The Bay of Eldamar was the greatest bay in Aman.
History[]
When the Ñoldor and Vanyar came to Aman, this is where they landed. Later when the Teleri came, Ossë begged Ulmo to set Tol Eressëa in the Bay of Eldamar and Ulmo (in the older versions of the legendarium and in Roverandom, a host of whales centering Uin the great Right Whale also) did this. But when the Ñoldor longed to see their kin again, Manwë commanded Ossë to teach the Teleri the art of ship-making, and grievously he did this. Then the Teleri built the ships and with the help of the swans, they came to Aman. And there on the bay of Eldamar they built their new home Alqualondë, the Port of Swans.
An age before, the Ñoldor and the Vanyar made their home in Eldamar. The Valar brought down a small section of the Pelori and raised the hill of Túna. On that hill the Ñoldor, with the aid of Aulë, built the city of Tirion the Fair. Through this opening in the mountains the light of Calacirya spread out and filled the Bay of Eldamar. The Ñoldor's man-made and mined gems were spread throughout that land.[1]
Eärendil, the Half-elven anchored his ship Vingilot in this when visited Valinor to plead to the Valar for aid for the Free Peoples against Morgoth.[2]
Etymology[]
Eldamar means Elvenhome in Quenya.[3]
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Achinese | La’ôt Eldamar |
| Afrikaans | Baai van Eldamar |
| Albanian | Gjiri i Eldamarit |
| Amharic | አልዳማር ቤይ |
| Arabic | ىلدامار خليج |
| Aragonese | Golfo de Balar |
| Armenian | Էլդամար ծոց |
| Asturian | Badea de Eldamar |
| Azerbaijani | Eldamar körfəzi |
| Basque | Eldamar golkoa |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Елдамар заліў |
| Bengali | এল্দামার উপসাগর |
| Bosnian | Eldamar zaliv |
| Breton | Pleg-mor Eldamar |
| Catalan | Badia d'Eldamar |
| Cebuano | Baie de Eldamar |
| Chinese | 艾爾達瑪灣 |
| Chinese (Hakka) | Eldamar-vân |
| Chinese (Min Nan) | Eldamar Oan |
| Cornish | Pleg mor Eldamar |
| Croatian | Eldamar zaljev |
| Czech | Eldamar záliv |
| Danish | Eldamarbugten |
| Dutch | Baai van Eldamar |
| Esperanto | Eldamar Golfo |
| Estonian | Eldamar laht |
| Faroese | Eldamarflógvin |
| Finnish | Eldamarin lahti |
| French | Baie d'Eldamar |
| Frisian | Golf faan Eldamar (Northern) Baai fan Eldamar (Western) |
| Galician | Baía de Eldamar |
| Georgian | ელდამარი ყურე |
| German | Bucht von Eldamar |
| Greek | Κόλπος της Έλδαμαρ |
| Gujarati | ઍલ્દમર ખાડી |
| Hebrew | מפרץ אלדמר |
| Hindi | एल्दमर की खाड़ी |
| Hungarian | Eldamar-öböl |
| Icelandic | Eldamarflói |
| Indonesian | Teluk Eldamar |
| Irish Gaelic | An Bá na Eldamar |
| Italian | Baia di Eldamar |
| Japanese | エルダマール湾 |
| Javanese | Lempongan Eldamar |
| Kannada | ಎಲ್ಡಾಮರ್ ಕೊಲ್ಲಿ |
| Kazakh | Елдамар шығанақ (Cyrillic) Eldamar şığanaq (Latin) |
| Korean | 엘다 마르 베이 |
| Kurdish | Tengava Eldamar (Kurmanji) |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Элдамар булуңу |
| Latin | Sinus Eldamar |
| Latvian | Eldamar līcis |
| Lithuanian | Eldamar įlanka |
| Luxembourgish | Golf vu Eldamar |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Елдамар Залив |
| Malaysian | Teluk Eldamar |
| Maltese | Bajja ta ' Eldamar |
| Manx | Baie ny Eldamar |
| Marathi | एल्डमार उपसागर |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Элдамар булан |
| Nepalese | एल्डरम खाडी |
| Norwegian | Eldamarbukta |
| Pashto | ایلډامار خلیج |
| Persian | خلیج الدامار |
| Polish | Zatoka Eldamar |
| Portuguese | Golfo de Eldamar |
| Punjabi | ਐਲਦਾਮਰ ਦੀ ਖਾੜੀ |
| Romanian | Golful Eldamar |
| Russian | Эльдамарский залив |
| Sanskrit | पूर्व-एल्दमर् |
| Serbian | Елдамар залив (Cyrillic) Eldamar zaliv (Latin) |
| Sicilian | Cala di Eldamar |
| Sinhalese | එල්ඩාමර් බොක්ක |
| Slovak | Eldamar záliv |
| Slovenian | Eldamar zaliv |
| Spanish | Bahía de Eldamar |
| Sundanese | Teluk Eldamar |
| Swahili | Ghuba ya Eldamar |
| Swedish | Eldamar viken |
| Tagalog | Look ng Eldamar |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Халиҷи Елдамар |
| Tamil | இடமர் விரிகுடா |
| Telugu | ఎల్దామర్ బేలోని |
| Thai | อ่าวอเลดามาร |
| Turkish | Eldamar Körfezi |
| Turkmen | Eldamar Aylag |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Елдамар затока |
| Uzbek | Елдамар қўлтиғи (Cyrillic) Eldamar qoʻltigʻi (Latin) |
| Venetian | Baia dei Eldamar |
| Vietnamese | Vịnh Eldamar |
| Welsh | Bae Eldamar |
| Yiddish | בוכטע פון עלדאַמאַר |
| Zazaki | Golfezê Eldamar |
| Bays of Arda |
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Bay of Andúnië | Bay of Balar | Bay of Belfalas | Bay of Eldamar | Bay of Eldanna | Bay of Rómenna | Cobas Haven | Firth of Drengist | Icebay of Forochel |
References[]
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter V: "Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalië"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXIV: "Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Index