Hirilondë

Hirilondë at the port of Rómenna, by David Greset - with Aldarion and Erendis overlooking

Hirilondë was a ship built and used by Aldarion. People who wondered at its great size called it Turuphanto, the "Wooden Whale".

History

Aldarion used Hirilondë to set sail from Rómenna. It sailed, but travelled without the blessing of the King of Númenor Tar-Meneldur. Though it was customary for the female relative of the captain to set the Green Bough of Return, Erendis, Aldarion's wife, did not send anything. In her stead, the wife of Aldarion's captain performed the custom.

After Aldarion became king in SA 883, he wished to revisit Middle-earth and he sailed on Hirilondë for Mithlond. Again, no bough was set on the ship's prow, but there was an image of an eagle with golden beak and jeweled eyes: a gift from Círdan.

Etymology

The name Hirilondë is Quenya, and means "Haven-finder", from londë ("haven").

Translations

Foreign Language	Translated name
Arabic	هيريلوندي
Armenian	Հիրիլոնդը
Bengali	হিরিলনদে
Georgian	ჰირლონდა
Hebrew	הירילונדה
Hindi	हिरीलोन्दे
Kannada	ಹಿರಿಲೋಂಡೆ
Kazakh	Хирилонда (Cyrillic) Xïrïlonda (Latin)
Macedonian Cyrillic	Хирилонде
Marathi	हिरिलोंडे
Nepalese	हिरिलोंडे
Persian	هیریلوندا
Russian	Хирилонде
Serbian	Хирилонде (Cyrillic) Hirilonde (Latin)
Sinhalese	හිරිලොන්ඩේ
Tajik Cyrillic	Ҳирилонде
Tamil	ஹிரிலோண்டே
Ukrainian Cyrillic	Гірілонде