Edhellond
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In J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, Edhellond is a fictional place, an ancient harbour and settlement of Elvish origin in Gondor. It was located just south of where the rivers Morthond and Ringló meet. According to some of Tolkien's writings, Edhellond (Sindarin for Elf-haven) was founded by the Sindarin refugees in three small ships fleeing the ruin of Beleriand following Morgoth's successful onslaught of the Elvish kingdoms. Another version tells that some refugees of Doriath, in the course of their wandering, founded the haven. Both agree, however, that the original founders have the knowledge of shipbuilding, which in the First Age was known only to Círdan and the elven-folk of the Falas. Whatever its ultimate origins, in time Edhellond was swelled by Nandorin Elves seeking for the sea. Amroth, Prince of Lórien, was lost at or near Edhellond in the year 1981 of the Third Age while looking for his beloved Nimrodel. One of Nimrodel's companions, the Elven-lady Mithrellas, was said to have been taken by Imrazôr the Númenórean as his wife, and their son Galador founded the line of the Princes of Dol Amroth. Thus their house claimed to have a special, though lesser, Elvish strain. By the time of the War of the Ring, no Elves were in Edhellond as they left for Lindon a while ago, and it came under the occupation of the people of Dol Amroth.
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