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'''Aelin-uial''', or the '''Meres of Twilight''', was a marshy confluence of the river [[Aros]] into [[Sirion]], south of [[Doriath]].
'''Aelin-uial''', or the '''Meres of Twilight''', was a marshy confluence of the river [[Aros]] into [[Sirion]], south of [[Doriath]].

Revision as of 20:48, 20 January 2011

Aelin-uial
Lakes
General Information
Other namesMeres of Twilight
LocationMeeting of Aros and Sirion
TypeLakes
DescriptionMarshy mazes of creeks and lakes
RegionsDoriath
History
EventsDreams of Turgon and Finrod
GalleryImages of Aelin-uial

Aelin-uial, or the Meres of Twilight, was a marshy confluence of the river Aros into Sirion, south of Doriath.

Location

The Aelin-uial was the maze of lakes and fens formed where the river Aros met the Sirion, before it fell beneath the Andram. These were lands heavy with enchantment from the Girdle of Melian guarding Doriath to the north of the Aelin-uial, and also from the power of Ulmo the Vala, which was very strong in this area.

The Aelin-uial was under the control of Doriath. Thingol's Marchwardens kept secret ferries among the reeds, which they could use to cross in between Sirion's eastern and western banks unseen by anyone. At the southernmost end of the Aelin-uial, the waters of Sirion met once more at the Falls of Sirion.

It was here that Turgon and Finrod were given the idea of building their hidden strongholds located at Gondolin and Nargothrond, which was an idea put into their dreams by Ulmo.