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| name=Pinnath Gelin | |||
| type=Hill-range | |||
| location=Western [[Gondor]] | |||
| inhabitants=[[Gondorians]] | |||
| realms=[[Gondor]]<br/>[[Reunited Kingdom]] | |||
| description=Hill-range, with unnamed settlements | |||
| othernames=Green Hills, Green Slopes, Green Downs | |||
| etymology= | |||
| events=[[War of the Ring]] | |||
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The '''Pinnath Gelin''' or '''Green Hills''' was a fief in the far west of [[Gondor]], bounded to the west by the River [[Lefnui]], and to the east by the [[Morthond]]. | |||
==History== | |||
At the time of the [[War of the Ring]], the lord of this region was [[Hirluin|Hirluin the Fair]]. He led three hundred of his soldiers to the defence of [[Minas Tirith]], all dressed in green.<ref name="MT">{{RK|MT}}</ref> Hirluin never went back to the Green Hills of his home - he was slain in the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]].<ref name="BPF">{{RK|Battle}}</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | |||
Usually translated as '''Green Hills''',<ref name="MT"/> and sometimes as '''Green Downs''',<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. 525 (citing from the [[Unfinished index]])</ref> the meaning of the name ''Pinnath Gelin'' would be actually closer to Green Ridges, Green Slopes or Green Crests. The first word was the dialectical [[Sindarin]] or [[Gondor Sindarin]] ''[[pinnath]]''. The second was the plural of the word ''[[calen]]'', "green".<ref name="PE1724">{{PE|17}}, p. 24</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 18:07, 13 June 2012
| Pinnath Gelin | |
|---|---|
| Hill-range | |
| General Information | |
| Other names | Green Hills, Green Slopes, Green Downs |
| Location | Western Gondor |
| Type | Hill-range |
| Description | Hill-range, with unnamed settlements |
| Regions | Gondor Reunited Kingdom |
| People and History | |
| Inhabitants | Gondorians |
| Events | War of the Ring |
| Gallery | Images of Pinnath Gelin |
The Pinnath Gelin or Green Hills was a fief in the far west of Gondor, bounded to the west by the River Lefnui, and to the east by the Morthond.
History
At the time of the War of the Ring, the lord of this region was Hirluin the Fair. He led three hundred of his soldiers to the defence of Minas Tirith, all dressed in green.[1] Hirluin never went back to the Green Hills of his home - he was slain in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields.[2]
Etymology
Usually translated as Green Hills,[1] and sometimes as Green Downs,[3] the meaning of the name Pinnath Gelin would be actually closer to Green Ridges, Green Slopes or Green Crests. The first word was the dialectical Sindarin or Gondor Sindarin pinnath. The second was the plural of the word calen, "green".[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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, The Return of the King, "The Battle of the Pelennor Fields"
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 525 (citing from the Unfinished index)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 24
