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Dates Location The far southeast of Eriador , directly to the west of Khazad-dûm Origins Debatable1 Race Division Culture Settlements The chief city of Eregion was Ost-in-Edhil Pronunciation ere'gion (the 'g' is pronounced as in 'garden', not as in English 'region') Meaning Other names Indexes: Alphabetical: E Lands, Realms and Regions About this entry: Updated 26 September 1999 Updates planned: 7
The realm of the Mírdain Elves in the west of Middle-earth during the Second Age , famed for its smithwork and the friendship of its people with the Dwarves of nearby Khazad-dûm . The Elves of Eregion came under the influence of Sauron and unwittingly aided him in the making of the Rings of Power . Notes 1 It would be natural to assume that Eregion was founded by Celebrimbor , the grandson of Fëanor , but Tolkien never explicitly states this. In the published works, his only definite comment on Eregion's foundation is from the appropriate entry in the Tale of Years (The Lord of the Rings Appendix B): '750 Eregion founded by the Noldor .' This is a curiously general statement: Celebrimbor's history is well developed in the book, and we would expect his name to appear here if he was Eregion's founder. In Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth , we glimpse a possible explanation. This makes it clear that, at least for a time, Tolkien considered Eregion to have been founded by Galadriel and Celeborn before they settled in Lórien . It isn't clear to what extent this should be taken as 'historical' fact, and it isn't completely consistent with the statement in The Lord of the Rings (because Celeborn wasn't of the Noldor ), but it remains an interesting possibility. 2 The general geography of Eregion is well established, but less certain is the location of its capital of Ost-in-Edhil . We do know that there was a main road that ran from Khazad-dûm along the Sirannon , and indeed that this was the 'only road of old to Moria from the west' (The Fellowship of the Ring II 4, A Journey in the Dark ). This road would, by implication, lead to Ost-in-Edhil , probably placing the city somewhere on the Sirannon , or possibly further west, somewhere on the banks of Glanduin . It should be emphasised that we do not know the course of the high road for more than a few miles from the West-gate of Moria , and for all we know it may have suddenly changed direction and led off to some entirely different location. However, given the convenience of founding their city on a river, and the general direction of the road as far as we know it, it does seem most plausible that the Elves of Eregion built Ost-in-Edhil somewhere close to the point marked on the map. See also... Alphabet of Daeron , Angerthas Daeron , Annatar , Base Master of Treachery , Battle of the Gwathló , Black Years , Celebrían , Certhas Daeron , Círdan the Shipwright , Curufin , Dark Lord , Days of Flight , Deep Elves , Doors of Durin , Durin III , [See the full list...]Elessar , Elfstone , Elven Door , Elven-rings , Elven-smiths , Elves of Eregion , Elves of Lindon , Ereinion Gil-galad , Friend of the Noldor , Galadriel , Gate-stream , Gates of Moria , Great Rings , Gwaith-i-Mírdain , Hadhodrond , Heir of Durin , Hollin , Hollin Gate , Holly , House of the Mírdain , Khazad-dûm , Last of the Seven , Last Riding of the Keepers of the Rings , Longbeards , Lord of Eregion , Lord of Lórien , Lord of the Black Land , Lord of the Earth , Master-ring , Mírdain , Misty Mountains , Mithril , Moria Gate , Narvi , Narya , Nîn-in-Eilph , Nine Rings , Nine Ringwraiths , Noldor of Eregion , One Ring , Ost-in-Edhil , Pass of Caradhras , People of the Jewel-smiths , Ring of Adamant , Ring of Durin , Ring of Power , Ring of Rings , Ring of Sapphire , Ring-inscription , Ring-maker , Rings of Power , Sauron , Second Age , Silvan Elves , Sirannon , Stair Falls , Stone of Eärendil , Tar-Anárion , Tar-Ciryatan , Tar-Minastir , The Ring , Three Keepers , Tîw , Vice-regent of Eriador , Vilya , Walls of Moria , War of the Elves and Sauron , West-door , West-shores , White Ring , Wild Wolves Indexes: Alphabetical: E Lands, Realms and Regions About this entry: Updated 26 September 1999 Updates planned: 7 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1999, 2001. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ . Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile , the free online personality test.How do your personal strengths fit in with career matching? How can you identify them? Try a free personality test from myDISCprofile .
Map of Eregion (somewhat conjectural)2 Map of Eregion (somewhat conjectural)2 A land of the Elves in the west of Middle-earth during the Second Age, famed for its smithwork and the friendship of its people with the Dwarves of nearby Khazad-dûm. The Elves of Eregion came under the influence of Sauron and unwittingly aided him in the making of the Rings of Power. Notes 1 It would be natural to assume that Eregion was founded by Celebrimbor, the grandson of Fëanor, but Tolkien never explicitly states this. In the published works, his only definite comment on Eregion's foundation is from the appropriate entry in the Tale of Years (The Lord of the Rings Appendix B): '750 Eregion founded by the Noldor.' This is a curiously general statement: Celebrimbor's history is well developed in the book, and we would expect his name to appear here if he was Eregion's founder. In Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth, we glimpse a possible explanation. This makes it clear that, at least for a time, Tolkien considered Eregion to have been founded by Galadriel and Celeborn before they settled in Lórien. It isn't clear to what extent this should be taken as 'historical' fact, and it isn't completely consistent with the statement in The Lord of the Rings (because Celeborn wasn't of the Noldor), but it remains an interesting possibility. 2 The general geography of Eregion is well established, but less certain is the location of its capital of Ost-in-Edhil. We do know that there was a main road that ran from Khazad-dûm along the Sirannon, and indeed that this was the 'only road of old to Moria from the west' (The Fellowship of the Ring II 4, A Journey in the Dark). This road would, by implication, lead to Ost-in-Edhil, probably placing the city somewhere on the Sirannon, or possibly further west, somewhere on the banks of Glanduin. It should be emphasised that we do not know the course of the high road for more than a few miles from the West-gate of Moria, and for all we know it may have suddenly changed direction and led off to some entirely different location. However, given the convenience of founding their city on a river, and the general direction of the road as far as we know it, it does seem most plausible that the Elves of Eregion built Ost-in-Edhil somewhere close to the point marked on the map. See also... Alphabet of Daeron, Angerthas Daeron, Annatar, Base Master of Treachery, Battle of the Gwathló, Black Years, Celebrían, Certhas Daeron, Círdan the Shipwright, Curufin, Dark Lord, Days of Flight, Deep Elves, Doors of Durin, Durin III, [See the full list...]Elessar, Elfstone, Elven Door, Elven-rings, Elven-smiths, Elves of Eregion, Elves of Lindon, Ereinion Gil-galad, Friend of the Noldor, Galadriel, Gate-stream, Gates of Moria, Great Rings, Gwaith-i-Mírdain, Hadhodrond, Heir of Durin, Hollin, Hollin Gate, Holly, House of the Mírdain, Khazad-dûm, Last of the Seven, Last Riding of the Keepers of the Rings, Longbeards, Lord of Eregion, Lord of Lórien, Lord of the Black Land, Lord of the Earth, Master-ring, Mírdain, Misty Mountains, Mithril, Moria Gate, Narvi, Narya, Nîn-in-Eilph, Nine Rings, Nine Ringwraiths, Noldor of Eregion, One Ring, Ost-in-Edhil, Pass of Caradhras, People of the Jewel-smiths, Ring of Adamant, Ring of Durin, Ring of Power, Ring of Rings, Ring of Sapphire, Ring-inscription, Ring-maker, Rings of Power, Sauron, Second Age, Silvan Elves, Sirannon, Stair Falls, Stone of Eärendil, Tar-Anárion, Tar-Ciryatan, Tar-Minastir, The Ring, Three Keepers, Tîw, Vice-regent of Eriador, Vilya, Walls of Moria, War of the Elves and Sauron, West-door, West-shores, White Ring, Wild Wolves Indexes: Alphabetical: E Lands, Realms and Regions About this entry: Updated 26 September 1999 Updates planned: 7 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1999, 2001. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.How do your personal strengths fit in with career matching? How can you identify them? Try a free personality test from myDISCprofile.