Tol Fuin
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| Tol Fuin | |
|---|---|
| Island | |
 | |
| "Location of Tol Morwen" map by Didier Willis | |
| General Information | |
| Location | West of Forlindon |
| Type | Island |
| History | |
| Events | Sinking of Beleriand |
Tol Fuin was an island off the coast of Forlindon.
History[edit | edit source]
When the waves consumed Beleriand and the regions around it after the War of Wrath, not all of the western lands were lost. The highlands that had been Dorthonion, and came to be called Taur-nu-Fuin, in part survived the inrush of the sea, and remained as an island far off the western coasts of Forlindon.[1][2]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
From Sindarin for Dark Isle from tol and fuin.[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Treason of Isengard, "VI. The Council of Elrond (1)", pp. 124, 138
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Treason of Isengard, "XV. The First Map of The Lord of the Rings", "Maps I and IA", pp. 301-2
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names"
| Remnants of Drowned Beleriand | |
| Isles: | Himring · Tol Fuin · Tol Morwen |
|---|---|
| Mainland: | Lindon |
