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Dates
Launched in the spring of II 877
Location
Built in the shipyards of Rómenna; sailed between Númenor and Middle-earth
Origins
Constructed at the order of Aldarion
Race
Men
Division
Dúnedain
Culture
Númenóreans
Settlements
Launched from Rómenna in Númenor
Other names
Haven-finder, Turuphanto, The Wooden Whale

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Hirilondë

Aldarion's Haven-finder

'Haven-finder', the great ship in which Aldarion sailed from Númenor to Middle-earth. Hirilondë was so huge that she became commonly known as 'The Wooden Whale'.


See also...

Haven-finder, Henderch, The Wooden Whale, Turuphanto, Ulbar

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  • Updated 13 April 2017
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