Ost-in-Edhil was the capital city of the Elven realm of Eregion in the Second Age.
History[]
Ost-in-Edhil as depicted by Alan Lee
Ost-in-Edhil was established by the Ñoldor in SA 750, located where the river Sirannon met the Glanduin. The Elven-way was eventually constructed to the West-gate of Khazad-dûm under the shadow of the Misty Mountains, to facilitate communication and trade between the Dwarves and the Elves.
The city was ruled by Celebrimbor, founder and leader of the Gwaith-i-Mírdain and grandson of Fëanor. Here the Ñoldor created the Rings of Power with knowledge given to them by Sauron, posing as Annatar, "Giver of Gifts". When Celebrimbor discovered Sauron's plan to ensnare them, he hid the rings and did not use them ever again, refusing Sauron's demand to surrender all the others. This incited the War of the Elves and Sauron, in which Ost-in-Edhil was soon completely destroyed by Sauron's forces. Its ruins survived into the Third Age.[1][2]
Three millennia later, the Fellowship of the Ring encountered the ruins of Ost-in-Edhil shortly before reaching Moria, and Legolas "heard" the stones speaking of the Elves of Eregion:
Etymology[]
Ost-in-Edhil is Sindarin, meaning 'Fortress of the Elves'.
In adaptations[]
The city as seen in the finale of Season One
In The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power[]
Ost-in-Edhil appears in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power as the home of Celebrimbor, though it is not referred to by name. After Elrond negotiates an agreement with Durin III of Khazad-dûm, the dwarves come and assist in building a new forge for the Elven-smith. Later, Sauron in the guise of "Halbrand" gains Celebrimbor's trust and gives him counsel, which leads to the forging of the Three Rings.
"Caras Gelebren" before its fall in The Lord of the Rings Online
In The Lord of the Rings Online[]
The Lord of the Rings Online, lacking rights to material in which the name Ost-in-Edhil is used, interprets it as twin cities as "Mirobel, the Jewel-town" and "Caras Gelebren, the Silver Bastion".
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Arabic | أوست في عادل |
| Armenian | Օստ-ին-Էդիլ |
| Assamese | অষ্ট-ইন-এধিল |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Ост-ин-Едхил |
| Chinese (Hong Kong) | 奧斯特恩艾特希爾 |
| Danish | Ost-in-Edhil ("Eldarnes borg") |
| Dogri | ओस्ट-इन-एधील |
| Georgian | ოსტ-ინ-ედჰილი |
| Greek | Οσθ-ιν-Εδχιλ |
| Gujarati | ઓસ્ટ-ઇન-એડિહિલ |
| Hebrew | אוסט אין אדיל |
| Hindi | ऑस्ट-इन-एडेल |
| Kannada | ಓಸ್ಟ್-ಇನ್-ಎಧಿಲ್ |
| Konkani | ओस्ट-इन-एधील |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Ост-ин-Эдил |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Ост-ин-Едхил |
| Marathi | ऑस्ट-इन-एडिल |
| Nepalese | ओस्ट-ई-एडिल |
| Pashto | اوسټ-ان-ایډیل |
| Persian | اوست-این-ادیل |
| Punjabi | ਅਸਟ-ਇਨ-ਏਦਿਲ |
| Russian | Ост-ин-Эдил |
| Sanskrit | ओस्ट्-इन्-एधील् |
| Sindhi | اوسٽ-ان-ادل |
| Sinhalese | ඔස්ට්-ඉන්-එදිල් |
| Tamil | ஓஸ்ட்-இன்-எதில் |
| Tatar | Ост-ин-Эдхил |
| Telugu | ఓస్ట్-ఇన్-ఎధిల్ |
| Thai | โอสต์-อิน-เอดิล |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Ост-ін-Езіл |
| Urdu | اوسٹ ان ایدھیل |
| Yiddish | אוסט-אין-עזיל |
References[]
- ↑ Unfinished Tales, Part Two: The Second Age, chapter IV: "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book Two, Ch. III: "The Ring Goes South"