The Lord of the Rings · Location

Mithlond

Also known as Grey Havens

  • port
  • elven architecture

The elven port at the mouth of the Gulf of Lune, pale quays and white ships waiting under a quiet sky. It is the last haven of the High Elves in Middle-earth and the point from which the Ring-bearers sail West.

Type
port
Style
elven architecture
First appears
Book 3 · Ch. 19
Books
1

History

  1. BOOK 3The Return of the King: Being the Third Part of the Lord of the Rings

    The elven port at the mouth of the Gulf of Lune, pale quays and white ships waiting under a quiet sky. It is the last haven of the High Elves in Middle-earth and the point from which the Ring-bearers sail West.

Key events

  1. Book 3
    Ch. 20
    Departure from the Grey HavensFrodo, bearing wounds that will not heal, departs Middle-earth with Bilbo, Gandalf, and the Elves from the Grey Havens. They sail West into the High Sea, leaving Sam, Merry, and Pippin to return to the Shire.

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