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Dates
Part of Arnor from II 3320, and Arthedain from III 861 to III 1974
Location
A highland region and associated lake eastward of the river Lune
Race
Division
Culture
Family
Ruled by the House of Isildur
Settlements
Source
The river Baranduin (Brandywine) rose in Lake Evendim
Pronunciation
Uncertain1
Meaning
'Evening twilight'
Other names
Equivalent to Elvish Uial2

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Evendim

The landscape of Annúminas

Map of Evendim

A name, meaning 'evening twilight', used to refer to the lands around Annúminas in western Arnor, and especially to the Hills and Lake of that region.


Notes

1

Disregarding the word's meaning, it would perhaps be natural to pronounce 'Evendim' with a short initial 'e'. However, the name originates from even dim, when 'even' is short for 'evening', so a case could certainly be made that the first element should be pronounced like the English word 'even', with a long 'e'.

2

Translated forms of the name use Elvish Uial, but this is not an exact literal translation. Where evendim relates specifically to the twilight of evening, uial is a general Elvish term for twilight, applying equally to the twilight of the morning and of the evening. A more exact Elvish equivalent of Evendim would be Aduial, 'second twilight', referring more specifically to the twilight of evening.

See also...

Aduial, Morrowdim, Uial, Undómë

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