Eregion, later known as Hollin, was a realm of the Ñoldorin Elves in the Second Age, located near the West-gate of Khazad-dûm (later Moria). It was a rare Elven kingdom, as its relations with Dwarves were cordial, and both sides traded freely with each other.[4][5]
History[]
Eregion in the Second Age, shown in relation to the Misty Mountains
Second Age[]
Eregion was, from SA 750, ruled by Galadriel and Celeborn from its capital of Ost-in-Edhil. After SA 1350, they crossed the Misty Mountains to Lothlórien, their new kingdom.
From SA 1350, the Gwaith-i-Mírdain under Celebrimbor, the last of the House of Fëanor left in Middle-earth, ruled Eregion. Annatar, the Giver of Gifts, befriended Celebrimbor and aided him in the making of the Nine and Seven Rings of Power.[4][6] Celebrimbor made the Three in secret, and as such these were never touched by Annatar's hands.[7]
Eregion in The Lord of the Rings Online
When Annatar was later revealed to be the Dark Lord Sauron, Celebrimbor and his people tried to stop the Rings from entering Sauron's possession, but could only rescue the Three: Vilya, Narya, and Nenya. Eregion itself was attacked and destroyed in the War of the Elves and Sauron in the year SA 1697. The few survivors of the war found refuge in either Lindon or Lothlórien, while others led by Elrond founded Rivendell.[4]
Third Age[]
In the Third Age, by the time that the Fellowship of the Ring reached Khazad-dûm, the land was pleasant but unpopulated. Only the scattered ruins of Elven cities and the few remaining holly trees indicated its former glory.[8]
The view westward to the mountains of Moria in the Third Age, by Robert Zigo
Etymology[]
In Sindarin, Eregion means "Land of the Holly", from the word ereg ("holly"). Men simply called it Hollin.[9][10]
Eregion should not be pronounced as in English region: the g is the g in "get". The pronunciation is [eˈreɡjon], or, simplified, [air-egg-eon].
Portrayal in media[]
The realm's capital Ost-in-Edhil as seen in The Rings of Power
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power[]
Eregion, mainly Ost-in-Edhil, is portrayed in Amazon Studios' series The Rings of Power as a developed Elven city built near the west gate of Khazad-dûm, as the home of Celebrimbor, Lord of Eregion, and his smiths.
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | ዐረጊኦን |
| Arabic | اريجيون ? |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Ерегіон |
| Bengali | এরেগিওন |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Ерегион |
| Catalan | Erègion |
| Chinese (Hong Kong) | 伊瑞詹 (Eregion)
和林 (Hollin) |
| Czech | Cesmínie |
| Danish | Tornien |
| Dutch | Hulst (Hollin) |
| Finnish | Paatsamala |
| Georgian | ერეგიონი |
| Greek | Ερέγκιον |
| Gujarati | ઍરેગિઓન |
| Hebrew | ארגיון |
| Hindi | एरेगिओन |
| Hungarian | Magyalföld |
| Japanese | エレギオン (Eregion)
柊郷 (Hollin) |
| Kazakh | Ерегіон (Cyrillic) Eregion (Latin) |
| Korean | 에레기온 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Эрэгион |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Ерегион |
| Marathi | एरेगियन |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Эрэгион |
| Nepalese | एरेगिओन |
| Pashto | ېرېګیون |
| Persian | اِرِگیون (Eregion)
هولین (Hollin) |
| Punjabi | ਏਰੀਜਨ |
| Russian | Эрегион (Eregion)
Край падубов (The Land of the Holly) |
| Sanskrit | एरेगिओन् |
| Serbian | Ерегион (Cyrillic), Eregion (Latin),
Драчник (derived from Serbian name for Holly) Dračnik (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | අය්රියියොන් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Ерегион |
| Telugu | ఏరెగిఒన |
| Tamil | ஏரெகிஒந் |
| Thai | เอเรกิออน |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Ереґіон |
| Urdu | اراگااون |
| Uzbek | Ерегион (Cyrillic) Eregion (Latin) |
| Yiddish | ערעגיאָן |
References[]
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, Regional Maps, "The Misty Mountains"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, VI: "The Tale of Years of the Second Age"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B: The Tale of Years (Chronology of the Westlands), "The Second Age"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 The Silmarillion, Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book Two, Ch. IV: "A Journey in the Dark"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book One, Ch. II: "The Shadow of the Past"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book Two, Ch. II: "The Council of Elrond"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book Two, Ch. III: "The Ring goes South"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Index of Names
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin names