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In J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional Middle-earth, Avallonė was the city on Tol Eressėa, the Haven of the Eldar. It was founded by the Teleri during their long stay there. Before moving north on the beaches of Valinor, to escape the light of the trees so they could see the stars.
After the fall of Nśmenor, Avallonė became the port of arrival for ships taking the Straight Road.
Tolkien was apparently evoking the island of Avalon in the legend of King Arthur, although the form Avallonė also has the meaning "near Valinor" in Elvish; similarly, Nśmenor's alternative name Akallabźth, "Downfallen" (also the title of the fourth part of The Silmarillion), translates into Quenya as Atalantė, evoking Atlantis.