| This article is about the place. For the fantastical term "Faërie", see Faërie (term). |
Eldamar, once called by the Hobbits the Faerie, was the region of Aman where the Elves lived in ancient times before the Changing of the World.
Description[]
The size of Eldamar is unknown, but the area between the Bay of Eldamar and the Pelóri was probably at least a few dozen miles wide; Eldamar also consisted of the shore of Taniquetil and the Calacirya where Tirion was built. The shore probably extended hundreds of miles to the north of the Calacirya.
The city of the Ñoldor (and for a time the Vanyar also) was Tirion, which was built on the hill of Túna facing both the Two Trees and the starlit seas.
The city of the Teleri, on the north shore of the Bay was Alqualondë, or Haven of the Swans, whose halls and mansions were made of pearl. The harbor was entered through a natural arch of rock, and the beaches were strewn with gems given by the Ñoldor.
In the bay was Tol Eressëa the Lonely Isle, which was an island at one time adrift, until Ulmo rooted it in the bay.
South of Eldamar was Avathar, once the home of Ungoliant, a vast creature in the shape of a spider.[1]
Etymology[]
Eldamar is a Quenya word that meant 'Elvenhome'. In Old English the 'Elvenhome' was called Ælfhâm.
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | አልዳማር |
| Arabic | إلدامار |
| Armenian | Էլդամար |
| Assamese | এলডামাৰ |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Елдамар |
| Bengali | এলডামার |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Елдамар |
| Chinese (Hong Kong) | 艾爾達瑪 |
| Danish | Eldamar ("Elverhjemmet") |
| Dogri | एल्दामार |
| Georgian | ელდამარი |
| Gujarati | ઍલ્દમર |
| Hebrew | אלדמר (Israel)
אלדאמאר |
| Hindi | एल्दमर |
| Japanese | エルダマール |
| Kannada | ಎಲ್ಡಮಾರ್ |
| Kazakh | Елдамар (Cyrillic) Eldamar (Latin) |
| Konkani | एल्डामार |
| Korean | 엘다 마르 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Эльдамар |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Елдамар |
| Marathi | एल्डमार |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Элдамар |
| Nepalese | एल्डमार |
| Pashto | ایلډامار |
| Persian | الدامار |
| Russian | Эльдамар |
| Sanskrit | एल्दमर् |
| Serbian | Елдамар (Cyrillic) Eldamar (Latin) |
| Sindhi | ايلڊمار |
| Sinhalese | එල්ඩමාර් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Елдамар |
| Tamil | எல்டமர் |
| Tatar | Элдамар |
| Telugu | ఎల్డమర్ |
| Thai | อเลดามาร̒ |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Елдамар |
| Urdu | الدامر |
| Yiddish | עלדאַמאַר |
| Places in the Undying Lands (Aman and Tol Eressëa) | ||
| Places and regions of the Valar | Valinor • Ezellohar • Gardens of Lòrien • Halls of Mandos • Halls of Nienna • House of Tulkas • Ilmarin • Máhanaxar • Pastures of Yavanna • Wells of Varda • Woods of Oromë • Plain of Valinor • Two Trees of Valinor | |
| Other regions | Eldamar • Alalvinórëυ • Araman • Avathar • Enchanted Isles • Haerast • Oiomúrë • Sindanórië • Galathilion • Tol Withernonυ | |
| Mountains and passes | Pelóri • Taniquetil • Hyarmentir • Túna • Calacirya • Caves of the Forgotten | |
| Bodies of water | Afros • Bay of Eldamar • Gruirυ • Híri • Lórellin • Shadowy Seas • Sirnúmen | |
| Cities and strongholds | Váli-màr • Alqualondë • Avallónë • Formenos • Kôrtirion • Tavrobelρ • Tirion • Lumbiυ | |
| Houses and towers | Cottage of Lost Playρ • House of the Hundred Chimneysρ Pre-canon • Mindon Eldaliéva • Tower of Avallónë • Tower of Tavrobelρ • Tram Nybolρ | |
| ρ Pre-canon, υ Canonicity unclear. | ||
References[]
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter VIII: "Of the Darkening of Valinor"