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[[Image:Ted Nasmith - Tuor is Led by the Swans to Vinyamar.jpg| | {{location | ||
''' | | image=[[Image:Ted Nasmith - Tuor is Led by the Swans to Vinyamar.jpg|250px]] | ||
| name=Vinyamar | |||
| othernames= | |||
| etymology=[[Q.]] ''[[vinya]]'' "young, new" + ''[[mar]]'' "house, home, dwelling" | |||
| type=City | |||
| location=South [[Nevrast]], [[Mount Taras|Mt. Taras]] | |||
| inhabitants=[[Noldor]] of [[Turgon the Wise|Turgon]] | |||
| realms=[[Turgon the Wise|Turgon]] | |||
| description=City on the slopes of Mt. Taras | |||
| events=Coming of [[Tuor]] | |||
| references=''[[Of Tuor and his Coming to Gondolin]]'', ''[[The Silmarillion]]'' | |||
|}} | |||
'''Vinyamar''' was a settlement built by [[Turgon of Gondolin|Turgon]] in [[Nevrast]], on the slopes of [[Mount Taras]], at the beginning of the [[First Age]]. The name is [[Quenya]] for "New Home". Vinyamar's population was primarily [[Ñoldor]]in, with a large influx of | |||
[[Sindar]]in elves. | |||
==History== | |||
The city was abandoned about 125 years after the rising of the [[Sun]] at [[Ulmo]]'s behest, who told Turgon that he and his people must seek a abother home that would be hidden from the eyes of [[Morgoth]]. | The city was abandoned about 125 years after the rising of the [[Sun]] at [[Ulmo]]'s behest, who told Turgon that he and his people must seek a abother home that would be hidden from the eyes of [[Morgoth]]. | ||
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Vinyamar was abandoned and fell into decay, but when [[Tuor]] was guided there by Ulmo he still found remnants of the great city. | Vinyamar was abandoned and fell into decay, but when [[Tuor]] was guided there by Ulmo he still found remnants of the great city. | ||
[[Category:Northwest Beleriand]] | |||
[[Category:Elven Cities]] | |||
[[Category:Beleriand]] | |||
[[Category:Cities]] | |||
Revision as of 13:45, 26 July 2007
| Vinyamar | |
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| General Information | |
| Location | South Nevrast, Mt. Taras |
| Type | City |
| Description | City on the slopes of Mt. Taras |
| Regions | Turgon |
| People and History | |
| Inhabitants | Noldor of Turgon |
| Events | Coming of Tuor |
| Gallery | Images of Vinyamar |
Vinyamar was a settlement built by Turgon in Nevrast, on the slopes of Mount Taras, at the beginning of the First Age. The name is Quenya for "New Home". Vinyamar's population was primarily Ñoldorin, with a large influx of Sindarin elves.
History
The city was abandoned about 125 years after the rising of the Sun at Ulmo's behest, who told Turgon that he and his people must seek a abother home that would be hidden from the eyes of Morgoth.
Vinyamar was abandoned and fell into decay, but when Tuor was guided there by Ulmo he still found remnants of the great city.
