Grey Havens

Lindon · port

The great Elven haven at the head of the Gulf of Lune, seat of Círdan the Shipwright, from which ships bearing the Three Rings' keepers and the Ring-bearers sail west over the Sea. It is the last Elvish city in Middle-earth and the point of departure for all who leave these shores for Aman.

Show Grey Havens on the map

Other names

Mithlond · The Havens

Region

Lindon

Peoples

Elves

Reading reference

The Lord of the Rings

Recorded period

F.A. 1 → no recorded end

Chronicle

1. SA 1701 — Founded soon after the War of Wrath as Gil-galad's chief port.
2. TA 3021 — Frodo, Bilbo, Gandalf, Galadriel and Elrond sail from here into the West.

Journeys through Grey Havens

• The Last Riding to the Grey Havens

Nearby on the schematic map

• Lindon
• Mount Dolmed
• Gulf of Lune
• Elostirion
• Harlond
• Tower Hills

Sources and further reading

• Tolkien Gateway: Grey Havens

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