The Grey Havens

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The Grey Havens is a coastal Elven port city in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, known as the departure point for Elves and Ring-bearers sailing to the Undying Lands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Elven port
fictional city
location in Middle-earth
alsoKnownAs Mithlond
appearsIn The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings
The Return of the King
The Silmarillion
Unfinished Tales
appearsInChapter “The Grey Havens” (The Return of the King)
linked to: The Grey Havens
associatedWith Sea-longing of the Elves
Undying Lands
Valinor
belongsToCulture Eldar
linked to: the Eldar
connectedTo The Shire by the Great East Road
creator J. R. R. Tolkien
destinationOf Samwise Gamgee (later voyage West)
linked to: Samwise Gamgee
era Second Age and Third Age
foundedBy Círdan
foundedInAge Second Age
governedBy Círdan
hasPortFor ships sailing West
inhabitedBy Elves
Noldor
linked to: the Noldor

Sindar
languageSpoken Quenya
Sindarin
locatedIn Lindon
locatedOn Gulf of Lhûn
western shores of Middle-earth
locatedWestOf Eriador
The Shire
medium literature
nameMeaning Grey Havens
partOf Elven realms of Middle-earth
primaryFunction departure point to the Undying Lands
seaport
ship-haven
region Northwest Middle-earth
linked to: Middle-earth
strategicRole last major Elven port in Middle-earth
survivedUntil end of the Third Age
universe Legendarium of J. R. R. Tolkien
usedBy Bilbo Baggins
Elrond
Elves departing Middle-earth
Frodo Baggins
Galadriel
Gandalf
Ring-bearers departing Middle-earth

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Middle-earth hasRegion The Grey Havens
Bilbo Baggins locationVisited The Grey Havens
The Grey Havens appearsInChapter “The Grey Havens” (The Return of the King)
linked to: The Grey Havens
Eriador contains The Grey Havens