Eregion
Quick Facts
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| Dates: | II 750 - II 1697 (endured 947 years) | ||||||||||||||
| Location: | The far southeast of Eriador, directly to the west of Khazad-dûm | ||||||||||||||
| Founder: | Debatable1 | ||||||||||||||
| Race: | Elves | ||||||||||||||
| Division: | Mainly Noldor | ||||||||||||||
| Culture: | Elves of Eregion | ||||||||||||||
| Pronunciation: | ere'gion (the 'g' is pronounced as in 'garden', not as in English 'region') | ||||||||||||||
| Meaning: | '(Land) of Holly' | ||||||||||||||
| Other Names: | Hollin | ||||||||||||||
The realm of Hollin
A land of the Elves in the west of Middle-earth during the Second Age, famed for its smithwork and the friendship of its people with the Dwarves of nearby Khazad-dûm. The Elves of Eregion came under the influence of Sauron and unwittingly aided him in the making of the Rings of Power.
Footnotes
| 1 | It's usually assumed that Eregion was founded by Celebrimbor, the grandson of Fëanor, but Tolkien never explicitly states this. In the published works, his only definite comment on Eregion's foundation is from the appropriate entry in the Tale of Years, which states simply that Eregion was founded by the Noldor in II 750. This is a curiously general statement: Celebrimbor's history is well developed in the book, and we would expect his name to appear here if he was Eregion's founder. In fact, at least for a time, Tolkien considered Eregion to have been founded by Galadriel and Celeborn before they settled in Lórien. It isn't clear to what extent this should be taken as 'historical' fact, and it isn't completely consistent with the statement in The Lord of the Rings (because Celeborn wasn't of the Noldor), but it remains an interesting possibility. |
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