Belfalas was a coastal region located in southern Gondor.
History[]
Ruins in Belfalas, shown in The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II
Belfalas was also home to an old Elf-haven called Edhellond which was founded before the end of the First Age by Nandor and Elven remnants of Doriath who did not wish to remain in Lindon due to their dislike of the Ñoldor still held by these Sindar Elves.
Belfalas formed part of Dor-en-Ernil, the "Land of the Prince". The Prince in question was the noble ruler of Dol Amroth, who lived at the city bearing his name. At the start of the second millennium of the Third Age, a certain Imrazôr the Númenórean lived in and ruled over the Belfalas. He married Mithrellas, a Silvan Elf of Lórien, and their son Galador became the first Prince of Dol Amroth.[2]
Its chief city was the Prince's residence of Dol Amroth. South of the Belfalas region lay a great bay, which was named after it, the Bay of Belfalas. The climate hovered near the moderate and the extreme with mild winters and hot, dry summers and the terrain consisted of scattered woodlands.
War of the Ring[]
During the War of the Ring, Belfalas was raided by the Corsairs of Umbar, and therefore sent only 700 men to help defend Minas Tirith, until Aragorn liberated the coast with the Grey Company, freeing the people of Gondor's southern fiefs to follow him north to relieve Minas Tirith.
Etymology[]
Belfalas means "Great Shore", from the Sindarin bel or beleg ("large, great") and falas ("seashore").[3]
See also[]
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | ቤልፋላስ |
| Arabic | بيلفالاس |
| Armenian | Բելֆալաս |
| Assamese | বেলফালাছ |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Белфалас |
| Bengali | বেলফালাস |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Белфалас |
| Chinese | 贝尔法塔斯 |
| Danish | Belfalas ("Det Store Kystland") |
| Greek | Μπελφαλασ |
| Gujarati | બેલફાલસ |
| Hebrew | בלפלאס |
| Hindi | बेल्फ़लस |
| Japanese | ベルファラス |
| Kannada | ಬೆಲ್ಫಾಲಸ್ |
| Kazakh | Белфалас (Cyrillic) Belfalas (Latin) |
| Konkani | बेलफालास |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Бэлфалас |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Белфалас |
| Marathi | बेलफळस |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Белфалас |
| Nepalese | बेलफालास |
| Pashto | بېلفالاس |
| Persian | بهلفالاس |
| Punjabi | ਬੇਲ੍ਫ਼ਅਲਸ |
| Russian | Бельфалас |
| Serbian | Белфалас (Cyrillic) Belfalas (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | බෙල්ෆාලස් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Белфалас |
| Telugu | బీఫాలాస్ |
| Thai | เบลฟาลัส |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Белфалас |
| Urdu | بیلفلاس |
| Uzbek | Белфалас (Cyrillic) Belfalas (Latin) |
| Yiddish | בעלפאַלאַס |
| Elven Realms of Middle-earth throughout the Ages | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Age | Cuiviénen • Eldamar & Tol Eressëa • Eglador (Doriath) • Havens of the Falas • Greenwood the Great • Hithlum • Dorthonion • Nargothrond • Gondolin • Havens of Sirion • Himlad • Maglor's Gap • March of Maedhros • Nevrast • Ossiriand • Lothlórien • Belfalas • Pass of Aglond • Pass of Sirion • Thargelion • Greenwood the Great • Eriador | |
| Second Age | Eregion • Lothlórien • Woodland Realm • Lindon • Belfalas • Rivendell | |
| Third Age | Lindon • Lothlórien • Woodland Realm • Belfalas • Rivendell | |
| Fourth Age | East Lórien • Lindon • Lothlórien • Rivendell • Ithilien • Woodland Realm | |
References[]
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, Thematic Maps, "Languages"
- ↑ Unfinished Tales, Part Two: The Second Age, IV: "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn, and of Amroth King of Lórien"
- ↑ Parma Eldalamberon, Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien