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'''Harlond''' was the port and docks of the city of [[Minas Tirith]], used by river traffic from the southern regions of [[Gondor]]. It lay 3-4 miles<ref>{{HM|Guide}}, p. 189, entry "Harnen"</ref> to the south of the city, where its fortifications ran alongside the great outlying wall of the [[Rammas Echor]].<ref>{{RK|V1}}</ref>
'''Harlond''' was the port and docks of the city of [[Minas Tirith]], used by river traffic from the southern regions of [[Gondor]]. It lay 3-4 miles<ref>{{HM|Guide}}, p. 189, entry "Harnen"</ref> to the south of the city, where its fortifications ran alongside the great outlying wall of the [[Rammas Echor]].<ref>{{RK|V1}}</ref>


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==Etymology==
==Etymology==
The [[Sindarin]]<ref>{{HM|Guide}}, entry ''Harlond''</ref> name ''Harlond'' means means "Southhaven".<ref>{{HM|UI}}, p. 513</ref>
The [[Sindarin]]<ref>{{HM|Guide}}, entry ''Harlond''</ref> name ''Harlond'' means means "Southhaven".<ref>{{HM|UI}}, p. 513</ref>
 
==Portrayal in adaptations==
'''2015: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
:Harlond was considered part of [[Lossarnach]], in the Eastern [[Gondor]] region. In the days before the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]], it was seized and blockaded by [[Minas Morgul|Morgul]]-[[orcs]].
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Revision as of 11:26, 8 March 2018

This article is about the port of Minas Tirith. For the Elven port in Lindon, see Harlond (Lindon).
Harlond
Harbour
General Information
LocationWest bank of Anduin a few miles south of Minas Tirith
TypeHarbour
DescriptionThe quays and docks for river traffic to Minas Tirith
People and History
InhabitantsMen
EventsArrival of Aragorn at the Battle of the Pelennor Fields

Harlond was the port and docks of the city of Minas Tirith, used by river traffic from the southern regions of Gondor. It lay 3-4 miles[1] to the south of the city, where its fortifications ran alongside the great outlying wall of the Rammas Echor.[2]

On 15 March T.A. 3019[3] Aragorn and his followers in the fleet from the south landed at Harlond and swept north into the Battle of the Pelennor Fields.[4]

Etymology

The Sindarin[5] name Harlond means means "Southhaven".[6]

Portrayal in adaptations

2015: The Lord of the Rings Online:

Harlond was considered part of Lossarnach, in the Eastern Gondor region. In the days before the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, it was seized and blockaded by Morgul-orcs.

References