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Amon Hen

2008-12-14T22:05:41Z

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| name=Amon Hen
| type=Hill
| location=Southern end of [[Nen Hithoel]], west bank
| inhabitants=[[Gondor]]ians
| realms=[[Gondor]] [[Reunited Kingdom]]
| description=Fortified (later ruined) hill
| othernames=Hill of Sight, Hill of the Eye
| etymology=[[S.]] ''[[amon]]'' "hill" + ''[[hen]]'' "eye"
| events=[[Breaking of the Fellowship]]
| references=''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]''
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'''Amon Hen''' ([[Sindarin]] ''[[amon]]'' "hill" + ''[[hen]]'' "eye") was constructed in the early days of [[Gondor]], perhaps even as early as the [[Second Age]], its other names in [[Westron]] were The '''Hill of Sight''' and the Hill of the Eye. According to [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]], it and its counterpart hill were made '...in the days of the great kings' ([[The Fellowship of the Ring]] II 9) but this is open to interpretation.

The hill towers above the western banks of the [[Anduin]], and it is one of the three peaks at the southern end of the long lake [[Nen Hithoel]] above the [[Falls of Rauros]], on the river [[Anduin]]. Other than Amon Hen, there were [[Amon Lhaw]] and [[Tol Brandir]]. The Seat of Seeing, Amon Lhaw, was built on the eastern bank, serving as a watchtower for the borders of [[Gondor]].

The [[Company of the Ring]] passed by Amon Hen after having travelled down the [[Anduin]], and it was here that the fellowship broke up as a result of [[Boromir]]'s death, with [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] and [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]] crossing the river on their way east to [[Mordor]]. [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] sat on the Seat of Seeing and immediately he was able to see telescopically for hundreds of miles in all directions because of its magical properties.{{fact}}

==See also==
*[[:Category:Images of Amon Hen|Images of Amon Hen]]
*[[The Breaking of the Fellowship]] (chapter)
*[[Breaking of the Fellowship]] (event)

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Osgiliath

2008-12-14T21:51:07Z

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| etymology="Fortress of the Host of Stars"
| type=City
| location=[[Anduin]], between [[Minas Tirith (Gondor)|Minas Tirith]] and [[Minas Morgul]]
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<center>{{quote|The city of Osgiliath has been reclaimed... for Gondor! For Gondor!|[[Boromir (son of Denethor II)|Boromir]], ''[[Peter Jackson's The Two Towers]] ([[The Two Towers Extended Edition|extended]])''}}</center>

'''Osgiliath''' was a city on the river [[Anduin]]. It was the old capital city of [[Gondor]].
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==History==
Founded by [[Elendil]] and his sons at the end of the [[Second Age]], Osgiliath straddled the Great River [[Anduin]] at a point approximately half way between the cities of [[Minas Anor]] to the west and [[Minas Ithil]] to the east. For over a thousand years, Osgiliath was the capital of Gondor, as well as its largest and most important city. The beginning of the city's decline came in the 15th century, when in [[Third Age 1437|T.A. 1437]] it was sacked and burned, after a siege, by the rebel [[Castamir|Castamir's]] forces during the [[Kin-strife]]. The [[Great Plague]] of [[Third Age 1636|T.A. 1636]] led to further depopulation, and the city began to fall into ruin; the capital was moved to the more secure [[Minas Anor]]. Over the next few hundred years, Gondor endured many military defeats east of the [[Anduin]], especially the fall of Minas Ithil in [[Third Age 2002|2002]]. Osgiliath became vulnerable to attack and was widely believed to be haunted, as its population continued to shrink. Osgiliath was finally abandoned by the remaining civilian population after being captured (temporarily) by Orcs in the 25th century.

Over the centuries leading up to the [[War of the Ring]], the western part of the ruined city was under the control of Gondor, and was at times provided with a military garrison as a means of defending the crossing of the Anduin. The eastern part, with [[Ithilien]], was disputed territory, under Gondor's control for most of the rule of [[Denethor II]], but occupied by [[Sauron|Sauron's]] forces just before the War.

When, during the War, Sauron launched a full-scale invasion of Gondor west of the Anduin, Osgiliath eventually fell to his forces, but was reclaimed by Gondor after Sauron's ultimate defeat a few weeks later.

After the destruction of the [[One Ring]], Osgiliath was rebuilt, but it never became as great as it once was. Minas Tirith remained the capital and King's city.

==Etymology==
The name "Osgiliath" is [[Sindarin]] for "City of the Host of Stars". The most prominent building in the city was the Dome of Stars, a great dome which once housed the city's ''[[palantíri|palantír]]''. Osgiliath's ''palantír'' fell into the Anduin during the [[Kin-strife]] during the reign of [[Eldacar of Arnor|Eldacar]], in [[Third Age 1437|T.A. 1437]].

== Portrayal in Adaptations ==
Because the city is not visited in the books, it did not appear in many adaptations.

'''2002: ''[[Peter Jackson's The Two Towers]]'':'''
:After capturing [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] and [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]], [[Faramir (son of Denethor II)|Faramir]] takes them to Osgiliath, in the hope of harnessing the power of [[One Ring|the Ring]] to the betterment of Gondor. Osgiliath is fully ruined, and partly flooded. After being attacked by several [[fell beasts|winged Nazgûl]], Faramir releases them.

:In a scene in the [[The Two Towers Extended Edition|extended edition]], Faramir has a flashback. [[Boromir (son of Denethor II)|Boromir]] reclaims the city for Gondor, and the soldiers feast. The scene is ment to highlight the relation between Boromir, Faramir and [[Denethor II|Denethor]].

'''2003: ''[[Peter Jackson's The Return of the King]]'':'''
: [[Gothmog (Lieutenant of Morgul)|Gothmog]] and his [[orcs]] finally breach the defenses of the Gondorian troopers, and beat them back with heavy losses. [[Madril]] is slain, as are several others. On their retreat to [[Minas Tirith (Gondor)|Minas Tirith]], they are beset by the [[Nazgûl]], only to be saved by [[Gandalf]].

:Not impressed by Faramir's deeds, and more upset about the loss of Osgiliath, Denethor sends his son back to Osgiliath, but his company is slaughtered, and Faramir badly wounded. This scene replaced the defense of the [[Causeway Forts]] in the book.

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Minas Tirith

2008-12-14T21:49:25Z

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| image=[[Image:Ted Nasmith - Minas Tirith at Dawn.jpg|300px]]
| name=Minas Tirith
| othernames=[[Minas Anor]]
| etymology=[[S.]] ''[[minas]]'' "tower" + ''[[tirith]]'' "guard"
| type=Tower/City
| location=East [[Gondor]]
| inhabitants=[[Gondorians]]
| realms=[[Gondor]] [[Reunited Kingdom]]
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'''Minas Tirith''' ("Tower of the Guard") is the capital city of [[Gondor]].

==Description==
Minas Tirith was surrounded by the [[Rammas Echor]], a large ringwall encircling the [[Pelennor Fields]]. This wall was built by [[Ecthelion II]] but proved no match for the [[Orcs|Orc]] legions of [[Mordor]]. The city itself lies on a hill beneath Mount [[Mindolluin]]. The city is divided into seven one-hundred-foot high levels, each surrounded by white walls. The gates connecting the levels do not lay behind one another in a line, but face in different directions. A spur of rock, whose summit is level with the city's uppermost tier, juts out from the front of the city in an easterly direction, dividing all but the first level into two. Finally, within the seventh wall, is the Citadel with its White Tower, where the surviving Seeing Stones of Anor kept—three hundred feet high, so that its apex is one thousand feet above the plain gleaming when the light shone on it. Upon the saddle between the city and Mindolluin are the Houses of the Dead—tombs of the [[Kings of Gondor]] and their [[Stewards of Gondor|Stewards]].

==History==
Originally known as '''Minas Anor''' (the "Tower of the Sun"), it was in built in [[Second Age]] 3320 by [[Anárion]], brother of [[Isildur]] and second son of [[Elendil]], [[Kings of Arnor|High King]] of [[Arnor]]. It also known as the '''White City''' and '''[[City of the Kings]]'''. [[Ostoher]] rebuilt the city in [[Third Age]] 420, and it gradually became more important than [[Osgiliath]], the original capital. King [[Tarondor]] finally moved the King's House from Osgiliath to the city in 1640. In the year 2002, [[Minas Ithil]] (the "Tower of the Moon") was captured by the [[Ringwraiths]] and renamed [[Minas Morgul]]. Minas Anor was renamed Minas Tirith, meaning "Tower of the Guard", to indicate that since the fall of Minas Ithil, Minas Tirith was to guard Gondor against evil from [[Mordor]]. The [[Rohirrim]] sometimes translate this into [[Rohirric|their own language]] as '''Mundburg'''.

During the [[War of the Ring]] ([[Third Age 3018]] – [[Third Age 3019|3019]]), Minas Tirith was said to "have less than half of the population which could have dwelt at ease" in it.

In ''[[The Return of the King]]'', Minas Tirith is besieged by troops of Mordor, the [[Easterlings]] and the [[Haradrim]], under the Great Darkness generated by Mordor. The [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]] takes place on March 15, 3019 in the fields surrounding the city. Despite heavy losses, the battle is finally won by Gondor.

On May 1, 3019, King [[Elessar]]'s coronation took place on the plain outside Minas Tirith, he then entered the city as King.

Minas Tirith is known to stand firm well into the [[Fourth Age]].

The eagle who brings the news of Sauron's defeat to Minas Tirith refers to the city as the Tower of Anor. Although this is nowhere described, it is possible that the city may have reverted to its original name once it no longer needed to guard against evil. An argument against this is that in the abandoned sequel ''[[The New Shadow]]'', which takes place during the time of Elessar's son [[Eldarion]], the city was clearly named Minas Tirith.

Map #40 in Barbara Strachey's ''[[Journeys of Frodo]]'' is a plan of Minas Tirith. Pages 138 & 139 in [[Karen Wynn Fonstad]]'s revised ''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]]'' is another plan of Minas Tirith. They are at variance with each other, as the only authoritative maps by Tolkien are just sketches.

==In Adaptations==
In [[Peter Jackson]]'s ''[[Peter Jackson's The Return of the King|The Return of the King]],'' the walls of the city are defended by a battery of 100 trebuchets. These played a significant role in the siege in the movie, as they were responsible for destroying many orcs, siege towers and catapults. Sadly, a number of them were smashed to bits by fell beasts, but all were repaired in the end.

[[Image:Ryszard_Derdzinski_-_Minas_Tirith.jpg|left|thumb|250px|''Minas Tirith'' by [[Ryszard Derdzinski]]]]
Tolkien's description of the physical layout of Minas Tirith is followed scrupulously in [[Peter Jackson's The Return of the King]] film, although there is no reason to suppose that the top of the rock is flattened and paved, and in the book it is not the location for the coronation of [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]] which occurs on the Pelennor Field outside Minas Tirith, he then enters the city as King. In the film version it is within clear sight of the mountains surrounding Mordor and the fires of [[Mount Doom]], so much that in at least one night scene the light of it shines on the faces of viewers from the city walls. However, in the books the mountains were far enough away that from the city they looked like a low dark shadow over the land far away. As well, in the book the populace was almost entirely evacuated before the battle. In the movie, the women and children remained, and many were slaughtered in the lower levels.

== See also ==
* [[:Category:Images of Minas Tirith|Images of Minas Tirith]]

== External Links ==
* [http://www.minastirith-project.com/ The Minas Tirith Project]: A non-comercial project to make the whole city of Minas Tirith fully detailed in 3D.
* [http://www.minastirith.com Minas Tirith Forums]
* [http://missedmanners.wordpress.com/2008/01/03/battle-of-pelennor-fields/ The Battle of Pelennor Fields] - made out of candy
* [http://www.matchstickmarvels.com/Comingin2009.htm A model of Minas Tirith made from matchsticks]

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Ethring

2008-12-14T21:47:37Z

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| name=Ethring
| othernames=
| etymology=Probably [[Sindarin|S.]] ''ath'' "across" + ''[[ring]]'' "cold"
| type=Ford
| location=Head of the [[Ringló Vale]]
| inhabitants=
| realms=[[Gondor]] [[Reunited Kingdom]]
| description=Cold ford
| events=Passing of the [[Grey Company]]
| references=Map of Gondor
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'''Ethring''' was a major crossing point, maybe even the only one, of River [[Ringló]]. It was located near the head of the [[Ringló Vale]], some fifty miles beneath the sources of the river in the [[White Mountains]]. The mountain road from [[Erech]] to [[Linhir]] (and [[Pelargir]] beyond) went by Ethring, so [[Aragorn]] and the [[Shadow Host]] must surely have passed through the location during the [[War of the Ring]].

The only reference to Ethring appears in the ''Map of Gondor'' in [[The Return of the King]]. Ethring is often thought to be a town, but strictly speaking in the markings of the map no town is indicated, only a ford similar to the [[Crossings of Erui]] or [[Entwade]]. It is however certainly logical that at such place there would have been some sort of settlement.

==Etymology==
'''Ethring''' comes from ''ath'' meaning "across" and [[athrad]] translates to "ford, crossing". ''Ring'' translates to "cold" as in [[Ringló]] river, and probably refers to the river.

==References==
* [[The Return of the King]], Map of Gondor by [[Christopher Tolkien]]
* [[The History of Middle-earth]], [[The Lost Road and Other Writings]], "[[The Etymologies]]"

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Edhellond

2008-12-14T21:46:52Z

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| image=[[Image:John Howe - Edhellond.jpg|300px]]
| name=Edhellond
| othernames=Amroth's Haven.
| etymology=[[S.]] ''[[edhel]]'' "elf" + ''[[lond]]'' "haven"/"harbor".
| type=Harbor.
| location=Southern [[Gondor]], mouth of [[Ringló]]/[[Morthond]] river.
| inhabitants=[[Nandor]], [[Gondorians]].
| realms=[[Gondor]] [[Reunited Kingdom]]
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'''Edhellond''' was an ancient harbor in southern [[Gondor]].

Edhellond had been founded by the [[Nandor|Nandor Elves]] before the end of the [[First Age]], as a place where they built ships to leave for [[Valinor]].

[[Amroth]], Prince of Lórien, was lost at or near Edhellond in the year 1981 of the [[Third Age]] while looking for his beloved [[Nimrodel the Elf-maid|Nimrodel]]. One of her handmaidens, [[Mithrellas]], was taken by [[Imrazôr]] the [[Númenórean]] as his wife, and their son [[Galador]] was to become the founder of the Princes of [[Dol Amroth]] line.

Edhellond was built at the mouth of the rivers [[Ringló]] and [[Morthond]], where they flowed into Cobas Haven.

== Etymology ==
Edhellond means "Elf Haven" in [[Sindarin]] (from ''[[edhel]]'' = "Elf" and ''[[lond]]'' = "harbor, haven").

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Dol Amroth

2008-12-14T21:45:50Z

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| name=Dol Amroth
| othernames=
| etymology=[[S.]] ''[[dol]]'' "hill" + ''[[Amroth]]'' "Upclimber"
| type=City/Princedom
| location=[[Belfalas]]
| inhabitants=[[Men]]
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'''Dol Amroth''' was a princedom which formed part of the Kingdom of [[Gondor]].

==History==
The first Lord of Dol Amroth was Galador, son of Imrazôr the [[Númenórean]]. Imrazôr was the son of Adrahil I, who was already known as the Prince, and lived in [[Belfalas]]. At some point Imrazôr moved to the area where once was the elven haven of [[Edhellond]]. According to tradition, there he married [[Mithrellas]], a [[Silvan Elves|Silvan Elf]] of [[Lórien]] who had accompanied [[Nimrodel]], the beloved of Lórien's king [[Amroth]], on her journey towards Edhellond, but had become lost along with her mistress. Therefore Galador and his descendants had claim to Elven blood.

After Imrazôr's death (Mithrellas' fate is nowhere described, only that she eventually left Imrazôr and Galador), Galador went on to found the city and later the princedom of Dol Amroth. He is counted as its first Lord. The specific date of its foundation is nowhere recounted.

The city of Dol Amroth was built south of Edhellond at the inlet of Cobas Haven in the [[Bay of Belfalas]]. In the north of the city was built the Sea-ward Tower of Tirith Aear.

The lands of Dol Amroth were also known as '''''Dor-en-Ernil''''', or "Lands of the Prince": initially this name was applied to the area of Belfalas where Adrahil I and Imrazôr lived, but after Galador it was also applied to the area of Dol Amroth itself.

Here follows a list of the line of Princes. All dates are [[Third Age]], but many names are not known, only dates of birth and death.

*''[[Adrahil I]]'', Prince of Dor-en-Ernil: fought the [[Wainriders]] in 1944
*''[[Imrazôr]]'', Prince of Dor-en-Ernil (alive in 1981)
*''[[Galador]]'', first Prince of Dol Amroth (2004 – 2129)
*Second Prince of Dol Amroth (2060–2206)
*Third Prince of Dol Amroth (2120–2254)
*Fourth Prince of Dol Amroth (2172–2299)
*Fifth Prince of Dol Amroth (2225–2348)
*Sixth Prince of Dol Amroth (2274–2400)
*Seventh Prince of Dol Amroth (2324–2458)
*Eighth Prince of Dol Amroth (2373–2498)
*Ninth Prince of Dol Amroth (2418–2540)
*Tenth Prince of Dol Amroth (2463–2582)
*Eleventh Prince of Dol Amroth (2505–2623)
*Twelth Prince of Dol Amroth (2546–2660)
*Thirteenth Prince of Dol Amroth (2588–2701)
*Fourteenth Prince of Dol Amroth (2627–2733)
*Fifteenth Prince of Dol Amroth (2671 – 2746: He was slain by [[Corsairs of Umbar]])
*Sixteenth Prince of Dol Amroth (2709 – 2799: Slain in battle)
*Seventeenth Prince of Dol Amroth (2746 – 2859)
*Eighteenth Prince of Dol Amroth (2785 – 2899)
*''[[Aglahad]]'', Nineteenth Prince of Dol Amroth (2827 – 2932)
*''[[Angelimir]]'', Twentieth Prince of Dol Amroth (2866 – 2977)
*''[[Adrahil II]]'', Twenty-first Prince of Dol Amroth (2917 – 3010)
*''[[Imrahil]]'', Twenty-second Prince of Dol Amroth (2955 – [[Fourth Age]] 34)
*''[[Elphir]]'', Twenty-third Prince of Dol Amroth ( – Fourth Age 67)
*''[[Alphros]]'', Twenty-fourth Prince of Dol Amroth (3017 – Fourth Age 95)
Imrahil was one of the commanders of the army of Gondor during the [[War of the Ring]], and for a while commanded the city of [[Minas Tirith in Gondor|Minas Tirith]]. After the War he went back to Dol Amroth, remaining a councellor to King [[Aragorn II|Elessar]]. He was succeeded by his son Elphir.

Imrahil's sister [[Finduilas of Dol Amroth|Finduilas]] married [[Denethor II]], [[Steward of Gondor]] and was the mother of [[Boromir son of Denethor II|Boromir]] and [[Faramir son of Denethor II|Faramir]].
[[Lothíriel]], daughter of Imrahil, married [[Éomer]], King of [[Rohan]].

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Argonath

2008-12-14T21:43:32Z

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| image=[[Image:John Howe - The Argonath.jpg|250px]]
| name=The Argonath
| othernames=
| etymology=[[S.]] ''[[ar]]'' "royal" + ''[[gond]]'' "stone" + ''[[-ath]]'' "both"
| type=Statues/Monuments
| location=Northern end of [[Nen Hithoel]], both sides of [[Anduin]]
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| realms=[[Gondor]] [[Reunited Kingdom]]
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'''The Argonath''' ([[Sindarin|S]]. ''[[ar]]'' "royal" + ''[[gond]]'' "stone" + ''-ath'' an irregular collective plural), also known as '''The Gates of Argonath''' or '''The Pillars of the Kings''', comprises of two enormous pillars, carved in the likenesses of [[Isildur]] and [[Anárion]], standing upon either side of the River [[Anduin]] at the northern approach to [[Nen Hithoel]], originally constructed about [[Third Age 1340]] at the order of [[Rómendacil II]] to mark the northern border of [[Gondor]], although the realm was greatly diminished in size by the time the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] passed the Argonath on February 25 3019. Each of the two figures was shown with an axe in its right hand and its left hand raised in a gesture of defiance to the enemies of [[Gondor]].

In [[Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring]] the Argonath comprises two large and highly detailed models which are skilfully combined with live action footage and digital backgrounds to convey the proper sense of scale. Also seen in the movie is the quarry near one of the statues' feet, which the filmmakers reasoned would be necessary to provide stone blocks for the construction of the statues' uppermost sections.

===See also===
* [[:Category:Images of the Argonath|Images of the Argonath]]
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Ethir Anduin

2008-12-14T01:47:28Z

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| image=[[Image:Ethir Anduin R-B RotK.JPG|250px]]
| name=Ethir Anduin
| type=Delta
| location=South-west Middle-earth
| inhabitants=[[Nandor]], later [[Men]]
| realms=[[Gondor]] [[Reunited Kingdom]]
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| othernames=Mouths of Anduin
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The '''Ethir Anduin''', also known as the '''Mouths of Anduin''' and '''Anduin's Mouths'''<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], [[Christopher Tolkien]] (ed.), ''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]'', "[[The Heirs of Elendil]]"</ref>, was the delta of the river [[Anduin]], south of [[Pelargir]] in [[Gondor]].

==History==
The delta's first settlers were probably [[Nandor]]. Some of the Nandor who had lived upstream, in the Vales of Anduin under the [[Misty Mountains]], passed to its Mouths southward.<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], [[Christopher Tolkien]] (ed.), ''[[Unfinished Tales]]'', "[[The History of Galadriel and Celeborn]]", "Appendix A: The Silvan Elves and Their Speech"</ref> After they were gone, the "lesser men" settled there,<ref name="AIiv"/> though the were likely in conflict with [[Haradrim]]. After the coming of the [[Númenóreans]], the confluence of cultures in the Ethir and [[Pelargir]] formed one of the earliest forms of [[Westron]].<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[Appendix F]]'', "Of Men"</ref>

The delta was populated mostly by [[Fish|fishermen]] and other sea-crafty folk,<ref name="TLD">[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[The Return of the King]]'', "[[The Last Debate]]"</ref> and became an important part of Gondor in the days of [[Tarannon]], the first [[Ship-kings|Ship-king]].<ref name="AIiv">[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[Appendix A]]'', "I The Númenórean Kings"; "(iv) Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion"</ref>

During the [[War of the Ring]], some hundred fishermen that could be spared from the boats were sent to the defense of [[Minas Tirith]].<ref name="MT">[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[The Return of the King]]'', "[[Minas Tirith (chapter)|Minas Tirith]]"</ref> This left the Mouths themselves open to [[Umbar]]ian conquest,<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[The Return of the King]]'', "[[The Battle of the Pelennor Fields]]"</ref> but the occupation did not last very long; [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]] and the [[Grey Company]] liberated it several days later.<ref name="TLD"/>

==Etymology==
The Ethir Anduin was also known as the "Mouths of Anduin". ''[[Ethir]]'' is a [[Sindarin]] word meaning "Mouth of a river".<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], [[Christopher Tolkien]] (ed.), ''[[The Lost Road and Other Writings]]'', "[[The Etymologies]]", entry ED</ref> ''[[Anduin]]'' simply means "Long river".<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], [[Christopher Tolkien]] (ed.), ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', "[[Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names]]", entries ''[[and]]'' and ''[[duin]]''</ref>

==Portrayal in adaptations==
'''1980: ''[[Rankin/Bass' The Return of the King]]'':'''
:[[Gandalf]] mentions the Ethir (wrongly pronounced Ee-thur) as he explains the coming of the [[Aragorn II|Black ships]] to the audience.

==References==
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Weathertop

2008-12-14T01:32:31Z

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| image=[[Image:Map of Weathertop.jpg|250px]]
| name=Weathertop
| othernames=Amon Sûl
| etymology=
| type=Hill
| location=[[Eriador]]
| inhabitants=
| realms=[[Arnor]] [[Arthedain]] [[Reunited Kingdom]]
| description=Hill with tower/ruins of tower
| events=
| references=
|}}
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'''Weathertop''', known in [[Sindarin]] as '''Amon Sûl''', was the southernmost top of the [[Weather Hills]]. Of old, it formed the boundary between [[Arthedain]] and [[Rhudaur]].

==History==
Weathertop overlooked the [[Great East Road]] east of [[Bree]], about midway between [[The Shire]] and [[Rivendell]]. The hill rose a thousand feet above the level lands round about, and was the site of a watchtower in the days of [[Arnor]]. The watchtower and fortifications were burned and destroyed in [[Third Age 1409|T.A. 1409]], but the top was still flat and surrounded by a ring of stones. A path led from the top northward, connecting to the other fortresses of the Weather Hills. The tower originally held one of the seven [[Palantíri]].

In early October [[Third Age 3019|T.A. 3019]], it was the scene of two fights involving [[Nazgûl]]; one with [[Gandalf]] and one with the Ring-bearer. After fleeing from Bree, [[Aragorn II|Strider]] and the [[Travelers|Hobbits]] avoided the main road and approached Weathertop from the north. At the top they discovered a cairn with a message from Gandalf, and spotted the [[Ringwraiths]] approaching in the distance along the road. That night, the Ringwraiths attacked their camp in a dell below the summit, stabbing [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] with a [[Morgul blade]], but were driven off by the others.

==Inspiration==
* Possibly the Rednal Hill of the Lickey Hills, Worcestershire, England.
{{quote|The boys [ [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Ronald]] and [[Hilary Tolkien|Hilary]] ] had the freedom of these grounds [Rednal, Worcestershire], and further afield they could roam the steep paths that led through the trees to the high Lickey Hill|[[J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography]]}}

== References ==
* [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', "[[Appendix A]]"
* [J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', "[[A Knife in the Dark]]"
* [[Karen Wynn Fonstad]], ''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]]''

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[[Category:Eriador]]
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[[fi:Amon Sûl]]

Annúminas

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| image=[[Image:Ann hall 04c2.jpg|250px]]
| name=Annúminas
| othernames=
| etymology=[[Sindarin|S]] ''[[annún]]'' = "west", ''[[minas]]'' = "tower"
| type=City
| location=[[Eriador]], shores of [[Lake Nenuial]]
| inhabitants=[[Northern Dúnedain]]
| realms=[[Arnor]] [[Arthedain]] [[Reunited Kingdom]]
| description=
| events=
| references=
|}}{{Pronounce|Annuminas.mp3|Ardamir}}

'''Annúminas''' was the city of the Kings of [[Arnor]], on the shores of [[Nenuial]].

==History==
The city was founded by [[Elendil]] himself, on the shores of the northern lake Nenuial, near the sources of the [[Baranduin]]. It was the chief city of the Kings of Arnor for several centuries, and home to [[Annúminas-stone|one]] of the three [[palantíri]] of the North-Kingdom.

The available evidence suggests that the city survived for nearly a thousand years. In the early days of Arnor, it must have been one of the glories of [[Middle-earth]]. Soon after its founding, though, the numbers of the [[Dúnedain]] of the North began to dwindle. The population of Annúminas seems to have fallen throughout its history, until eventually it was deserted, and the Kings moved to [[Fornost]] to the east.

It seems likely that the people of Annúminas were dependent on the River Baranduin for their contact with the outside world. While the [[Hills of Evendim]] surrounded the city to the west and south, the city's people could reach the other cities of the Dúnedain that lay along the river by boat.

After the city's desertion, it fell into decay, but two relics of its greatness survived: its palantír and the [[Sceptre of Annúminas]]. The palantír remained in [[Middle-earth]] for more than a millennium after the loss of its city, but was ultimately drowned with [[Arvedui]] in the cold northern seas.

The silver Sceptre of Annúminas was the symbol of Kingship in the North-kingdom. A very ancient artifact, it was originally the rod of office of the [[Númenórean]] [[Lord of Andúnië|Lords of Andúnië]]. Though it would have been removed to Fornost by the Kings, and eventually came to be kept by [[Elrond]] in [[Rivendell]], it retained the name of its ancient home of Annúminas.

==Fate==
At the time of the coronation of [[Aragorn II|Elessar]] at the end of the [[Third Age]], Annúminas had lain in ruins for more than two thousand years. There are hints in ''[[The History of Middle-earth]]'' and ''[[Appendix A]]'' that Elessar refounded the city and may even have made it his capital. No definite statement on this matter appears in the canonical works, though, so this must be considered speculation.

==See also==
* [[:Category:Images of Annúminas|Images of Annúminas]]

[[Category:Cities in Eriador]]
[[Category:Arnor]]
[[Category:Pronounced articles]]
[[Category:Sindarin words]]
[[de:Annúminas]]
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Annúminas

2008-12-14T01:06:09Z

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| name=Annúminas
| othernames=
| etymology=[[Sindarin|S]] ''[[annún]]'' = "west", ''[[minas]]'' = "tower"
| type=City
| location=[[Eriador]], shores of [[Lake Nenuial]]
| inhabitants=[[Northern Dúnedain]]
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|}}{{Pronounce|Annuminas.mp3|Ardamir}}

'''Annúminas''' was the city of the Kings of [[Arnor]], on the shores of [[Nenuial]].

==History==
The city was founded by [[Elendil]] himself, on the shores of the northern lake Nenuial, near the sources of the [[Baranduin]]. It was the chief city of the Kings of Arnor for several centuries, and home to [[Annúminas-stone|one]] of the three [[palantíri]] of the North-Kingdom.

The available evidence suggests that the city survived for nearly a thousand years. In the early days of Arnor, it must have been one of the glories of [[Middle-earth]]. Soon after its founding, though, the numbers of the [[Dúnedain]] of the North began to dwindle. The population of Annúminas seems to have fallen throughout its history, until eventually it was deserted, and the Kings moved to [[Fornost]] to the east.

It seems likely that the people of Annúminas were dependent on the River Baranduin for their contact with the outside world. While the [[Hills of Evendim]] surrounded the city to the west and south, the city's people could reach the other cities of the Dúnedain that lay along the river by boat.

After the city's desertion, it fell into decay, but two relics of its greatness survived: its palantír and the [[Sceptre of Annúminas]]. The palantír remained in [[Middle-earth]] for more than a millennium after the loss of its city, but was ultimately drowned with [[Arvedui]] in the cold northern seas.

The silver Sceptre of Annúminas was the symbol of Kingship in the North-kingdom. A very ancient artifact, it was originally the rod of office of the [[Númenórean]] [[Lord of Andúnië|Lords of Andúnië]]. Though it would have been removed to Fornost by the Kings, and eventually came to be kept by [[Elrond]] in [[Rivendell]], it retained the name of its ancient home of Annúminas.

==Fate==
At the time of the coronation of [[Aragorn II|Elessar]] at the end of the [[Third Age]], Annúminas had lain in ruins for more than two thousand years. There are hints in ''[[The History of Middle-earth]]'' and ''[[Appendix A]]'' that Elessar refounded the city and may even have made it his capital. No definite statement on this matter appears in the canonical works, though, so this must be considered speculation.

==See also==
* [[:Category:Images of Annúminas|Images of Annúminas]]

[[Category:Cities in Eriador]]
[[Category:Arnor]]
[[Category:Pronounced articles]]
[[Category:Sindarin words]]
[[de:Annúminas]]
[[fi:Annúminas]]

Fornost Erain

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{{location
| image=[[Image:Fornost rotwk.JPG|250px]]
| name=Fornost Erain
| othernames=Deadman's Dike, Norbury of the Kings
| etymology="Northern Fortress (of the) Kings"
| type=City/Fortress
| location=[[North Downs]]
| inhabitants=[[Dúnedain]]
| realms=[[Arnor]] [[Arthedain]] [[Reunited Kingdom]]
| description=
| events=[[Fall of Fornost]]
| references=
|}}

<center>{{quote|Deadman's Dike, you say. So it has been called for long years; but its right name, [[Barliman Butterbur|Barliman]], is '''Fornost Erain''', Norbury of the Kings.|[[Gandalf]], ''[[Homeward Bound]]''}}</center>
'''Fornost Erain''' was the capital of [[Arthedain]]. It was located at the south end of the North Downs, about 100 [[Númenórean]] miles north of [[Bree]].

==Early history==
It is not known when Fornost was founded or when the kings of [[Arnor]] moved there from [[Annúminas]], but it is known that the kings moved to Fornost some time before [[Third Age 861|T.A. 861]], when King [[Eärendur]] died, and Arnor was divided into three kingdoms with Fornost the capital of the greatest kingdom, Arthedain.

==Fall==
:''Main article: [[Fall of Fornost]]
In [[Third Age 1974|T.A. 1974]], Arthedain was overrun by the forces of [[Angmar]]. Fornost was captured, and King [[Arvedui]] fled into the northern wastes and was lost in the [[Icebay of Forochel]]. In the following year, a fleet of ships from [[Gondor]], led by [[Eärnur]], landed at [[Mithlond]]. Eärnur fought the [[Witch-king of Angmar]] in the plains west of Fornost and defeated the armies of Angmar, but the Witch-king himself escaped.

==Deadman's Dike==
After Fornost Erain was abandoned, the inhabitants of the nearest settlement, [[Bree]], referred to it as '''Deadman's Dike''', and did not come there. Only [[Dúnedain of the North|Rangers]] came there from time to time, but no-one knew what they did there.

After [[Aragorn II|King Elessar]] reunited [[Reunited Kingdom|the kingdoms of Gondor and Arnor]], he had the city rebuilt and made a great city where Men dwelt once again.

==Etymology==
Fornost Erain is [[Sindarin]]. It means "Northern Fortress (of the) Kings"; from ''forn'' "north" and ''[[ost]]'' "fortress", and ''erain'' is the plural of ''[[aran]]''. It was called "Norbury of the Kings" in [[Westron]], a fitting translation.

==References==
* ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', [[Many Meetings]]
* ''[[The Return of the King]]'', [[Homeward Bound]]
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', [[Appendix A]]
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', [[Appendix B]]

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[[Category:Arnor]]
[[Category:Eriador]]
[[de:Fornost]]
[[fi:Fornost Erain]]