The Encyclopedia of Arda - Calmindon (original) (raw)

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Dates Built in or shortly before II 8581 Location On the isle of Tol Uinen in the bay of Rómenna Origins Built by Aldarion the Great Captain Race Men Division Dúnedain Culture Númenóreans Family Aldarion was a descendant of the House of Elros Settlements Associated with Rómenna in eastern Númenor Meaning 'Light-tower' Other names The Light-tower Indexes: Alphabetical: C Cities and Buildings About this entry: Updated 5 January 2021 This entry is complete The Light-tower of Tol Uinen Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV The location of the Calmindon on Tol Uinen (somewhat conjectural)2 The location of the Calmindon on Tol Uinen (somewhat conjectural)2 Tol Uinen was an island in the long bay of Rómenna that ran into the eastern coastlands of Númenor. The island was sacred to Uinen herself, and it was here that the Guild of Venturers often berthed their guild-ship Eämbar. The Great Captain of the Guild, Aldarion, built a tall tower on the island to carry a beacon as a warning to ships in the bay. He called this tower Calmindon, a name which is simply Elvish for 'Shining tower' or 'Light-tower'. Notes 1 We have no definite dates for the building of the Calmindon, but it was certainly raised in the time before the betrothal of Aldarion and Erendis, which places its construction within a few years of II 858. We cannot be sure how long it stood on Tol Uinen, but it might conceivably have survived until the Downfall of Númenor in II 3319 (nearly 2,500 years later) in which it would unavoidably have been destroyed. 2 We have no map showing exactly where the Calmindon stood, and all we're told about its island of Tol Uinen is that it lay somewhere in the bay of Rómenna. This was a narrow bay much used by ships, so presumably the island was in one of the wider parts of the channel where it would not interfere significantly with the waterborne traffic of the bay. This is the reasoning behind the location shown on the map, though in principle the island might have stood at any point within the bay of Rómenna. See also... Light-tower, Tol Uinen Indexes: Alphabetical: C Cities and Buildings About this entry: Updated 5 January 2021 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2004, 2018, 2021. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.Personality is one part of understanding a candidate's suitability for a role, but aptitude can also be crucial.

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Dates Built in or shortly before II 8581 Location On the isle of Tol Uinen in the bay of Rómenna Origins Built by Aldarion the Great Captain Race Men Division Dúnedain Culture Númenóreans Family Aldarion was a descendant of the House of Elros Settlements Associated with Rómenna in eastern Númenor Meaning 'Light-tower' Other names The Light-tower Indexes: Alphabetical: C Cities and Buildings About this entry: Updated 5 January 2021 This entry is complete The Light-tower of Tol Uinen

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Map of the Calmindon

The location of the Calmindon on Tol Uinen (somewhat conjectural)2 The location of the Calmindon on Tol Uinen (somewhat conjectural)2 Tol Uinen was an island in the long bay of Rómenna that ran into the eastern coastlands of Númenor. The island was sacred to Uinen herself, and it was here that the Guild of Venturers often berthed their guild-ship Eämbar. The Great Captain of the Guild, Aldarion, built a tall tower on the island to carry a beacon as a warning to ships in the bay. He called this tower Calmindon, a name which is simply Elvish for 'Shining tower' or 'Light-tower'. Notes 1 We have no definite dates for the building of the Calmindon, but it was certainly raised in the time before the betrothal of Aldarion and Erendis, which places its construction within a few years of II 858. We cannot be sure how long it stood on Tol Uinen, but it might conceivably have survived until the Downfall of Númenor in II 3319 (nearly 2,500 years later) in which it would unavoidably have been destroyed. 2 We have no map showing exactly where the Calmindon stood, and all we're told about its island of Tol Uinen is that it lay somewhere in the bay of Rómenna. This was a narrow bay much used by ships, so presumably the island was in one of the wider parts of the channel where it would not interfere significantly with the waterborne traffic of the bay. This is the reasoning behind the location shown on the map, though in principle the island might have stood at any point within the bay of Rómenna. See also... Light-tower, Tol Uinen Indexes: Alphabetical: C Cities and Buildings About this entry: Updated 5 January 2021 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2004, 2018, 2021. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.Personality is one part of understanding a candidate's suitability for a role, but aptitude can also be crucial.