin
Location	Northwestern Beleriand, Southwest of Hithlum
Populace	Noldor/Sindarin Elves
Historical information
Establishment	First Age 6
Dissolution	First Age 125

The land of Nevrast lay at the coast of the Great Sea in Middle-earth. The name means 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).

Nevrast was the centre of an Elven kingdom of Turgon for about a century until ca. 125 F.A., when the people began their trek to Gondolin. Turgon's capital (and it seems the only city of Nevrast) was Vinyamar. The land was not permanently inhabited after that, and indeed was utterly abandoned until Tuor came there, guided by Ulmo.

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

Other versions of the legendarium

An early, rejected form of the name Nevrast was Nivrost ("West Vale" or "West-dales").^[1][2][3]

See also

• Haerast, the Far Shore

References

1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "Part Two: Valinor and Middle-earth before The Lord of the Rings, VI. Quenta Silmarillion", p. 256
2. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Index"
3. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 29

Nevrast
Helcaraxe	Lammoth	Hithlum
		Doriath
	Falas	Nargothrond