Bay of Thrig

The Bay of Thrig is a part of the Western Sea stretching into mainland Gondala. It's an inner sea for Aradór, as it holds the territories all around the bay.

The Bay has a blade like form, it is long and narrow. There is an archipelago of islands within it – the Inner Isles. The part of the Bay closest to the delta of river Eduin is called "Tsuynæri", meaning Little Bay in Classical Arazi.

Etymology
Etymology: Arazi for “ship”, Næra Thrigazi – The Bay of Ships.

However, this etymology is contested and sometimes seen as folk etymology. It has been suggested that the name instead comes from an ancient Vargian source, c.f. the words dreyg, adrīhh, ytriah that in various Vargian languages mean "border" or "limit". It is possible that this ancient name was confounded with the native Asatic lexeme ''thrig. ''

In History
The Bay played an important role in early history of Aradór, when it provided an encouraging and welcoming environment of the settlers, as well as later, as it proved to be a huge, serene and peaceful, natural harbour.

In Mythology
A South Arazi myth tells that there was once a huge dragon where now Eduin flows. The Spirit of War then took his sword and cut off the dragon's head. Its body became the river, and the sword had wounded the land so greatly that the Sea crept into the scar, creating the Bay of Thrig.