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In ]'s ] of ], '''Eldamar''' is the region of ] east of the ] where the ] live. It is usually considered a part of ]. |
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The size of Eldamar is unknown, but the area between the ] and the Pelóri was probably at least a few dozen miles wide; Eldamar also consisted of the shore of ] and the ] where ] was built. The shore probably extended hundreds of miles to the north of the Calacirya. |
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The land is regarded as being well-wooded, or at least containing areas of ], as Finrod was recounted as "walking with his father under the trees in Eldamar" and the Teleri needed timber to build their ships. |
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The city of the Teleri, on the north shore of the Bay is ], or Haven of the Swans, whose halls and mansions are made of pearl. The harbour is entered through a natural arch of rock, and the beaches are strewn with gems given by the Noldor. It includes the Calacirya and stretches far to the north and around the east-slopes of Taniquetil. |
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In the bay is ], which was an island at one time adrift, until ] rooted it in the bay. |
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South of Eldamar is ]; to the north is ]. |
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==Tirion== |
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The city of the ] (and for a time the ] also) is Tirion, which was built on the hill of Túna, raised inside the ] mountain pass, just north of ], facing both the ] and the starlit seas. |
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The city had a central square at the top of the hill and a tower called the Mindon Eldalieva, a beacon visible from the seashore miles to the east. |
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==Alqualondë== |
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'''Alqualondë''' (meaning ''Swanhaven'') is the chief city of the ] on the shores of ]. |
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Alqualondë is perhaps best known as the site of the first ] as recounted in '']''. The city is said to be north and east of ] between the ] and ] in northern Eldamar. |
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The city was walled and built in a natural harbour made of rock. Other than the great harbours where the Teleri ships were moored, it also housed the tower of ], brother of ]. The city was covered with pearls which the Teleri found in the seas and jewels obtained from the ]. |
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The first Kinslaying occurs when ] leads the host of ] to Alqualondë and slaughters the ] for refusing Fëanor use of their ships. When ] left Valinor he needed ships to get to Middle-earth without great loss, but the Noldor possessed no ships, and Fëanor feared that any delay in their departure would cause the Noldor to reconsider. The Noldor, led by Fëanor and his ], tried to persuade their friends, the Teleri of Alqualondë, to give him their ships. However, the Teleri would not help in any way against the will of the Valar, and in fact attempted to persuade their friends to reconsider and stay in Aman. In their insanity and rage, the Noldor started taking the ships and sailing them away. This angered the Teleri, and they threatened the Noldor with rocks and arrows, and they threw many of Fëanor's Noldor out of the ships into the harbour (though probably not killing any of them). They also began to attempt to block the harbour, but it is only slightly possible that the Teleri drew first blood. |
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Then the Noldor drew swords, and the Teleri their bows, and there was a bitter fight that seemed evenly matched, if not even in favour of the Teleri, until the second Host of the Noldor, led by Fingon, arrived together with some of Fingolfin's people. Misunderstanding the situation, they assumed the Teleri had attacked the Noldor under orders of the Valar, and they joined the fight. In the end many Teleri were slain and the ships taken, and many of the stolen ships were wrecked in the waves. All that continued towards Middle-earth were therefore ]. |
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==Works cited== |
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*{{cite book|chapter=Eldamar|last=Drout|first=Michael D. C.|pages=145–146|title = ]|editor = ]|isbn = 0-415-96942-5|publisher = ]|year=2006}} |
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