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Dates
Launched in the spring of II 877
Location
Built in the shipyards of Rómenna; sailed between Númenor and Middle-earth
Origins
Constructed at the order of Aldarion
Race
Men
Division
Dúnedain
Culture
Númenóreans
Settlements
Launched from Rómenna in Númenor
Other names
Haven-finder, Turuphanto, The Wooden Whale

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  • Updated 13 April 2017
  • Updates planned: 1

Hirilondë

Aldarion's Haven-finder

'Haven-finder', the great ship in which Aldarion sailed from Númenor to Middle-earth. Hirilondë was so huge that she became commonly known as 'The Wooden Whale'.


See also...

Haven-finder, Henderch, The Wooden Whale, Turuphanto, Ulbar

Indexes:

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  • Updated 13 April 2017
  • Updates planned: 1

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Hirilondë

Aldarion's Haven-finder

Dates
Launched in the spring of II 877
Location
Built in the shipyards of Rómenna; sailed between Númenor and Middle-earth
Origins
Constructed at the order of Aldarion
Race
Men
Division
Dúnedain
Culture
Númenóreans
Settlements
Launched from Rómenna in Númenor
Other names
Haven-finder, Turuphanto, The Wooden Whale

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 13 April 2017
  • Updates planned: 1

Hirilondë

Aldarion's Haven-finder

'Haven-finder', the great ship in which Aldarion sailed from Númenor to Middle-earth. Hirilondë was so huge that she became commonly known as 'The Wooden Whale'.


See also...

Haven-finder, Henderch, The Wooden Whale, Turuphanto, Ulbar

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 13 April 2017
  • Updates planned: 1

For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page.

Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1997-2000, 2017. 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.