last homely house east of the Sea

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The "last homely house east of the Sea" is a poetic epithet for Rivendell, the hidden Elven refuge founded by Elrond in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf epithet
fictional location
house
alsoKnownAs Rivendell NERFINISHED
appearsInWork The Hobbit NERFINISHED
The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED
The Silmarillion NERFINISHED
associatedWithRace Elves of Rivendell NERFINISHED
characterizedAs place of rest and healing
safe haven for travelers
contrastedWith wilder lands beyond the Misty Mountains
createdBy J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED
describedAs hidden Elven refuge
describedIn The Fellowship of the Ring, book 2, chapter "Many Meetings" NERFINISHED
The Hobbit, chapter "A Short Rest" NERFINISHED
etymologyNote called "last homely house east of the Sea" from perspective of travelers from the Shire
foundedBy Elrond NERFINISHED
hasFunction refuge from dangers of the Wild
hasOwner Elrond NERFINISHED
hasProtection Elrond's power
hidden valley location
hosts Council of Elrond NERFINISHED
inhabitedBy Elrond NERFINISHED
Elrond's household NERFINISHED
Elves NERFINISHED
languageOfName Westron NERFINISHED
locatedIn Rivendell valley NERFINISHED
locatedInFictionalUniverse Middle-earth NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Eriador NERFINISHED
locatedNear Misty Mountains NERFINISHED
notableFor hospitality to travelers
music and lore
partOf Elrond's household NERFINISHED
roleInPlot gathering place before quest to destroy the One Ring
staging point for journey to Lonely Mountain
timePeriod Late Second Age of Middle-earth NERFINISHED
Third Age of Middle-earth NERFINISHED
visitedBy Bilbo Baggins NERFINISHED
Frodo Baggins NERFINISHED
Gandalf NERFINISHED
Thorin and Company NERFINISHED
the Fellowship of the Ring NERFINISHED

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Rivendell culturalRole last homely house east of the Sea