The fuller name for the port and haven at the mouth of the River Gwathló, more usually referred to simply as Lond Daer, meaning 'Great Haven'. The suffix Enedh meant 'Middle', referring to its position midway between the havens of Lindon to the north, and Pelargir to the south.
The first harbour at the Gwathló's mouth was founded by the Númenórean voyager and explorer Aldarion (later King Tar-Aldarion), who gave it its original name Vinyalondë ('New Haven'). As time went by, the sea encroached on the Númenórean harbour, and for at least part of its history Lond Daer lay in ruins. There is some evidence that it was ultimately restored, and played a key part in Tar-Minastir's victory over Sauron in Eriador.
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The original haven at the mouth of the river Gwathló was founded by Aldarion at some point during the period between II 750 and II 800. The harbour needed much rebuilding over the years that followed, but it formed the original foundation for the haven that would later be known as Lond Daer Enedh (or often simply Lond Daer, the 'Great Haven'). The use of Enedh ('middle') in its name was given relative to Pelargir in the south, and because Pelargir would not be founded until II 2350, we can be sure that the full name Lond Daer Enedh would not have been used before that date.
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