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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 to the south of the city, where its fortifications ran alongside the great outlying wall of the [[Rammas Echor]].<ref>{{RK| | | created= | ||
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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 name=Guide>{{HM|Guide}}, entry ''Harlond'', p. 189</ref> to the south of the city, where its fortifications ran alongside the great outlying wall of the [[Rammas Echor]].<ref>{{RK|MT}}</ref> | |||
On [[15 March]] {{TA|3019}}<ref>{{App|Great}}</ref> [[Aragorn]] and his followers in the fleet from the south landed at Harlond and swept north into the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]].<ref>{{RK|Battle}}</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | |||
''Harlond'' is a [[Sindarin]] name.<ref name=Eldamo>{{webcite|author=Paul Strack|articleurl=https://www.eldamo.org/content/words/word-3936834881.html|articlename=S. ''Harlond'' loc.|website=Eldamo|accessed=07 February 2022}}</ref><ref Name=Guide/> It means "Southhaven".<ref>{{HM|UI}}, p. 513</ref> Paul Strack suggests that it is a compound of the prefixal form ''har-'' of ''[[harn]]'' ("south", "southern") and ''[[lond]]'' ([land locked] "haven").<ref name=Eldamo/> | |||
==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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Harbour | |
General Information | |
Location | West bank of Anduin a few miles south of Minas Tirith |
Type | Harbour |
Description | The quays and docks for river traffic to Minas Tirith |
People and History | |
Inhabitants | Gondorians |
Events | Arrival 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[edit | edit source]
Harlond is a Sindarin name.[5][1] It means "Southhaven".[6] Paul Strack suggests that it is a compound of the prefixal form har- of harn ("south", "southern") and lond ([land locked] "haven").[5]
Portrayal in adaptations[edit | edit source]
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Robert Foster, The Complete Guide to Middle-earth, entry Harlond, p. 189
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "Minas Tirith"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Great Years"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Battle of the Pelennor Fields"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Paul Strack, "S. Harlond loc.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 7 February 2022)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Unfinished index for The Lord of the Rings", in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 513