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'''Calembel''' was a township in [[Gondor]].
'''Calembel''' was a town in the [[Lamedon]] region of [[Gondor]]. It was located on the road between [[Erech]] and [[Pelargir]],<ref>{{RK|Map}}</ref> at the fords of the river [[Ciril]].<ref name="Company">{{RK|Company}}</ref>
 
==History==
==History==
Calembel was located on the road between [[Erech]] and [[Pelargir]],<ref>{{RK|Maps}}</ref> at the fords of the river [[Ciril]].<ref name="Company">{{RK|Company}}</ref>
During the [[War of the Ring]], the town was deserted. Most of the men had gone to fight in [[Minas Tirith]], and those that remained fled into the hills as they heard news of the coming of the [[Dead Men of Dunharrow|Dead Men]].<ref name="Company"/>
During the [[War of the Ring]], the town was deserted. Most of the men had gone to fight in [[Minas Tirith]], and those that remained fled into the hills as they heard news of the coming of the [[Dead Men of Dunharrow|Dead Men]].<ref name="Company"/>
==Etymology==
==Etymology==
Tolkien translated ''Calembel'' "Greenham".<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. 537</ref>. It is derived from ''[[calen]]'' "green" and ''[[pel]]'' "fence".<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}</ref>
[[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] translated ''Calembel'' as "Greenham".<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. 537 (citing from the [[Unfinished index]])</ref> The name likely consists of [[Sindarin]] ''[[calen]]'' "green" + ''[[pêl|pel]]'' "fence".
 
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Revision as of 13:09, 20 December 2014

Calembel
Town
General Information
LocationLamedon
TypeTown
RegionsGondor, Reunited Kingdom
InhabitantsMen
GalleryImages of Calembel

Calembel was a town in the Lamedon region of Gondor. It was located on the road between Erech and Pelargir,[1] at the fords of the river Ciril.[2]

History

During the War of the Ring, the town was deserted. Most of the men had gone to fight in Minas Tirith, and those that remained fled into the hills as they heard news of the coming of the Dead Men.[2]

Etymology

Tolkien translated Calembel as "Greenham".[3] The name likely consists of Sindarin calen "green" + pel "fence".

References