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*[[Duinhir]] and his sons [[Duilin]] and [[Derufin]] from the uplands of [[Morthond]], leading five hundred bowmen | *[[Duinhir]] and his sons [[Duilin]] and [[Derufin]] from the uplands of [[Morthond]], leading five hundred bowmen | ||
*[[Golasgil]], the lord of [[Anfalas]], "a long line" of with many sorts of men scantily equipped except the men of the household of Golasgil himself | *[[Golasgil]], the lord of [[Anfalas]], "a long line" of with many sorts of men scantily equipped except the men of the household of Golasgil himself | ||
*[[Hirluin the Fair]] from [[Pinnath Gelin]] with three hundred "gallant green-clad men" | *[[Hirluin|Hirluin the Fair]] from [[Pinnath Gelin]] with three hundred "gallant green-clad men" | ||
*[[Imrahil]], Prince of [[Dol Amroth]], with a company of knights in full armour and seven hundred men-of-arms<ref>{{RK|MT}}</ref> | *[[Imrahil]], Prince of [[Dol Amroth]], with a company of knights in full armour and seven hundred men-of-arms<ref>{{RK|MT}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 14:38, 17 February 2011
The Captains of the Outlands were those princes and other leaders of the Southern Fiefs of Gondor who brought their troops to the defence of Minas Tirith in the War of the Ring.
History
Altogether, the Captains brought less than three thousand soldiers to Minas Tirith. Among their ranks were
- Forlong the Fat, the Lord of Lossarnach, with two hundred well-armed men bearing battle-axes
- Dervorin, son of the lord of the Ringló Vale, with three hundred men on foot
- Duinhir and his sons Duilin and Derufin from the uplands of Morthond, leading five hundred bowmen
- Golasgil, the lord of Anfalas, "a long line" of with many sorts of men scantily equipped except the men of the household of Golasgil himself
- Hirluin the Fair from Pinnath Gelin with three hundred "gallant green-clad men"
- Imrahil, Prince of Dol Amroth, with a company of knights in full armour and seven hundred men-of-arms[1]
