Elostirion was the tallest of the three towers that stood on the Tower Hills just outside the Westmarch of the Shire, some fifty miles from the border of the Westfarthing.[1]
History
Elostirion and two other unnamed towers were built by Gil-galad, the High King of the Ñoldor. The towers were built in honor of Elendil, who came to Middle-earth with sorrow and great loss following the Downfall of Númenor. After that Elendil came often to the towers and soon placed one of the Palantíri of Arnor within to view Avallónë on Tol Eressëa. The tower stood for many years after the death of Gil-galad and Elendil, and eventually came under the care of Círdan and the Elves of Lindon.
The Palantír in Elostirion was eventually removed, to be taken to the Blessed Realm by Elrond and his company at their departure following the War of the Ring.[2][3]
Etymology
Elostirion is a Sindarin name meaning 'Star-watch'.
Translations
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | አሎስቲሪኦን |
| Arabic | الاوستيرييوم |
| Armenian | Ելոստիրիոն |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Елостіріон |
| Bengali | এলোস্তিরিওন |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Елостирион |
| Danish | Elostirion ("Stjernevogteren") |
| Georgian | ელოსტირიონი |
| Greek | Ελοστιριον |
| Gujarati | એલોસ્ટિરિઓન |
| Hebrew | אלוסטיריון |
| Hindi | एलोस्तिरिओन |
| Japanese | エロスティリオン |
| Kannada | ಎಲೊಸ್ಟೀರಿಯನ್ |
| Kazakh | Элостирия (Cyrillic) Élostïrïya (Latin) |
| Korean | 엘로 스테온 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Элостирион |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Елостирион |
| Marathi | एलोस्तिरिओन |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Елостирион |
| Nepalese | एलोस्तिरिओन |
| Pashto | ېلوستیریون |
| Persian | الوستیریون |
| Punjabi | ਏਲੋਸ੍ਤਿਰਿਓਨ |
| Russian | Элостирион |
| Serbian | Елостирион (Cyrillic) Elostirion (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | ඒලොස්තිරිඔන් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Елостирион |
| Tamil | ஏலொஸ்திரிஒந் |
| Telugu | ఏలొస్తిరిఒన |
| Thai | เอลอสทิเรียน |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Елостіріон |
| Urdu | الوسٹارااون |
| Uzbek | Елостирион (Cyrillic) Elostirion (Latin) |
| Yiddish | עלאַסטיריאָן |
References
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, Regional Maps, "Introduction"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, Prologue, I: "Concerning Hobbits"
- ↑ Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth, Part Four: III: "The Palantíri"