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ALPHABETICAL RACES PLACES MISCELLANEOUS REFERENCE INTERACTIVE 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 Founded before the rising of the Sun; overrun by Morgoth in I 473 Location On the western shorelands of Beleriand, at the mouths of the Rivers Brithon and Nenning Origins Settlements of Teleri who remained behind when their fellows travelled to Aman Race Elves Division Sindar Culture Elves of the Falas Meaning Falas means 'Shore' Other names Havens of the Shipwrights Indexes: Alphabetical: H Cities and Buildings About this entry: Updated 3 May 2019 Updates planned: 1 The sea-cities of Círdan Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Brithombar and Eglarest, the harbour-cities of Círdan the Shipwright in the coastal lands of the Falas in West Beleriand. Brithombar The northern and western Haven, Brithombar stood at the mouth of the river Brithon, from which it took its name. The Haven stood on a narrow bay that ran southwestwards into the Great Sea, and the tower of Barad Nimras was built on the headland that formed the southern extremity of this bay. Eglarest Eglarest lay some seventy-five miles to the east and south of Brithombar, built on the ravine that formed at the mouth of the river Nenning. As at Brithombar, the river's waters emptied into a long narrow inlet of the sea that led southwestwards from the Haven. See also... Bay of Balar, Brithombar, Dagor-nuin-Giliath, Dark Lord, Eglarest, Elu Thingol, Elves of Beleriand, Elves of the Falas, Elves of the Havens, Ereinion Gil-galad, Falathrim, Forsaken Elves, Havens of Círdan, Havens of Sirion, Havens of the Ships, [See the full list...]Havens of the Shipwrights, House of Fingolfin, Isle of Balar, Lord of the Havens, Maiar of the Sea, River Nenning, The Falas, Wars of Beleriand, West Beleriand Indexes: Alphabetical: H Cities and Buildings About this entry: Updated 3 May 2019 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2000, 2008, 2010, 2019. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discover how DISC fits together with our FREE and comprehensive Complete Introduction to DISC.

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Dates Founded before the rising of the Sun; overrun by Morgoth in I 473 Location On the western shorelands of Beleriand, at the mouths of the Rivers Brithon and Nenning Origins Settlements of Teleri who remained behind when their fellows travelled to Aman Race Elves Division Sindar Culture Elves of the Falas Meaning Falas means 'Shore' Other names Havens of the Shipwrights Indexes: Alphabetical: H Cities and Buildings About this entry: Updated 3 May 2019 Updates planned: 1 The sea-cities of Círdan

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

Brithombar and Eglarest, the harbour-cities of Círdan the Shipwright in the coastal lands of the Falas in West Beleriand. Brithombar The northern and western Haven, Brithombar stood at the mouth of the river Brithon, from which it took its name. The Haven stood on a narrow bay that ran southwestwards into the Great Sea, and the tower of Barad Nimras was built on the headland that formed the southern extremity of this bay. Eglarest Eglarest lay some seventy-five miles to the east and south of Brithombar, built on the ravine that formed at the mouth of the river Nenning. As at Brithombar, the river's waters emptied into a long narrow inlet of the sea that led southwestwards from the Haven. See also... Bay of Balar, Brithombar, Dagor-nuin-Giliath, Dark Lord, Eglarest, Elu Thingol, Elves of Beleriand, Elves of the Falas, Elves of the Havens, Ereinion Gil-galad, Falathrim, Forsaken Elves, Havens of Círdan, Havens of Sirion, Havens of the Ships, [See the full list...]Havens of the Shipwrights, House of Fingolfin, Isle of Balar, Lord of the Havens, Maiar of the Sea, River Nenning, The Falas, Wars of Beleriand, West Beleriand Indexes: Alphabetical: H Cities and Buildings About this entry: Updated 3 May 2019 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2000, 2008, 2010, 2019. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discover how DISC fits together with our FREE and comprehensive Complete Introduction to DISC.