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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]].
'''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]].<ref>{{FR|Map}}</ref>
 
==History==
==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>
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=Battle>{{RK|Battle}}</ref>


==Etymology==
==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>
''Pinnath Gelin'' is a [[Sindarin]] name. It is usually translated as "Green Hills"<ref name=MT/><ref name=Battle/> and sometimes as "Green Downs",<ref>{{HM|UI}}, p. 525</ref> "Green Slopes", "Green Crests/Ridges"<ref name="PE1724">{{PE|17}}, pp. 24, 97</ref> or "Green-crests".<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 173</ref> The first word was the dialectical [[Sindarin]] or [[Gondor Sindarin]] plural ''[[pinnath]]'' ("hill sides", "downs", "slopes", "crests", "ridges"). The second was a [[lenition|lenited]] version of the plural form of the word ''[[calen]]'' ("green").<ref name="PE1724"/>


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Pinnath Gelin
Range of hills
Peter Xavier Price - Pinnath Gelin.jpg
"Pinnath Gelin" by Peter Xavier Price
General Information
Other namesGreen Hills, Green Slopes, Green Downs
LocationWestern Gondor
TypeRange of hills
DescriptionHill-range, with unnamed settlements
People and History
InhabitantsGondorians
EventsWar of the Ring
GalleryImages of Pinnath Gelin

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.[1]

History[edit | edit source]

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.[2] Hirluin never went back to the Green Hills of his home - he was slain in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields.[3]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

Pinnath Gelin is a Sindarin name. It is usually translated as "Green Hills"[2][3] and sometimes as "Green Downs",[4] "Green Slopes", "Green Crests/Ridges"[5] or "Green-crests".[6] The first word was the dialectical Sindarin or Gondor Sindarin plural pinnath ("hill sides", "downs", "slopes", "crests", "ridges"). The second was a lenited version of the plural form of the word calen ("green").[5]

References

  1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, "The West of Middle-earth at the End of the Third Age" [map]
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "Minas Tirith"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Battle of the Pelennor Fields"
  4. ↑ 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. 525
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 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), pp. 24, 97
  6. ↑ 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. 173
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