Tol Uinen in the bay of
Rómenna (somewhat conjectural)
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Tol Uinen in the bay of
Rómenna (somewhat conjectural)
1A small island that stood off the coasts of Númenor, in the long narrow bay of Rómenna that separated the regions of Orrostar and Hyarrostar. Legend said that the island had been placed there by Uinen herself, the Lady of the Seas, who was held in particular reverence by the mariners of Númenor. Indeed, the Guild of Venturers called themselves Uinendili - devotees of Uinen - and often moored their great ship Eämbar off Tol Uinen. Their Great Captain, Aldarion, raised a tower on the island named Calmindon, to shine a light across the waters of the bay of Rómenna.
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We have no map showing the exact location of Tol Uinen, and all that can be said for certain is that it lay somewhere within the long bay of Rómenna. Rómenna was Númenor's most important port, and the channel leading to it would therefore have been busy with shipping. On that basis, the map shown here assumes that Tol Uinen lay in the widest part of the bay, rather than forming a hazard at the mouth, or near the port itself. The great vessel Eämbar was customarily anchored off the island, which further suggests that it lay well away from the most heavily used parts of the channel.
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