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Dates
Created by the inrushing Sea during the cataclysms at the end of the First Age
Location
A deep gulf flowing into Eriador through the Blue Mountains and Lindon
Settlements
Source
Fed by the river Lune after its course was changed at the end of the First Age
Tributaries
One unnamed tributary flowing southward out of Forlindon
Outflow
Into the Great Sea between Forlindon and Harlindon
Pronunciation
Lune is pronounced 'loo'n'
Meaning
The name of the Gulf comes from the river Lune, which in turn derives from the Elvish for 'blue' (that is, the river flowing out of the Blue Mountains)
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Gulf of Lune

The great northern firth of Middle-earth

Map of the Gulf of Lune

The long gulf that stretched out to Sea through the northwestern lands of Middle-earth. The River Lune emptied into its eastern end, and the Gulf broadened slowly as its waters flowed westward for more than two hundred miles. Before it reached the Great Sea at its western end, promontories from both north and south stretched across its mouth, forming a last narrow entry into the Sea.

At its eastern extent lay Mithlond, the famous Grey Havens of Círdan. Further west, the Gulf divided the Elvish land of Lindon into two: Forlindon to the north, and Harlindon to the south. Also on the shores of the Gulf were two further Elvish havens: the Harlond halfway along its southern shore, and the Forlond on the northern coast, near its outlet to the Sea.


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