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Old 04-01-2019, 05:32 AM   #2246
Galadriel55
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Originally Posted by Huinesoron View Post
Is it the Isle of Balar? Originally part of Tol Eressea, which 'dwelt alone' in the midst of Belgaer, it was broken off during one of the ferry trips (I want to say the second one, when Osse tried to hold Eressea in place to keep the Teleri from leaving). Much later, Cirdan and Gil-Galad's people fled to Balar and built havens there, which ended up being the refuge of all the surviving non-Kinslaying Eldar through the War of Wrath, at the end of which Balar was consumed by the waves.

The only line that confused me for a while after thinking this was 'jewels are found', but it seems pearls were common in the shallows around Balar, so that fits too.

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