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Eglamar was a major region in the Falas, encompassing the entire sea-board from Cape Andras to the northwest all the way to the headland of Ras Mewrim in the southeast.[1] The region of Eglamar also included the havens of Círdan at Brithombar and Eglarest, the two most important cities of the Falathrim.[1]
Eglamar was also where Finrod built the tower of Barad Nimras upon the cape west of Eglarest, guarding against a potential naval attack by Morgoth - however, such an assault never happened.[2]
However, Eglamar is only named on the Second 'Silmarillion' Map,[3] which formed the basis for the map of Beleriand in the published Silmarillion,[4] though both Eglamar and Ras Mewrim were not labelled on the published Silmarillion map.
Etymology
The name Eglamar is in Sindarin, meaning "Home of the Eglain". It consists of the prefixal form Egla- (from Eglan, meaning "Forsaken Elf") + bar ("home").[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Four. Quendi and Eldar: B. Meanings and use of the various terms applied to the Elves and their varieties in Quenya, Telerin, and Sindarin", Sindarin, pp. 379-80
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Beleriand and its Realms"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Two. The Later Quenta Silmarillion: Of Beleriand its Realms (Chapter 11)", Sheet 3 South-west, p. 184
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "Appendix: III. The Second 'Silmarillion' Map", pp. 407-413
- ↑ Paul Strack, "S. Eglamar loc.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon, accessed 24 November 2023