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'''South Gondor''', known in [[Sindarin]] as '''Harondor''', was a | __NOTOC__ | ||
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'''South Gondor''', known in [[Sindarin]] as '''Harondor''', was a region south of [[Ithilien]].<ref name=West>{{FR|Map}}</ref> | |||
==Geography== | |||
The borders of South Gondor were the [[Ethir Anduin]]<ref name=West/> and the river [[Poros]]<ref name=UI>{{HM|UI}}, entry ''Gondor'', p. 17</ref><ref name=VT>{{VT|42a}}, pp. 17 paragraph about the element arn-</ref> in the north, the river [[Harnen]] in the south,<ref name=UI/> the [[Ephel Dúath]]<ref name=West/> and the river Harnen<ref name=UI/> in the east and the [[Bay of Belfalas]]<ref name=West/> in the west. It was described as a "desert land" at the time of the [[War of the Ring]].<ref name=West/> However, it is possible that this meant that it was a land that was deserted by its inhabitants because of the wars between [[Gondor]] and the [[Corsairs of Umbar]] and the [[Haradrim]].<ref group=note>South Gondor is labelled as a "verlassenes Land" (i.e. a deserted land or abandoned land) on the [[The West of Middle-earth at the End of the Third Age|map of the West of Middle-earth]] in the German translation of ''The Lord of the Rings''.</ref> It is possible that South Gondor had a climate that was fluctuating between mild winters and very hot and dry summers.<ref>{{HM|AME}}, pp. 183, 185</ref><ref group=note>J.R.R. Tolkien wrote on [[General Map of Middle-earth|his son's map of Middle-earth]] for [[Pauline Baynes]] that Umbar is approximately at the latitude of Cyprus and that Minas Tirith is approximately at the latitude of Ravenna, but more to the east near Belgrade. He wrote that these references are so that Pauline Baynes can roughly judge the climate and the fauna and flora for her [[A Map of Middle-earth|map of Middle-earth]]. In addition, he wrote in a [[Letter 294|letter to Charlotte and Denis Plimmer]] that the city of Pelargir is approximately at the latitude of ancient Troy. J.R.R. Tolkiens mentions that Ithilien was open to the moist winds from the sea and sheltered from the east by the Ephel Dúath in the context of the vegetation in Ithilien in The Lord of the Rings. Those two factors probably also apply to South Gondor.</ref> | |||
==History== | |||
South Gondor was absorbed by Gondor during the height of its power, probably the expansions of [[Tarannon Falastur]], who extended the sway of Gondor along the coasts west and south of the Mouths of Anduin<ref>{{App|Gondor}}, entry for king Tarannon, p. 1044</ref>.<ref>{{HM|AME}}, "The Third Age - Kingdoms of the Dunedain", p. 55</ref> | |||
South Gondor remained a part of Gondor until the [[Kin-strife]] after which it became a debatable land between the [[Corsairs of Umbar]] and the [[Kings of Gondor]].<ref>{{App|Gondor}}, entry for king Eldacar, p. 1047</ref> | |||
During the days of [[Ruling Stewards|Steward]] [[Túrin II]], the Haradrim occupied South Gondor and there was much fighting along the [[Poros]]. When they started invading [[Ithilien]], many [[Rohirrim]] came to the support of Gondor so that Túrin won against the Haradrim at the [[Crossings of Poros]]<ref>{{App|Stewards}}, entry for steward Túrin II, p. 1054</ref> in ({{TA|2885}}).<ref>{{App|TA}}, entry for the year 2885, p. 1088</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | |||
The [[Sindarin]]<ref name=Eldamo>{{webcite|author=Paul Strack|articleurl=http://www.eldamo.org/content/words/word-2404062765.html|articlename=S. ''Harondor''|website=Eldamo|accessed=19 July 2021}}</ref> name ''Harondor'' means "South Gondor",<ref name=RC>{{HM|RC}}, "Harondor (South Gondor)", p. lxiii</ref><ref>{{TI|Map}}, with the label "Harondor (S. Gondor)", pp. 309-310</ref><ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], [[General Map of Middle-earth]], with the label "South Gondor (Harondor)''</ref> being a compound of the prefixal form ''har-'' of ''[[harn]]'' ("south") and the [[Lenition|lenited]] form of ''Gondor''.<ref name=Eldamo/> | |||
==Other versions of the legendarium== | |||
J.R.R. Tolkien wrote in notes for the Dutch translator of The Lord of the Rings that the label "South Gondor (Harondor)" on the [[General Map of Middle-earth]] was an error and that the label should have been "Harondor (South Gondor)".<ref name=RC/> | |||
==Portrayal in adaptations== | |||
'''[[1996]]: ''[[Middle-earth Role Playing]]'':''' | |||
:Several settlements and sites in Harondor, its history, geography, flora and fauna, inhabitants, politics and power and warcraft are mentioned in the MERP module ''[[Southern Gondor: The Land]]''. | |||
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South Gondor, known in Sindarin as Harondor, was a region south of Ithilien.[1]
Geography[edit | edit source]
The borders of South Gondor were the Ethir Anduin[1] and the river Poros[2][3] in the north, the river Harnen in the south,[2] the Ephel Dúath[1] and the river Harnen[2] in the east and the Bay of Belfalas[1] in the west. It was described as a "desert land" at the time of the War of the Ring.[1] However, it is possible that this meant that it was a land that was deserted by its inhabitants because of the wars between Gondor and the Corsairs of Umbar and the Haradrim.[note 1] It is possible that South Gondor had a climate that was fluctuating between mild winters and very hot and dry summers.[4][note 2]
History[edit | edit source]
South Gondor was absorbed by Gondor during the height of its power, probably the expansions of Tarannon Falastur, who extended the sway of Gondor along the coasts west and south of the Mouths of Anduin[5].[6]
South Gondor remained a part of Gondor until the Kin-strife after which it became a debatable land between the Corsairs of Umbar and the Kings of Gondor.[7]
During the days of Steward Túrin II, the Haradrim occupied South Gondor and there was much fighting along the Poros. When they started invading Ithilien, many Rohirrim came to the support of Gondor so that Túrin won against the Haradrim at the Crossings of Poros[8] in (T.A. 2885).[9]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The Sindarin[10] name Harondor means "South Gondor",[11][12][13] being a compound of the prefixal form har- of harn ("south") and the lenited form of Gondor.[10]
Other versions of the legendarium[edit | edit source]
J.R.R. Tolkien wrote in notes for the Dutch translator of The Lord of the Rings that the label "South Gondor (Harondor)" on the General Map of Middle-earth was an error and that the label should have been "Harondor (South Gondor)".[11]
Portrayal in adaptations[edit | edit source]
1996: Middle-earth Role Playing:
- Several settlements and sites in Harondor, its history, geography, flora and fauna, inhabitants, politics and power and warcraft are mentioned in the MERP module Southern Gondor: The Land.
Notes
- ↑ South Gondor is labelled as a "verlassenes Land" (i.e. a deserted land or abandoned land) on the map of the West of Middle-earth in the German translation of The Lord of the Rings.
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien wrote on his son's map of Middle-earth for Pauline Baynes that Umbar is approximately at the latitude of Cyprus and that Minas Tirith is approximately at the latitude of Ravenna, but more to the east near Belgrade. He wrote that these references are so that Pauline Baynes can roughly judge the climate and the fauna and flora for her map of Middle-earth. In addition, he wrote in a letter to Charlotte and Denis Plimmer that the city of Pelargir is approximately at the latitude of ancient Troy. J.R.R. Tolkiens mentions that Ithilien was open to the moist winds from the sea and sheltered from the east by the Ephel Dúath in the context of the vegetation in Ithilien in The Lord of the Rings. Those two factors probably also apply to South Gondor.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, "The West of Middle-earth at the End of the Third Age" [map]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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, entry Gondor, p. 17
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "The Rivers and Beacon-hills of Gondor" (edited by Carl F. Hostetter), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 42, July 2001, pp. 17 paragraph about the element arn-
- ↑ Karen Wynn Fonstad (1991), The Atlas of Middle-earth, pp. 183, 185
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion", entry for king Tarannon, p. 1044
- ↑ Karen Wynn Fonstad (1991), The Atlas of Middle-earth, "The Third Age - Kingdoms of the Dunedain", p. 55
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion", entry for king Eldacar, p. 1047
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion", "The Stewards", entry for steward Túrin II, p. 1054
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age", entry for the year 2885, p. 1088
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Paul Strack, "S. Harondor", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 19 July 2021)
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, "Harondor (South Gondor)", p. lxiii
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Treason of Isengard, "XV. The First Map of The Lord of the Rings", with the label "Harondor (S. Gondor)", pp. 309-310
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, General Map of Middle-earth, with the label "South Gondor (Harondor)
