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 ⓘ
appearsInWork The Hobbit ⓘ
The Lord of the Rings ⓘ
The Silmarillion ⓘ
associatedWithRace Elves of Rivendell ⓘ
characterizedAs place of rest and healing ⓘ
safe haven for travelers ⓘ
contrastedWith wilder lands beyond the Misty Mountains ⓘ
createdBy J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ
describedAs hidden Elven refuge ⓘ
describedIn The Fellowship of the Ring, book 2, chapter "Many Meetings" ⓘ
The Hobbit, chapter "A Short Rest" ⓘ
linked to: The Hobbit
etymologyNote called "last homely house east of the Sea" from perspective of travelers from the Shire ⓘ
foundedBy Elrond ⓘ
hasFunction refuge from dangers of the Wild ⓘ
hasOwner Elrond ⓘ
hasProtection Elrond's power ⓘ
hidden valley location ⓘ
hosts Council of Elrond ⓘ
inhabitedBy Elrond ⓘ
Elrond's household ⓘ
linked to: House of Elrond

Elves ⓘ
languageOfName Westron ⓘ
locatedIn Rivendell valley ⓘ
linked to: Rivendell
locatedInFictionalUniverse Middle-earth ⓘ
locatedInRegion Eriador ⓘ
locatedNear Misty Mountains ⓘ
notableFor hospitality to travelers ⓘ
music and lore ⓘ
partOf Elrond's household ⓘ
linked to: House of Elrond
roleInPlot gathering place before quest to destroy the One Ring ⓘ
staging point for journey to Lonely Mountain ⓘ
timePeriod Late Second Age of Middle-earth ⓘ
linked to: Second Age

Third Age of Middle-earth ⓘ
visitedBy Bilbo Baggins ⓘ
Frodo Baggins ⓘ
Gandalf ⓘ
Thorin and Company ⓘ
linked to: Company of Thorin

the Fellowship of the Ring ⓘ

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Rivendell → culturalRole → last homely house east of the Sea ⓘ