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Dates
Established after the coming of the Eldar to Aman during the Years of the Trees
Location
Within the Calacirya and to the west and east of that pass, including the eastern shorelands of Aman
Race
Divisions
Culture
Settlements
Important peaks
Lay beneath the Pelóri
Passes
Pronunciation
'elve'nland'
Meaning
Simply 'land of the Elves'
Other names

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Elvenland

The realm of the Eldar in the West

Map of Elvenland in the West
"Beyond the western world, on sand,
On sand of pearls in Elvenland.
"
From The Lay of Leithian VII 2192-2193
as quoted in Quenta Silmarillion 9
Of Beren and Lúthien

The lands in Aman, west of the Great Sea, where the Elves dwelt, and to which they would journey from the havens of Middle-earth. The name is a translation of the Elvish word Eldamar, and appears in various related forms, especially its direct equivalent 'Elvenhome'. This same part of Aman is sometimes referred to as 'Faerie'.


See also...

Faerie

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