Ithilien

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[[Image:Ted_Nasmith_-_First_Sight_of_Ithilien.jpg|right|thumb|250px|''First Sight of Ithilien'' by [[Ted Nasmith]].]]
'''Ithilien''' was a region and fiefdom of [[Gondor]].

Ithilien, or ''Moon-land'', was the only part of [[Gondor]] on the eastern side of the [[Anduin]], wedged in between the river and the [[Ephel Dúath]]. The region was further divided into North and South Ithilien.

It was a fair and prosperous land during the [[Second Age]] and the first part of the [[Third Age]], when Gondor was strong and Mordor deserted. Of old its chief city was ''Minas Ithil'', the Tower of the Moon, but when this was captured by Mordor it was renamed [[Minas Morgul]], the Tower of Black Sorcery. After this event, the majority of the people of Ithilien fled across the Anduin to escape war, but the [[Stewards of Gondor]] still kept scouts there, operating out of secret locations such as [[Henneth Annûn]]. Those who stayed fled in T.A. 2954 when Mount Doom erupted.

During the [[War of the Ring]], in early May [[Third Age 3019|T.A. 3019]], [[Gollum]] leads [[Frodo Baggins]] and [[Samwise Gamgee]] through Ithilien on their way to [[Cirith Ungol]] and into Mordor. After witnessing an ambush of [[Haradrim]], the hobbits were found by [[Faramir (son of Denethor II)|Faramir]], the son of the Steward [[Denethor II|Denethor]], but are allowed to continue when he is satisfied they are not agents of [[Sauron]].

During the [[Fourth Age]], Ithilien was ruled by the [[Prince of Ithilien|Princes of Ithilien]], a line that started with Faramir and [[Éowyn]], who became known as the White Lady of Ithilien. Minas Morgul was not repopulated, and Faramir had his throne in [[Emyn Arnen]]. After the fall of Sauron, [[Legolas of Mirkwood|Legolas]] brought elves from [[Greenwood the Great|Greenwood]], and they dwelt in Ithilien, and once again it became the fairest country in all the westlands.

==References==
* ''[[The Two Towers]]'', passim.
* ''[[The Return of the King]]'', passim.
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', [[Appendices|Appendix]] [[Appendix B|B]]

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[[Category:Regions]]
[[Category:Gondor]]

Eldacar (King of Arnor)

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'''Eldacar''' ([[Third Age|T.A.]] 87 – 339, died aged 252 years) was the fourth [[King of Arnor]], succeeding his father, [[Valandil of Arnor|Valandil]], when he died in 249. His father [[Valandil of Arnor|Valandil]] was the only surviving son of [[Isildur]], the last [[High King]] of both [[Gondor]] and [[Arnor]].

His reign was without any significant event, and he died in 339 after having ruled [[Arnor]] for ninety years. He was succeeded by his son [[Arantar]].

== Genealogy ==
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[[Isildur]]
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[[Elendur, son of Isildur|Elendur]] [[Aratan]] [[Ciryon]] [[Valandil of Arnor|Valandil]]
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'''ELDACAR'''
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[[Arantar]]
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[[Tarcil]]
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==Etymology==
Eldacar's name is [[Quenya]] for "Elf Helm", coming from ''[[elda]]'' meaning "elf", and ''cár'' meaning "head".
==Titles==
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