The Encyclopedia of Arda - Firth of Lune (original) (raw)

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Dates Created by the inrushing Sea during the cataclysms at the end of the First Age Location A wide inlet at the mouth of the river Lune, flowing from Eriador out through the Blue Mountains and Lindon Race Elves built havens around the firth Culture Elves of Lindon Settlements Forlond, Harlond, Mithlond Source Fed by the river Lune after its course was changed at the end of the First Age Tributaries One unnamed tributary flowing southward out of Forlindon Outflow Into the Great Sea between Forlindon and Harlindon Important peaks Flowed out through a break in the Blue Mountains Pronunciation Lune is pronounced 'loo'n' Meaning The name of the firth comes from the river Lune, which ultimately derives from the Elvish for 'blue' (that is, the river flowing out of the Blue Mountains) Other names Gulf of Lhûn, Gulf of Lune Indexes: Alphabetical: F Alphabetical: L Seas and Oceans About this entry: Updated 13 August 2021 This entry is complete The long gulf that divided Lindon Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV A long arm of the Great Sea in the northern lands of Middle-earth, more commonly known as the Gulf of Lhûn, into which the waters of the river Lune emptied. From the mouth of the Lune, where Círdan kept his Grey Havens, the Firth ran on westward for two hundred miles or more before reaching the open waters of the Sea at a narrow breach. The Firth broke the Blue Mountains into a northern and a southern range, and also divided the Elvish land of Lindon into the regions known as Forlindon ('North Lindon') and Harlindon ('South Lindon'). Indexes: Alphabetical: F Alphabetical: L Seas and Oceans About this entry: Updated 13 August 2021 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2010, 2021. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.Axiom Discovery gives you comprehensive online aptitude testing covering core skills across a wide range of disciplines.

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SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random

Dates Created by the inrushing Sea during the cataclysms at the end of the First Age Location A wide inlet at the mouth of the river Lune, flowing from Eriador out through the Blue Mountains and Lindon Race Elves built havens around the firth Culture Elves of Lindon Settlements Forlond, Harlond, Mithlond Source Fed by the river Lune after its course was changed at the end of the First Age Tributaries One unnamed tributary flowing southward out of Forlindon Outflow Into the Great Sea between Forlindon and Harlindon Important peaks Flowed out through a break in the Blue Mountains Pronunciation Lune is pronounced 'loo'n' Meaning The name of the firth comes from the river Lune, which ultimately derives from the Elvish for 'blue' (that is, the river flowing out of the Blue Mountains) Other names Gulf of Lhûn, Gulf of Lune Indexes: Alphabetical: F Alphabetical: L Seas and Oceans About this entry: Updated 13 August 2021 This entry is complete The long gulf that divided Lindon

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

A long arm of the Great Sea in the northern lands of Middle-earth, more commonly known as the Gulf of Lhûn, into which the waters of the river Lune emptied. From the mouth of the Lune, where Círdan kept his Grey Havens, the Firth ran on westward for two hundred miles or more before reaching the open waters of the Sea at a narrow breach. The Firth broke the Blue Mountains into a northern and a southern range, and also divided the Elvish land of Lindon into the regions known as Forlindon ('North Lindon') and Harlindon ('South Lindon'). Indexes: Alphabetical: F Alphabetical: L Seas and Oceans About this entry: Updated 13 August 2021 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2010, 2021. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.Axiom Discovery gives you comprehensive online aptitude testing covering core skills across a wide range of disciplines.