Isle of Balar
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The Isle of Balar is a coastal island in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, serving as a refuge and stronghold for the Elves and their allies during the wars of Beleriand in the First Age.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tolkien legendarium location
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fictional island ⓘ location in Arda ⓘ place in Beleriand ⓘ |
| age | First Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alliedWith | High King Gil-galad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Silmarillion
ⓘ
Unfinished Tales ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Círdan the Shipwright
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ereinion Gil-galad NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulmo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Islands of Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Mouths of Sirion refuges ⓘ |
| createdBy | J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fate | likely destroyed or changed in the cataclysm at the end of the First Age ⓘ |
| governedBy | Círdan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| harboured |
Elven mariners
ⓘ
Gil-galad NERFINISHED ⓘ refugees from Gondolin ⓘ refugees from Nargothrond ⓘ survivors from the Havens of the Falas ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
harbours
ⓘ
havens ⓘ shipyards ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sindarin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Bay of Balar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Mouths of Sirion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf | Beleriand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedWestOf | Ossiriand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Island of Balar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody | Belegaer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Arda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedBy | Ulmo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
War of Wrath
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wars of Beleriand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledBy | Círdan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
base for Elven fleets
ⓘ
last stronghold of the Eldar in Beleriand ⓘ |
| timeOfProminence |
after the fall of Gondolin
ⓘ
after the fall of Nargothrond ⓘ after the fall of the Havens of the Falas ⓘ |
| usedAs |
harbour
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refuge ⓘ stronghold ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Edain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elves NERFINISHED ⓘ refugees of Beleriand ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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