Swanhaven

Swanhaven
   The haven of the Teleri in Aman.
   Alqualondë, the haven of the Teleri on the coastlands of Aman. The Swanhaven took its name from the Elvish preference for carving their ships in the shapes of great swans.

J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth glossary. . 2003.

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