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Eldacar (King of Gondor)

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'''Eldacar''' ([[Third Age]] 1255 – 1490, aged 235 years) was the twenty-first King of [[Gondor]] and the son of [[Valacar]] and [[Vidumavi]] and born with the name '''Vinitharya'''.

His reign saw the already lingering unrest explode, for he was the son of princess Vidumavi, a daughter of the Northmen King Vidugavia, a lesser [[Men|Man]].

After ascending the throne in Third Age 1432 he reigned for five years when he was deposed and driven from [[Osgiliath]] into exile to [[Rhovanion]] by his far relative [[Castamir]] "The Usurper" in a civil war called the [[Kin-strife]].

While being in exile he slowly gathered support from the [[Northmen]] and the [[Dúnedain]] from the northern parts of Gondor (who hated Castamir for executing [[Ornendil]], Eldacar's firstborn son).

In 1447 he marched south with his army and slew Castamir personally at the [[Battle of Erui]]. But Castamir's sons escaped and Gondor's purest blood was spilt. He besieged [[Pelargir]] where Castamir's sons held out the last resistance. Eldacar had no ships at his disposal (for Castamir was the Lord of Ships of Gondor) and Castamir's sons finally fled to the [[Haven of Umbar]].

Eldacar reigned until 1490 and was succeeded by his second son [[Aldamir]].
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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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==Etymology==
Eldacar's name is [[Quenya]] for "Elf Helm", coming from ''[[elda]]'' meaning "elf", and ''cár'' meaning "head".
==Titles==
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Eldacar (disambiguation)

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'''Eldacar''' is [[Quenya]] for "[[Elfhelm|elf-helm]]". It can refer to the following characters:
* [[Eldacar of Arnor]], grandson of [[Isildur]]
* [[Eldacar of Gondor]], 22nd [[King of Gondor]]
* Eldacar was an early name of [[Aragorn II]]
* Eldacar was a name used on a [[Decipher Card]] for one of the Beacon-guards, played by [[Christian Rivers]].

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Elboron

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'''Elboron''' was the son of [[Faramir]] and [[Eowyn]]. He became the second [[Prince of Ithilien]] and the [[Steward of Gondor]] after the death of his father in [[Fourth Age 82]]. It is possible that Elboron was the father of Barahir, the grandson of Faramir who wrote [[The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen]].

==Etymology==
Elboron may mean 'Enduring Star'. From [[el]] ('star') and [[boron]] ('long-lasting, enduring')

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Elbereth (disambiguation)

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A [[Sindarin]] name meaning 'star-queen', used by the [[Elves]] of [[Middle-earth]] of [[Varda|Varda Elentári]].

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Elanor Gardner

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| name=Elanor Gardner
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| birth=March 25th, [[Third Age 3021|T.A. 3021]]
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| gender=Female
| hair=Blonde
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{{quote|You were born at the end of a great age, Elanorellë|[[Samwise Gamgee]], ''[[Sauron Defeated]]'', [[The Epilogue]]}}
'''Elanor Fairbairn (née Gamgee or Gardner)''' was the first child of Master [[Samwise Gamgee]] and his wife [[Rose Cotton]].

==Life==
Called "The Fair" for her golden hair, she was born March 25th, 1421 by [[Shire Calendar|Shire Reckoning]] (which would be [[Third Age]] 3021), which was at the same time the first day of the [[Fourth Age]] in Gondor. Elanor was also the only one of Samwise's children known to the Ringbearer, [[Frodo Baggins]], and her name was a suggestion by him, a reference to the ''[[Elanor (flower)|sun-star]]'', a little golden flower blooming in the land of [[Lothlórien]] — this perfectly satisfied Sam's desire for a name that was both Elvish and yet at the same time a simple flower-name as many hobbit-lasses had.

In 1436 Elanor became a maid of honor to Queen [[Arwen Evenstar]], and in 1451 she married [[Fastred of Greenholm]]. Four years later Fastred was named [[Warden of Westmarch]] by the [[Thain]] at the request of Samwise. Elanor and her husband then moved to the [[Undertowers]] on the [[Tower Hills]] where their family (becoming known as the [[Fairbairn Family|Fairbairns of the Towers]]) would live for many generations.

After her father's passing to the [[Undying Lands]] in 1482, Elanor and her line became the keepers of the [[Red Book of Westmarch]]. Her two children were [[Elfstan Fairbairn|Elfstan]], born in 1454, and Fíriel.

==Other versions of the Legendarium==
Besides her presence as an infant in the last chapter of the published ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', and the details noted in the appendices of that book, Elanor's most significant role was in the two versions of the written but unpublished epilogue of ''Lord of the Rings'', later published in ''[[The History of Middle-earth]]'' volumes. In that epilogue we see Elanor talk with her father about the importance of the events that transpired in the story and also about the coming of King [[Aragorn II|Elessar]] and Queen Arwen for a visit. Elanor's affectionate name for her father is "Sam-dad", while Sam calls her "''Elanorellë''".

== Portrayal in Adaptations ==
'''1981: ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|BBC Radio's The Lordo f the Rings]]'':'''
:Elanor can be heard crying as Frodo ([[Ian Holm]]) tells Sam ([[Bill Nighy]]) that he must go on with his life. The crying is actually by Holm's son, [[Harry Holm|Harry]].

'''2003: ''[[Peter Jackson's The Return of the King]]
:Elanor was played by [[Alexandra Astin]], the daughter of [[Sean Astin]].

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Elanor (flower)

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'''''Elanor''''' was a golden, star-shaped flower that grew in abundance in the forest of [[Lórien in Middle-earth|Lórien]]. [[Sam Gamgee]] thought highly of the flower and, at [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo's]] suggestion, named his eldest daughter, [[Elanor Gardner]], from it.

The word ''elanor'' means "Sun-star" in [[Sindarin]] (from ''[[êl]]'' = "star" and ''[[anor]]'' = "[[Sun]]").

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Eithel Sirion

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'''Eithel Sirion''' drained into the River [[Sirion]]. [[Fingolfin]] built a great fortress in this location called [[Barad Eithel]].

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Eilenach

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'''Eilenach''' was the second of the seven beacon-hills of [[Gondor]], after [[Amon Dîn]] in the east, and it was the highest point of the [[Drúadan Forest]]. It had a sharp summit, uncapable of sustaining a large fire. Its main purpose was to relay the fire of [[Amon Dîn]] to [[Nardol]].

On the origin of the name, Tolkien writes ''Eilenach'' is "probably an alien name, not Sindarin, not Númenórean, or Common speech."

==References==
[[The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion]], page 510.

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Eglarest

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'''Eglarest''' was the southern of the two [[Havens of the Falas]] that lay at the mouth of the River [[Nenning]] on the western coasts of [[Beleriand]]. The northern haven was called [[Brithombar]]. They were founded during the [[Years of the Trees]] by [[Círdan the Shipwright]] and lasted through the [[First Age]].

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Egalmoth (Steward of Gondor)

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'''Egalmoth''' ([[Third Age 2626|T.A. 2626]] - [[Third Age 2743|T.A. 2743]]) was the eighteenth Ruling Steward of [[Gondor]]. He succeeded his cousin [[Ecthelion I]] at his death in [[Third Age 2698|T.A. 2698]]. Egalmoth was the grandson of [[Morwen]], daughter of [[Belecthor I]].

Although no details are given, the attacks by the [[Corsairs of Umbar]] must have increased during his reign.

Egalmoth was followed by his son [[Beren, Steward of Gondor|Beren]] at his death in T.A. 2743.

==References==
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', [[Appendices]], [[Annals of Kings and Rulers]]
* ''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]'', The Prologue and Appendices to The Lord of the Rings, "The Heirs of Elendil"

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|next=[[Beren, Steward of Gondor|Beren]]
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Egalmoth

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| name=Egalmoth
| othernames="of the Heavenly Arch"
| birth=Possibly in [[Aman]], or else in [[Vinyamar]] or [[Gondolin]]
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'''Egalmoth''', who lived during the [[First Age]], was a [[Noldor]]in [[elf]] of [[Gondolin]], the leader of the [[Folk of the Heavenly Arch]]. He wore a blue mantle upon which stars were embroidered in crystal, and his sword was "bent" (none of the other Noldor carried curved swords). However, he trusted more to his bow, for he could shoot high and far.

He survived the [[Fall of Gondolin]], and fled to the [[Mouths of Sirion]]. He later died in the attack by the [[Sons of Fëanor]].

==Etymology==

'''''Egalmoth''''' is a consonant mutation from ''[[Ægamloth]]'', which means "A Spike upon a Flowered Crest" in [[Sindarin]] (from ''[[aeg]]'' = "point" and ''[[amloth]]'' = "flowered crest, implying a crest on a helmet").

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Edrahil

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'''Edrahil''' was an Elf of [[Nargothrond]], one of the ten who remained loyal to [[Finrod Felagund]] at the time he set out with [[Beren Erchamion|Beren]] on the [[Quest for the Silmaril]].

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Edoras

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'''Edoras''' was the capital of [[Rohan]].

The city of Edoras was built on a hill in a valley of the [[White Mountains]] by [[Rulers of Rohan|Rohan's second King]], [[Brego]] son of [[Eorl]] the Young. Before this, Rohan's capital was at [[Aldburg]] in the Folde.

[[Wulf]] son of [[Freca]] the Dunlending, invaded Rohan in 2758 and took Edoras usurping the throne in [[Meduseld]]. But the [[Long Winter]], which had lasted five long months, ended and [[Fréaláf]] son of [[Hild]] came out of [[Dunharrow]] and with a small band of men, surprising Wulf, he attacked '''Edoras''' and slew Wulf, regaining '''Edoras'''.

Edoras was Rohan's only real city, and held the Golden Hall of [[Meduseld]]. It was here that [[Aragorn]], [[Gimli]], [[Legolas]], and [[Gandalf]] the White met with [[Théoden]] King.

Edoras was built at the end of the valley of [[Harrowdale]], which lay under the great mountain [[Starkhorn]].

The river [[Snowbourn]] flowed past Edoras on its way west towards the [[Entwash]].

In [[Peter Jackson|Peter Jackson's]] film version, Edoras was built on [[Mount Sunday]], in the upper reaches of the [[Rangitata River|Rangitata Valley]], near [[Erewhon]].

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Edhellond

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| name=Edhellond
| othernames=Amroth's Haven.
| etymology=[[S.]] ''[[edhel]]'' "elf" + ''[[lond]]'' "haven"/"harbor".
| type=Harbor.
| location=Southern [[Gondor]], mouth of [[Ringló]]/[[Morthond]] river.
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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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Edain

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The '''Edain''' were those [[Men]] who made their way into [[Beleriand]] during the [[Siege of Angband]] during the [[First Age]] and were close allies of the [[Elves]]. The term Edain does not refer to another group of men who entered Beleriand later in the First Age known as the [[Easterlings]] who were noted as being swarthier than the Edain and a large portion of whom would later betray the elves.

== Etymology ==

'''edain''' is the plural of ''[[adan]]'', "man" in [[Sindarin]].

The [[Sindarin]] word ''Edain'', singular ''Adan'' (Quenya ''Atani'', ''Atan'') literally meant ''Second People'', and originally referred to all Men, but later it only applied to the Men of Beleriand and their descendants. The [[Quenya]] term ''Atani'' kept its old meaning.

== The Three Houses ==

They were divided in three large houses, or tribes:

# The '''[[House of Bëor]]''': they were dark-haired and stoutly built, and most resembled the [[Ñoldor]] of all Elves. They were first discovered by [[Finrod Felagund]], Lord of [[Nargothrond]], and under his guidance later made their way to the lands of the Ñoldorin lord [[Amrod]], in a place later known as [[Estolad]], the Encampment. They remained loyal to the House of [[Finarfin]], and later settled in the lands of [[Dorthonion]].
# The Second House, later known as the '''[[Haladin]]''' or the '''House of [[Haleth]]'''. They were a reclusive folk, dark-haired but smaller in stature than the Bëorians. They kept separate from the other Men, and later received permission to settle in the [[Forest of Region]], part of [[Doriath]]. They mostly kept out of the wars.
# The '''House of Marach''', later best known as the '''[[House of Hador]]'''. They were tall and golden-haired, and most resembled the [[Vanyar]] of all Elves. They were a very numerous and war-like tribe, and the [[Green-elves]] of [[Ossiriand]] feared them. They later settled in [[Hithlum]] by way of [[Estolad]]. They were loyal to [[Fingolfin]].

The Bëorians and Marachians shared a common tongue, and were known to each other before settling in Beleriand. The tongue of the Haladin was alien to them.

The House of Bëor was nearly wiped out by [[Morgoth]], and the remainder of its people merged with the Hadorians to become the [[Númenóreans]]. It would seem that the Haladin of Beleriand were completely wiped out, or at least disappeared as a separate people.

== Later History ==

After the [[War of Wrath]] the Edain were honoured and granted the island of [[Númenor]] by the [[Valar]] as a gift for their loyalty to the elves. Thus the Edain's decendants became a race far greater than all other men in Middle Earth, living within sight of the blessed realm.

When the Númenoreans returned to [[Middle-earth]] in the [[Second Age]], they encountered many Men who were obviously related to the Atani: they classified these Men as ''Middle Men'', and established friendly relations with them. Examples are the [[Rohirrim]], the Men of [[Dale]], and the [[Bree]]landers.

Other Men, such as the [[Dunlendings]], were not recognised as Middle Men because they were related to the Haladin rather than Bëorians or Marachians, and they were hostile to Númenor.

A fourth kind of Men came with the Second House, and called themselves ''[[Drûgs|Drûg]]''. This name was adopted in Sindarin as ''[[Drúedain]]'': ''Drûg'' ''Edain''. They were a strange people, living with the Haladin in the forest of [[Brethil]], some even apparently made it to [[Númenor]], but they died out or had left before the [[Akallabêth]]. In the [[Third Age]], their far kin were known as the ''Woses'' of [[Drúadan Forest]].

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Ecthelion II

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| image=[[Image:Catherine Chmiel - Ecthelion,Thorongil and Boromir study.jpg|300px]]
| name=Ecthelion (II)
| othernames=
| position=[[Ruling Steward]]
| birth=[[Third Age 2886]]
| rule=[[Third Age 2953]] - [[Third Age 2984]]
| death=[[Third Age 2984]], aged 98 years
| gender=Male
| parentage=[[Turgon of Gondor|Turgon]]
| spouse=
| children=[[Denethor II]]
| ref=''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''; [[Appendix A]]
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'''Ecthelion II''' ([[Third Age]] 2886 – 2984, aged 98 years) was the twenty-fifth [[Ruling Steward]] of [[Gondor]]. He succeeded his father [[Turgon of Gondor|Turgon]] at his death in Third Age 2953.

Under his rule, the stranger [[Thorongil]] fought for Gondor, and the [[Corsairs | Corsairs']] fleet at Umbar was severally damaged in a surprise [[Surprise Attack on Umbar | attack]]. It later turned out that Thorongil was [[Aragorn Elessar]]. [[Gandalf]] was also a welcome guest in [[Minas Tirith in Gondor|Minas Tirith]] at the time.

Ecthelion was followed by his son [[Denethor II|Denethor]] at his death in 2984.
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Ecthelion I

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| name=Ecthelion (I)
| othernames=
| position=[[Ruling Steward]]
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| rule=[[Third Age 2685]] - [[Third Age 2698]]
| death=[[Third Age 2698]]
| gender=Male
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| ref=''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''; [[Appendix A]]
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'''Ecthelion I''' was the seventeenth Ruling Steward of [[Gondor]]. He succeeded his father [[Orodreth of Gondor|Orodreth]] at his death in [[Third Age]] 2685.{{Pronounce|Ecthelion.mp3|Ardamir}}

He rebuilt the [[White Tower]] in [[Minas Tirith in Gondor|Minas Tirith]], which afterwards carried his name.

Ecthelion had no children. He was followed by his cousin [[Egalmoth]], the grandson of Orodreth's sister Morwen, at his death in 2698.
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|next=[[Egalmoth, Steward of Gondor|Egalmoth]]
|list=17th [[Ruling Steward|Ruling Steward of Gondor]] <code>III</code> 2685 – 2698
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Ecthelion

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<center>{{quote|And high and noble as was Elemmakil, greater and more lordly was Ecthelion, Lord of the Fountains, at that time Warden of the Great Gate. All in silver was he clad, and upon his shining helm there was set a spike of steel pointed with a diamond; and as his esquire took his shield it shimmered as if it were bedewed with drops of rain, that were indeed a thousand studs of crystal.|''[[Unfinished Tales]]'', [[Of Tuor and his Coming to Gondolin]]}}</center>
 
'''Ecthelion''' was an [[Elf]]-lord of [[Gondolin]], leader of the [[People of the Fountain]] and slayer of [[Gothmog (Lord of Balrogs)|Gothmog, Lord of Balrogs]]. He was also at one point Warden of the [[Great Gate of Gondolin]]. Ecthelion had the most beautiful voice and greatest musical talent with the flute of all the people of Gondolin. He led a wing of Gondolin's forces during the [[Nirnaeth Arnoediad]], "The Battle of Unnumbered Tears".

==History and creation==

Perhaps the earliest [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writing, [[The Fall of Gondolin]] was written during a leave of absence from the [[World War I]], in the year 1916. It is in that story, published posthumously by [[Christopher Tolkien]] in the volume ''[[The Book of Lost Tales Part 2]]'' that Ecthelion first appears. Thus he is one of the first characters Tolkien ever created.

However, from a chronological point of view, the first account of his presence is the chapter [[Of Maeglin]] from ''[[The Silmarillion]]''. The events described here took place more than one hundred and fifty years before those of Gondolin's fall. Along with [[Glorfindel of Gondolin|Glorfindel]] and [[Egalmoth of the Heavenly Arch|Egalmoth]], he was assigned by [[Turgon the Wise|Turgon]] as [[Aredhel|Aredhel's]] escort on her ill-fated journey. Though no name is mentioned, only that "Turgon appointed three lords of his household", an explanatory note in the volume ''[[ The War of the Jewels]]'', chapter called [[Maeglin (chapter)|Maeglin]], sheds light on the escorts' identities.

==Aredhel's Escort==

Two hundred years after Gondolin was wrought, Ecthelion, Glorfindel and Egalmoth, along with the [[Aredhel Ar-Feiniel|White Lady]] of the [[Noldor|Ñoldor]] left the [[Gondolin|Hidden City]] due to Aredhel's yearning for the freedom she once had in [[Valinor]]. Their orders were to lead her towards [[Hithlum]], where she would meet her elder brother [[Fingon]]. When coming upon the [[Ford of Brithiach]], Aredhel ordered them to turn South, for she desired to see the [[Sons of Fëanor]]. Thus Ecthelion and his companions sought admittance to [[Doriath]], but the wardens refused them entrance inside the [[Girdle of Melian]]. Having no other choice, they took the dangerous road between the haunted valleys of [[Ered Gorgoroth]]. Near [[Nan Dungortheb]], the Valley of Dreadful Death, the riders were caught in a mesh of shadows and they were lost from Aredhel. In vain they sought her afterwards, but the fell offsprings of [[Ungoliant]] that dwelt in that place pursued them. Barely escaping alive, the three lords returned to Gondolin without the princess, where they were received in sorrow.
[[Image:Jenny Dolfen - Glorfindel and Ecthelion.jpg|thumb|''Glorfindel and Ecthelion'' by [[Jenny Dolfen]].]]

==Lord of Gondolin==

In the year [[First Age 472|F.A. 472]] Ecthelion fought alongside Turgon in the battle Nirnaeth Arnoediad, leading a wing of Gondolin's forces. Upon the defeat of the Ñoldor, he defended a flank as Turgon retreated. Surviving the disastrous battle, Ecthelion returned towards the Hidden City where he next appeared as Warden of the Great Gate in the ''[[Unfinished Tales|unfinished tale]]'' [[Of Tuor and his Coming to Gondolin]].

Twenty-three years after Nirnaeth Arnoediad, [[Tuor]] and [[Voronwë of Gondolin|Voronwë]] traveled towards the Hidden City. After being led by [[Elemmakil]] through the [[Seven Gates of Gondolin|Seven Gates]], Ecthelion appeared before them. In a short description he is portrayed as great and lordly, all clad in silver and having a bright glance. Upon his helm there was a spike with a diamond point which shimmered as "a thousand studs of crystal". At first denying passage for Tuor, he allows it after the later makes a reference towards [[Ulmo]], by saying that the Lord of the Fountains will not oppose the Lord of the Waters.

The House of the Fountain was one of the [[Twelve Houses of the Gondolindrim]] whose leader was Ecthelion. Its people found delight in diamonds and the silver of their arrays was most beautiful to the sight. In the Fall of Gondolin, Ecthelion led them into battle accompanied by the music of their flutes and great were the damages caused to the enemy by their long, bright swords.

==Warcry to the Eldar==

In the battle over Gondolin, Ecthelion and his forces made their entrance from the South part of the city, after previously being held in reserve. So terrible was his voice when commanding the drawing of the swords and the killings which followed, that his name became a terror among the enemy and a Warcry to the Eldar. Valiantly fighting side by side with Tuor and his [[House of the Wing]], they drove away the orcs until almost the Gate was regained. As [[Dragons]] reinforced [[Morgoth]]'s army, Ecthelion killed three [[Balrogs]] and his sword did "hurt to their fire". Outnumbered, they had to retreat. When doing so, Ecthelion's left arm was wounded and his shield fell to earth. Tuor carried him away as they joyned the remaining leaders in the [[Square of the King]].

In that place the great [[Fountain of the King]] stood and Ecthelion regained his strength by drinking from it. As seven dragons lead the enemy's forces towards the Square, the remaining army of Gondolin began retreat. All but Ecthelion, who remained near the fountain in a stand which was remembered as the most valiant "in all the songs or in any tale". It was there that he faced Gothmog, Lord of Balrogs.

==Slayer of Gothmog==

[[Image:Jenny Dolfen - Ecthelion's Last Stand.jpg|thumb|''Ecthelion's Last Stand'' by [[Jenny Dolfen]].]]Tuor tried to stand in the way of Gothmog, but he was thrown aside. Then Ecthelion, fairest of the Noldor, but whose face now had the pallor of grey steel, dueled him. Losing his sword due to a wound received he was unable to protect himself. Just as Gothmog was about to deliver the finishing blow, Ecthelion jumped and wrapped his legs around the demon, driving the spike of his helmet into Gothmog's body. This caused Gothmog to lose his balance, and he, along with Ecthelion, fell into the Fountain of the King. Gothmog's fire was thus quenched, but Ecthelion also drowned with him and found his death in cool waters, whose Lord he was.

Later, a young [[Eärendil the Mariner|Eärendil]] asked about him, saying that he wished Ecthelion were there, "to play to me on his flute, or make me willow whistles! Perchance has he gone on ahead?" After he was informed of Ecthelion's death he "wept bitterly" and said that he cared no more to see the streets of Gondolin.

==Etymology==

There are three different sources that offer a translation of ''Ecthelion'' and they all differ substantially. In ''The Book of Lost Tales Part 2'', Appendix, it is said that the name derives from the [[Quenya]] ''[[ehtelë]]'', "issue of water, spring", a reference to his title as Lord for the House of the Fountain. In the [[Etymologies]], volume ''[[The Lost Road and Other Writings]]'', his name is composed from ''[[ehtë]]'', "spear" and ''[[thela]]'', "point" (of spear). Put together they would translate as "Spear-point" or "Spear-head". In ''[[The War of the Jewels]]'', which seems to be the last matter J.R.R. Tolkien wrote on it, it is derived from ''[[aeg]]'', "sharp", and ''[[Estel (philosophical concept)|thel]]'', "intent, resolve". This would translate "one of sharp resolve".

==References==

*''[[The Silmarillion]]'', [[Of Maeglin]]
*''[[The Silmarillion]]'', [[Of the Fifth Battle: Nirnaeth Arnoediad]]
*''[[The Silmarillion]]'', [[Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin]]
*''[[Unfinished Tales]]'', [[Of Tuor and his Coming to Gondolin]]
*''[[The Book of Lost Tales Part 1]]'', [[The Coming of the Valar and the Building of Valinor]]
*''[[The Book of Lost Tales Part 2]]'', [[The Fall of Gondolin]]
*''[[The Lost Road and Other Writings]]'', [[The later Annals of Beleriand]]
*''[[The Lost Road and Other Writings]]'', [[Quenta Silmarillion ]]
*''[[The Lost Road and Other Writings]]'', [[The Etymologies]]
*''[[The War of the Jewels]]'', [[Maeglin (chapter)|Maeglin]]

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

[[de:Ecthelion (Hauptmann von Gondolin)]]
[[fr:encyclo:personnages:elfes:noldor:ecthelion]]
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Ecthelion (disambiguation)

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'''Ecthelion''' translates roughly as "One of sharp resolve" in [[Sindarin]] (from ''[[aeg]]'' = "sharp" and ''[[thelion]]'' = "resolute, unwavering").

* '''[[Ecthelion of the Fountain]], an [[Noldor|Elf]] of [[Gondolin]], Lord of the [[House of the Fountain]], and slayer of [[Gothmog, Lord of Balrogs|Gothmog]]'''
* [[Ecthelion I]], the seventeenth [[Ruling Steward]] of [[Gondor]]
* [[Ecthelion II]], the twenty-fifth [[Ruling Steward]] of [[Gondor]]
* The [[Tower of Ecthelion]], the highest tower of [[Minas Tirith in Gondor]]

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Echoriad

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The '''Echoriath''' or '''Encircling Mountains''' were a mountain range in the north of [[Beleriand]].

The Echoriath formed a natural circle of rock, enclosing the valley later called [[Tumladen]], within which lay the [[Elves|Elven]] city of [[Gondolin]]. A hidden ravine provided the only access through the Echoriath — a way guarded by seven gates.
==Etymology==
Echoriath is [[Sindarin]]. It means "encercling fence", from ''[[echor]]'' "encircling" and ''[[iâth]]'' "fence".

[[Christopher Tolkien]] mentioned that his father's intent was to rename the Echoriath as ''Echoriad'', but perhaps this knowledge eluded him while publishing ''[[The Silmarillion]]''.

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The Water

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'''The Water''' was a tributary of the River [[Brandywine]] that rose in the [[Westfarthing]] of the [[Shire]], and flowed eastward to meet the Brandywine just north of the [[Brandywine Bridge]]. [[Hobbiton]] and [[Bywater]] both stood on this river.

==Inspiration==
* Possibly The River Cole in Warwickshire, England.
{{quote|Over the road a meadow led to the River Cole, little more than a broad stream, and upon this stood [[Sarehole]] Mill...|[[J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography]]}}

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Eärwen

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{{teleri infobox
| image=
| name=Eärwen
| othernames=Swan-maiden of Alqualondë
| titles=[[Teleri]]n Princess
| birth=Sometime during [[YOTT]]: [[Middle-earth]], [[Tol Eressëa]], or [[Alqualondë]]
| realm=[[Alqualondë]]
| death=Did not die
| age=
| spouse=[[Finarfin]]
| children=[[Finrod Felagund|Finrod]], [[Angrod]], [[Aegnor]], [[Galadriel]]
| parentage=[[Olwë]] + ?
| gender=Female
| hair=Probably Silver
|}}

'''Eärwen''' was the daughter of [[Olwë]]1, King of the [[Falmari]], the [[Teleri]] of [[Aman]]. She was known as the "Swan-maiden of [[Alqualondë]]". Around [[Valian Years|Valian Year]] 1280 during the [[Years of the Trees]] she married [[Finarfin]], a [[Noldo]] of the [[House of Finwë]]. She became the mother of [[Finrod Felagund|Finrod]], [[Angrod]], [[Aegnor]], and [[Galadriel]]. She was said to be friends with [[Anairë]], the wife of [[Fingolfin]], her husband's older brother.

Eärwen stayed in Aman after the [[Flight of the Noldor]]. She presumably still lives there with [[Finarfin]].

Her name means "Maiden of the Sea" in [[Quenya]] (from ''[[eär]]'' = "sea" and ''-[[wen]]'' = "maiden").

== Genealogy ==
<code>
[[Finwë]] = [[Indis]] [[Olwë]]
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[[Findis]] [[Fingolfin]] [[Irimë]] [[Finarfin]] = '''EÄRWEN''' ''sons''1
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[[Finrod Felagund|Finrod]] [[Angrod]] [[Aegnor]] [[Galadriel]]
</code>
===See Also===
* [[Royal Sindarin/Teleri Relations]]

== Other Versions of the Legendarium ==
In the published ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', [[Orodreth of Nargothrond|Orodreth]] is the son of Finarfin and Eärwen. This was an editorial decision by [[Christopher Tolkien]], and an admitted mistake. Orodreth is actually Eärwen's grandson, the son of her child [[Angrod]].

== Notes ==
# In ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', the family-tree of [[Elwë]] shows the Eärwen was the only child of Olwë. However, in the text she is said to have brothers, whose names are unknown.

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Eärrámë

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{{objects
| image=
| name=Eärrámë
| othernames=Sea-wing (translation)
| derivation=[[Q.]] ''[[eär]]'' "sea" + ''[[rámë]]'' "wing"
| location=
| ownedby=[[Tuor]]
| maker=[[Tuor]]
| appearance=
| description=
| references=''[[Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin]]''
|}}
'''Eärrámë''', ([[Quenya|Q.]]'Sea-wing') was the great ship of [[Tuor]] in which he and [[Idril]] sailed into the West.

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Eärnur

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{{Royalty infobox
|image=[[Image:Earnur rotwk.JPG|250px]]
|name=Eärnur
|othernames=
|birth=[[Third Age 1928|T.A. 1928]]
|rule= [[Third Age 2043|T.A. 2043]]
|age=122
|death= [[Third Age 2050|T.A. 2050]]
|realms= [[Gondor]]
|race=[[Men]]
|height=
|gender=Male
|eyes=
|hair=
|}}
{{quote|Eärnur was a man like his father in valour, but not in wisdom. He was a man of strong body and hot mood; but he would take no wife, for his only pleasure was in fighting, or in the exercise of arms.|''[[Appendix B]]'', Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion.}}
'''Eärnur''' ([[Third Age]] 1928 – 2050) was the thirty-third and last [[King of Gondor]]. He took the throne upon the death of his father [[Eärnil II]] in [[Third Age 2043|T.A. 2043]], and after his disappearance, the [[Stewards of Gondor]] ruled in his name for many generations.

==Life==
Eärnur was considered one of the greatest warriors and generals in the history Gondor. His greatest victory was in [[Third Age 1975|T.A. 1975]], when he drove the [[Witch-king of Angmar]] out of Angmar in the [[Battle of Fornost]]. After being crowned King in 2043 he was challenged twice by the [[Witch-king of Angmar]], chief of the [[Ringwraiths]], who now resided in [[Minas Morgul]]. The first challenge went unanswered but in 2050 the second came and he accepted. After entering the gates of Minas Morgul, he was never heard from again.

No new king was elected and the rule of Gondor passed to the Stewards, beginning with [[Mardil Voronwë]], who had tried to restrain Eärnur from going to Minas Morgul. The Stewards were to rule "until the King returns", because it was uncertain at first whether Eärnur had been killed or not. In addition, Eärnur left without an heir, and while many others in Gondor could lay some sort of claim to the kingship, those claims generally had some sort of doubt, and no one wanted to risk another civil war like the [[Kin-strife]], which had been devastating for Gondor.

==Etymology==
''Eärnur'' means "Servant of the [[Belegaer|Sea]]" in [[Quenya]], from ''[[ëar]]'' "sea" and ''-[[ndur]]'' "servant".
{{sequence
|prev=[[Eärnil II]]
|next=[[Aragorn II]], 971 years later
|list=33rd [[King of Gondor]] <code>III</code> 2043 – 2050
}}

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Eärnil II

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{{royalty infobox
| image=
| name= Eärnil II
| othernames=
| birth= III 1928
| rule= III 1945
| death= III 2043
| age= 115
| realms= [[Gondor]], [[Arnor]]
| gender=Male
| race=[[Men]]
| height=
| eyes=
| hair=
|}}
'''Eärnil II''' ([[Third Age]] 1928 – 2043, aged 115 years) was elected as the thirty-second King of [[Gondor]] after his predecessor, King [[Ondoher]], was slain in battle. In the previous year a two-pronged attack had been launched upon Gondor by the [[Haradrim]] and the [[Wainriders]]. In response, King Ondoher led the main army north to counter the Easterling invasion at [[Dagorlad]] and was defeated. Eärnil was [[Captain of the Southern Army|commander]] of Gondor's southern army and guarded [[Pelargir]]. Eärnil led his army to the Crossings of the [[Poros]] were he won a astounding victory over the Haradrim. This enabled him to turn his attention to the invading Wainriders. The Wainriders, certain of victory, were celebrating their success before they would enter [[Minas Anor]]. They were unaware of Eärnil's victory in the south and were taken by surprise when Eärnil suddenly attacked them. As a result Eärnil won the [[Battle of the Camp]].

After the threat was eliminated Gondor's attention shifted towards [[Steward of Gondor|Steward]] [[Pelendur]] and the Council of Gondor, for King Ondoher along with his two sons were slain at [[Dagorlad]]. Both he and prince [[Arvedui]] of [[Arthedain]] (sucessor state of [[Arnor]]) claimed the throne. Arvedui based his claim on that he was the direct descendant of [[Isildur]] (second High King of [[Arnor]] and [[Gondor]] and uncle to [[Meneldil]] first King of [[Gondor]]), and as the husband of [[Fíriel]], only surviving child of King Ondoher. but Eärnil was elected king for his deeds, heritage, and because the Steward, Pelendur, claimed that "The crown and royalty of Gondor belongs solely to the heirs of Meneldil, son of [[Anárion]], to whom Isildur relinquished this realm. In Gondor this heritage is reckoned through the sons only; and we have not heard that the law is otherwise in Arnor." He reigned as Eärnil II.

Aside from being a gifted general Eärnil also was a wise ruler. He sent messages to Arvedui announcing that he received the crown of Gondor, according to the laws and theneeds of the [[South-kingdom]], "but I do not forget the royalty of [[Arnor]], nor deny our kinship, nor wish that the realms of [[Elendil]] be estranged. I will send to your aid when you have need, so far as I am able." And at last in the autumn of 1973, messages came to Gondor that Arthedain was in great trouble, and that the [[Witch-king of Angmar]] was preparing a final stroke against it. Then Eärnil sent his son [[Eärnur]] north with a fleet, as swiftly as he coud, and with as great a strength as he could spare to aid Arvedui (now king). Eärnur arrived too late to save Arthedain and Arvedui who had fled north (and was drowned in the [[Icebay of Forochel]]) but manage to defeated the witch-kingdom of [[Angmar]] in the [[Battle of Fornost]]with the help of [[Círdan]] Lord of [[Lindon]] and [[Glorfindel]] with an army from [[Rivendell]]. There Eärnur earned the hatred of the Witch-king.

However, Eärnil was not able to withstand the takeover of [[Minas Ithil]] by the Ringwraiths. Minas Anor was renamed [[Minas Tirith]] ("Tower of the Guard") and Minas Ithil was called [[Minas Morgul]] ("Tower of Sorcery").

Eärnil died in 2043 Third Age and was succeeded by his son Eärnur, who was as good a general as his father but lacked his wisdom.
{{sequence
|prev=[[Ondoher]], 1 year earlier
|next=[[Eärnur]]
|list=32nd [[King of Gondor]] <code>III</code> 1945 – 2043
}}

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Eärnil I

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'''Eärnil I''' ([[Third Age]] 736 – 936, aged 200 years) was the thirteenth [[King of Gondor]] and the second [[Ship-king]].

In Third Age 913 he succeeded his uncle [[Tarannon Falastur]] who died childless. He was the son of Tarannon's brother [[Tarciryan]]. He continued with the expansionist maritime policy of his predecessor and captured the [[Haven of Umbar]] in 933. He was tragically lost at sea in 936 near Umbar and was succeeded by his son [[Ciryandil]].
{{sequence
|prev=[[Tarannon Falastur]]
|next=[[Ciryandil]]
|list=13th [[King of Gondor]] <code>III</code> 913 – 936
}}

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Eärendur (King of Arnor)

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{{otherchars|[[Eärendur|Eärendur (disambiguation)]]}}
{{royalty infobox
|image=
|name=Eärendur
|othernames=
|birth= <code>III</code> 640
|rule= <code>III</code> 777
|death= <code>III</code> 861
|age= 221
|realms= [[Arnor]]
|race=[[Men]]
|gender=Male
|height=
|hair=
|eyes=
|}}'''Eärendur''' ([[Third Age|T.A.]] 640 - 861, died aged 221) was the son of [[Elendur, King of Arnor|Elendur]], and succeeded his father on his death in T.A. 777. Eärendur's rule was uneventful (as far as we know), but he was the tenth and last [[King of Arnor]] due to dissention amongst his sons.

After his death in 861, probably due to jealousy on the part of the two younger sons, his three sons split [[Arnor]] into three separate kingdoms: [[Arthedain]], [[Cardolan]] and [[Rhudaur]].

His eldest son and rightful heir, [[Amlaith]] of [[Fornost]], became the first King of [[Arthedain]], and it was through Amlaith and his heirs that the line of Isildur endured whilst the line of kings of Arthedain and Cardolan failed - [[Aragorn II]] was a direct descendent of Amlaith, and it wasn't until [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]] became king that Arnor was finally reunified.
== Genealogy ==
<code>
[[Isildur]]
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:
:
[[Elendur, King of Arnor|Elendur]]
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'''EÄRENDUR'''
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______________|__________________
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[[Amlaith]] Kings of [[Cardolan]] Kings of [[Rhudaur]]
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Kings of [[Arthedain]]
</code>
== Etymology==
Eärendur is a [[Quenya]] name meaning "Servant of the Sea", and is a combination of the word ''[[Eär|ëar]]'' meaning "sea", and the suffix ''[[Ndur|-ndur]]'' meaning "devotion to, friend of". It is unlikely that Eärendur himself was devoted to the sea: it is more likely that he was named after one of the two previous [[Eärendur|Eärendurs]].
==Titles=={{Sequence
|prev=[[Elendur, King of Arnor|Elendur]]
|next=Realm Extinct [[Amlaith]] of [[Arthedain]]
|list=10th [[King of Arnor]] <code>III</code> 777 - 861
|}}{{northernline}}
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Eärendil (King of Gondor)

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{{royalty infobox
|image=
|name=Eärendil
|othernames=
|birth= III 48
|rule= III 238
|death= III 324
|realms=[[Gondor]]
|race=[[Men]]
|gender=Male
|height=
|hair=
|eyes=
|}}
'''Eärendil''' ([[Third Age]] 48 – 324, aged 276 years) was the fifth [[King of Gondor]], ruling for 86 years, from Third Age 238 until his death.

The only recorded historical event to take place during Eärendil's reign was the birth of [[Elrond]]'s daughter [[Arwen]], three years after he took the throne. No one in [[Gondor]] at that could have known how significant that event would be: nearly three thousand years later, Arwen was to wed [[Aragorn II]], a distant descendant of Eärendil's ancestor [[Elendil]], and become Queen of his realm.

Eärendil rule was peaceful and he was succeeded by his son [[Anardil of Gondor|Anardil]].

== Genealogy ==
<code>
[[Elendil]]
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:
:
[[Cemendur of Gondor|Cemendur]]
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'''EÄRENDIL'''
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[[Anardil of Gondor|Anardil]]
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[[Ostoher]]
</code>
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|prev=[[Cemendur of Gondor|Cemendur]]
|next=[[Anardil of Gondor|Anardil]]
|list=5th [[King of Gondor]] <code>III</code> 238 – 324
}}

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|image=
|name=Eärendil
|othernames=
|birth= III 48
|rule= III 238
|death= III 324
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|race=[[Men]]
|gender=Male
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'''Eärendil''' ([[Third Age]] 48 – 324, aged 276 years) was the fifth [[King of Gondor]], ruling for 86 years, from Third Age 238 until his death.

The only recorded historical event to take place during Eärendil's reign was the birth of [[Elrond]]'s daughter [[Arwen]], three years after he took the throne. No one in [[Gondor]] at that could have known how significant that event would be: nearly three thousand years later, Arwen was to wed [[Aragorn II]], a distant descendant of Eärendil's ancestor [[Elendil]], and become Queen of his realm.

Eärendil rule was peaceful and he was succeeded by his son [[Anardil of Gondor|Anardil]].

== Genealogy ==
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[[Elendil]]
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|prev=[[Cemendur of Gondor|Cemendur]]
|next=[[Anardil of Gondor|Anardil]]
|list=5th [[King of Gondor]] <code>III</code> 238 – 324
}}

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| name=Eärendil
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| titles=The Mariner, The Blessed, Bright
| birth=c. [[First Age 503|F.A. 503]], [[Gondolin]]
| realm=[[Havens of Sirion]]
| death=
| age=
| gender=Male
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<center>{{quote|Eärendil was a mariner that tarried in [[Arvernien]] he built a [[Vingilótë|boat]] of timber felled in [[Nimbrethil]] to journey in...|''[[Eärendil by Bilbo|Eärendil]]'' by [[Bilbo Baggins]]}}</center>
'''Eärendil the Mariner''' was one of the most important figures in the mythology of [[Middle-earth]]. His story is found in ''[[The Silmarillion]]'' and there are several references to him throughout ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.

== History ==

The son of [[Tuor]] and [[Idril]], daughter of King [[Turgon of Gondolin|Turgon]], Eärendil was raised as a child in [[Gondolin]]. When Eärendil was seven years old, he escaped the [[Fall of Gondolin]] on the shoulders of Idril's house-carle [[Hendor]], living afterwards in [[Arvernien]] by the [[Havens of Sirion]]. Eärendil later became the leader of the people who lived there, and married [[Elwing]], daughter of [[Dior Eluchíl|Dior]] the son of [[Beren Erchamion|Beren]] and [[Lúthien Tinúviel|Lúthien]]. They had two sons, [[Elrond]] and [[Elros]].
[[Image:Ted_Nasmith_-_Earendil_the_Mariner.jpg|left|thumb|200px|''Eärendil the Mariner'' by [[Ted Nasmith]]]]

With the aid of [[Círdan]] the Shipwright, Eärendil built a ship, ''[[Vingilótë]]'' (or ''Vingilot''), and sailed around the seas west of Middle-earth, leaving his wife behind in Arvernien. At this time Elwing had in her possession the Silmaril that Beren had wrested from [[Morgoth]]. News of this came to the sons of [[Fëanor]] that were still living, and they attacked the people living in Arvernien, and slew most of them. But Elwing, rather than be captured, threw herself with the Silmaril into the sea. The Silmaril was not lost, however:
{{quote|For [[Ulmo]] bore up Elwing out of the waves, and he gave her the likeness of a great white bird, and upon her breast there shone as a star the Silmaril, as she flew over the water to seek Eärendil her beloved. On a time of night Eärendil at the helm of his ship saw her come towards him, as a white cloud exceeding swift beneath the moon, as a star over the sea moving in strange courses, a pale flame on wings of storm. And it is sung that she fell from the air upon the timbers of Vingilot, in a swoon, nigh unto death for the urgency of her speed, and Eärendil took her to his bosom; but in the morning with marveling eyes he beheld his wife in her own form beside him with her hair upon his face, and she slept.|''[[The Silmarillion]]'', "Of the Voyage of Eärendil"|}}

Hearing of the tragedy that had befallen in Arvernien, Eärendil then sought after [[Valinor]], and he and Elwing found their way there at last. Eärendil thus became the first of all mortals to set foot in Valinor. Eärendil then went before the [[Valar]], and asked them for aid for Men and Elves in Middle-earth, to fight against Morgoth; and the Valar accepted his plea.
{{quote|Because Eärendil had undertaken this errand on behalf of Men and Elves, and not for his own sake, [[Manwë]] forbore to deal out the punishment of death that was due; and because both Eärendil and Elwing were descended from a union of Elves and Men, Manwë granted to them and their sons the gift to choose to which race they would be joined (a gift that was further passed to the children of Elrond, who became known as the [[Half-elven]]). Elwing chose to be one of the Elves. Eärendil would have rather been one of the Men; however, for the sake of his wife, he chose to be one of the Elves." "Now when first Vingilot was set to sail in the seas of heaven, it rose unlooked for, glittering and bright; and the people of Middle-earth beheld it from afar and wondered, and they took it for a sign, and called it Gil-Estel, the Star of High Hope.|''[[The Silmarillion]]''}}

The Valar, having listened to Eärendil's plea, went with a mighty host to Middle-earth, and overthrew Morgoth, and bound him. Eärendil took part in the battle, riding on Vingilot beside [[Thorondor]] and the Eagles. It was his blow that slew the great dragon [[Ancalagon]] and cast it down onto [[Thangorodrim]], the event which, along with the sheer devastation caused by the [[War of Wrath]], led to the Ruin of [[Beleriand]].

== Etymology ==
''Eärendil'' is a [[Quenya]] name, meaning "Devoted to the Sea". However, Tolkien created the name based on Old English literature. Tolkien's himself states (''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien|Letters]], 297'') that the name is derived from the [[Anglo-Saxon]] ''éarendel''. He says that he was struck by the "great beauty" of the name as early as 1913, which he perceived as "entirely coherent with the normal style of A-S, but euphonic to a peculiar degree in that pleasing but not 'delectable' language."

== Inspiration ==
[[Image:J.R.R._Tolkien_-_Earendil's_Heraldic_Device.JPG|right|thumb|250px|One of the two Heraldic Devices [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] designed for the House of Eärendil]]
There is a poem by Tolkien dated to 1914 entitled ''The Voyage of Eärendel the Evening Star'' (published in [[The Book of Lost Tales Part 2|HoME 2]] 267–269). Tolkien was also aware of the name's Germanic cognates (Old Norse ''Aurvandill'', Lombardic ''Auriwandalo''), and the question why the Anglo-Saxon one rather than the Lombardic or Proto-Germanic form should be taken up in the mythology is alluded to in ''[[The Notion Club Papers]]''. The Old Norse together with the Anglo-Saxon evidence point to an astronomical myth, the name referring to a star, or a group of stars, and the Anglo-Saxon in particular points to the Morning Star as the herald of the rising Sun (in ''Crist'' christianized to refer to John the Baptist).

Tolkien was particularly inspired by the lines in ''Crist'':

<blockquote>''éala éarendel engla beorhtast / ofer middangeard monnum sended'' 
"Hail Earendel, brightest of angels / sent over Middle-earth to men."</blockquote>

which can be taken as the inspiration not only for the role of Eärendil in Tolkien's work, but also for the term [[Middle-earth]] (translating ''Middangeard'') for the inhabitable lands.

The first line is paralleled by [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]'s exclamation in [[Cirith Ungol]], ''"Aiya Eärendil Elenion Ancalima!"'' which is in [[Quenya]] and translates as "Hail Eärendil, brightest of stars!" Frodo's exclamation was in reference to the "[[Phial of Galadriel|Star-glass]]" he carried, which contained the light of Eärendil's star, the [[Silmaril]].

== See Also ==
* [[:Category:Images of Eärendil|Images of Eärendil]]

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Dwimordene

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'''Dwimordene''' was the name among the [[Rohirrim]] for the [[Elvish]] land of [[Lórien]].

The name means literally 'magical wood' in Old English. Cf. [[Dwimerlaik]].

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Dwimorberg

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Among the [[White Mountains]], at the head of the valley of [[Harrowdale]], the ancient hold of [[Dunharrow]] stood above a cliff on the valley's eastern side. Beyond the hold to the east was a forest of pine and fir, the [[Dimholt]], that shrouded the lower slopes of a brooding black mountain. That was the [[Haunted Mountain]], named Dwimorberg in the language of the [[Rohirrim]].

In the depths of the dark Dimholt wood, at the entrance to a glen, stood a single standing stone. Behind that stone, in the depths of the glen, was a [[Dark Door]], the entrance to the [[Paths of the Dead]]. Those Paths beneath the Mountains had been haunted by the betrayers of [[Isildur]] throughout the [[Third Age]]. [[The Dead]] that dwelt beneath it gave the Haunted Mountain its name, but [[Aragorn]] allowed them to finally fulfil their oath to his ancestor, and so have peace. After the great events at the end of the Third Age, then, the Dwimorberg was haunted no longer.

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Dwaling

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'''Dwaling''' was a village in the far Northern parts of the [[Eastfarthing]] of the [[Shire]], just North of the hills of [[Scary]].

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Dwalin

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| image=[[Image:Angelo Montanini - Dwalin.jpg|250px]]
| name=Dwalin
| othernames=
| life=[[Third Age 2772|T.A. 2772]] - [[Fourth Age 91|Fo.A. 91]]
| realm= [[Thorin's Halls]], [[Erebor]]
| parentage=[[Fundin]]
| lineage=[[Durin's line]]
| hood=Dark-Green
| gender=Male
|}}

'''Dwalin''', son of [[Fundin]] and younger brother of [[Balin]], is one of the least mentioned Dwarves in ''[[The Hobbit]]''. He was the first Dwarf to arrive at [[Bag End]]. He wore a dark green hood and a golden belt and had a blue beard. Like his brother he plays the viol. '''Dwalin''' lent a hood and cloak to Bilbo when they set out on their journey.

==Life==
=== King Thráin's Expedition===
Nothing is known about Dwalin's childhood. He is first mentioned accompanying King [[Thráin II]] with a few others including his brother Balin, on the king's attempt to reclaim Erebor; but the king wandered off one night at the eves of [[Mirkwood]] and his company looked everywhere for him but they did not know that he was captured by the servants of [[Sauron]] and taken to the dungeons of [[Dol Guldur]]. So the company headed back to the northern [[Ered Luin]]; where Thráin had previously established a new kingdom and was now ruled by his son [[Thorin Oakenshield]].

== [[Quest of Erebor]] ==

Decades after Thráin's disappearance, Thorin and his people were doing well in there new home, but ever they remembered [[Erebor]], and their treasure. When the king -by the advise of the wizard [[Gandalf]]- decided to reclaim Erebor, he called together a small company of his kin and followers to join him. Dwalin was one of these. Along with Balin, Dwalin set off with twelve other Dwarves to the Lonely mountain of Erebor.

took part in the [[Battle of Dale]] during the [[War of the Ring]].

Dwalin supposedly died in [[Fourth Age|IV]] 91 at the age of 340, very old even for a Dwarf.

== Genealogy ==
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{{familytree| BAL | | DWA | | OIN | | GLO |BAL=[[Balin]]|DWA='''DWALIN'''|OIN=[[Óin son of Gróin|Óin]]|GLO=[[Glóin son of Gróin|Glóin]]}}
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==Etymology==
The name Dwalin is derived from "Dvalinn", a Dwarf from Norse mythology, which means 'Torpid'.

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Durthang

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'''Durthang''' was an old castle in northern [[Mordor]]. It stood in the northern [[Ephel Dúath]], on the slopes above the [[Isenmouthe]].

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Durin VII

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'''Durin VII''' (lived in the [[Fourth Age]]) was the last of the six reincarnations of [[Durin the Deathless]] and a descendant of [[Thorin III Stonehelm]]. Almost nothing is known of his life, but an unpublished paper1 by [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] stated that he led [[Durin's folk]] back [[Khazad-dûm]] and restored the ancient kingdom during the [[Fourth Age]]. There his house remained "until the world grew old and the Dwarves failed and the days of Durin's race were ended." The actions of '''Durin VII''' were prophesized at the time of the [[Battle of Five Armies]]. It is not known if Tolkien meant this interpretation to stand.

Like all Durins after [[Durin I]] he was given the name of the first [[Fathers of the Dwarves|Father of the Dwarves]] because he greatly resembled him in both appearance and manner. Indeed it was believed among the Dwarves that he was the reincarnation of Durin I, though whether this is possible is unclear.

== Genealogy ==
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[[Dáin II Ironfoot]]
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[[Thorin III Stonehelm]]
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'''DURIN VII'''
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{{sequence
|prev=[[Thorin III Stonehelm]] at some earlier time
|next=unknown
|list=[[King of Durin's Folk]] in the Fourth Age
}}
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|prev=[[Balin]] at some earlier time
|next=unknown
|list=[[King of Khazad-dûm]] in the Fourth Age
}}

== Notes ==
# From ''[[The History of Middle-earth]]'', Volume 12, ''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]''
# From '' Appendix A'' of [[The Return of the King]] the ''genealogy of of [[Durin's folk]]''

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Durin VI

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| image=
| name=Durin (VI)
| othernames=
| life=[[Third Age 1731]] - [[Third Age 1980]], lived 249 years
| realm=[[Khazad-dûm]]
| parentage=
| lineage=[[Durin's line]]
| hood=
| gender=Male
|}}
'''Durin VI''' ([[Third Age]] 1731 – 1980, lived 249 years) was a King of [[Durin's folk]] and ruled the great [[Dwarves|Dwarven]] city of [[Khazad-dûm]]. During the end of his reign the Dwarves, while mining for ''[[mithril]]'', awoke a [[Balrog]] that had hidden itself deep beneath the city. The monster began to wreck havoc on Khazad-dûm and slew Durin. Since the surviving Dwarves were unsure what type of monster they faced, the Balrog was simply called "[[Durin's Bane]]". Durin's son [[Náin I]] was slain shortly thereafter, leaving his grandson [[Thráin I]] to lead Durin's folk away from their ancestral home.

Like all Durins after [[Durin I]] he was given the name of the first [[Fathers of the Dwarves|Father of the Dwarves]] because he greatly resembled him in both appearance and manner. Indeed it was believed among the Dwarves that he was the reincarnation of Durin I, though whether this is possible is unclear.

== Genealogy ==
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[[Durin V]]
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'''DURIN VI'''
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[[Náin I]]
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[[Thráin I]]
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|list=[[King of Durin's Folk]] <code>III</code> ???? – 1980
}}
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|next=[[Náin I]]
|list=[[King of Khazad-dûm]] <code>III</code> ???? – 1980
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Durin V

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'''Durin V''' (early [[Third Age]]) was a King of [[Durin's folk]] who ruled the great city of [[Khazad-dûm]] during the height of its glory, and the fifth Durin. Like his father he bore a [[Ring of Thrór|Ring of Power]]. He was succeeded at some later time by an unnamed Dwarf.

Like all Durins after [[Durin I]] he was given the name of the first of the [[Seven Fathers of the Dwarves] because he greatly resembled him in both appearance and manner. Indeed it was believed among the Dwarves that he was the reincarnation of Durin I, though whether this is possible is unclear.

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Durin IV

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'''Durin IV''' (late [[Second Age]] through the early [[Third Age]]) was a King of [[Durin's folk]] who ruled the great [[Dwarves|Dwarven]] city of [[Khazad-dûm]], and the 4 King to have the name Durin. Like his father he bore a [[Ring of Thrór|Ring of Power]]. He was succeeded at some later time by an [[Durin V]].
'''Durin''' also lead a host of Dwarves to help the [[Elves]] and [[Men]] in the [[War of the Last Alliance]], which he survived.

Like all Durins after [[Durin I]] he was given the name of the first of the [[Seven Fathers of the Dwarves]] because he greatly resembled him in both appearance and manner. Indeed it was believed among the Dwarves that he was the reincarnation of Durin I, though whether this is possible is unclear.

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|next=[[Durin V]] at some later time
|list=[[Kings of Durin's Folk]]
}}
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Durin III

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'''Durin III''' (late [[Second Age]]) was a King of [[Durin's folk]] who ruled the great [[Dwarves|Dwarven]] city of [[Khazad-dûm]]. During his reign the Dwarves of Khazad-dûm had struck a rare friendship with the [[Elves]] of [[Ost-in-Edhil]] in [[Eregion]]. [[Celebrimbor]], the lord of Ost-in-Edhil, designed with [[Narvi]] the famous [[Doors of Durin]]. More importantly, Celebrimbor secretly gave Durin the first of the [[Rings of Power|Seven Rings of Power]]. This ring would later be known as the [[Ring of Thrór]].

Unbeknownst to Celebrimbor, his partner in crafting the Rings was actually [[Sauron]]. The Dark Lord had come in the guise of wise [[Annatar]] to corrupt the Elves through the Rings of Power. By Second Age 1697, Sauron had learned that he could not control either the Elves nor the Dwarves through the Rings and led a large army towards Eregion. There he slaughtered Celebrimbor and scattered the people of Ost-in-Edhil. In response Durin sealed the Doors of Durin from the outside world.

Like all Durins after [[Durin I]] he was given the name of the first [[Seven Fathers of the Dwarves | Father of the Dwarves|Father of the Dwarves]] because he greatly resembled him in both appearance and manner. Indeed it was believed among the Dwarves that he was the reincarnation of Durin I, though whether this is possible is unclear.

==Portrayal in adaptations==
In the prologue to ''[[Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', Durin III appears with the other six Lords receiving their [[Seven Rings|Rings]]. He is only identified on a [[Decipher]] card, and played by [[Weta]] employee [[Gino Acevedo]].
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Durin II

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'''Durin II''' (lived sometime during early to mid [[Second Age]]) was a King of [[Durin's folk]] and Lord of the great [[Dwarves|Dwarven]] city of [[Khazad-dûm]]. Little is recorded about his reign, although there are indications that the Dwarves of Khazad-dûm were in a confederation with [[Men]] of the [[Vales of Anduin]], where the Men provided food in return for Dwarven weapons and precious items. This cooperation continued until the reign of [[Durin IV]].

Like all Durins after [[Durin I]] he was given the name of the first [[Seven Fathers of the Dwarves | Father of the Dwarves|Father of the Dwarves]] because he greatly resembled him in both appearance and manner. Indeed it was believed among the Dwarves that he was the reincarnation of Durin I, though whether this is possible is unclear.
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|next=[[Durin III]] at some later time
|list=[[Kings of Durin's Folk]]
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Durin I

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'''Durin I''' ([[Years of the Trees]] – [[First Age]]), also known as '''Durin the Deathless''', was the eldest of the seven [[Fathers of the Dwarves]], the first of that race to be created by the [[Valar|Vala]] [[Aulë]]. He was set to sleep under the mountains of [[Middle-earth]] until after the [[Awakening of the Elves]].

'''Durin''' awoke at [[Mount Gundabad]] in the [[Misty Mountains]] during the Years of the Trees. He journeyed South through the wild until he came upon [[Mirrormere]] (''Kheled-zâram'' in [[Khuzdul]]). Looking upon mysterious stars set like a crown reflected in its surface, he took this as a sign, and there in the caves above the lake, founded a great city. This was [[Khazad-dûm]], later called [[Moria]], and for many years it was the greatest Dwarven city in Middle-earth.

'''Durin''' lived to a great age even by the measure of the Dwarves, outliving many of his children, until he was known as "The Deathless". However, he was not actually immortal, and died sometime during the First Age.
The age of '''Durin''' had been speculated, and it is believed he may have lived more than 1000-4000 years, from the mid part of the Years of the Trees, to before then end of the First Age. This would make him the oldest Dwarf ever recorded.

Durin was the founder of the [[Longbeards | Longbeard]] house, which became known as [[Durin's folk]]. These were the Dwarves chronicled by [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] in the [[Second Age|Second]] and [[Third Age|Third Ages]]. The Longbeards believed that '''Durin''' would return to them seven times, and in each reincarnation he will again be named '''Durin''' and reign as King. He did have six descendents that were named Durin, all were kings of Durin's folk.

Durin's [[Durin's Axe|axe]] survived him and would become a great heirloom of Durin's folk.
==Etymology==
Durinn is a dwarf from the Norse mythology and the name means 'Sleeper'.

However Tolkien explored the possibility that the name 'Durin' is not 'translated [[Mannish]]' as happens with other Dwarven names, but an actual word in his [[Legendarium]], a genuine Mannish name meaning 'King'. Obviously the name would be related to the Elven root TUR meaning 'master'
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Dunlendings

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[[Image:Angelo Montanini - Dunlendings.jpg|thumb|''Dunlendings'' by [[Angelo Montanini]]]]
'''Dunlendings''' were the ferocious, stunted and vicious [[men]] that lived in [[Dunland]], close to [[Rohan]]. Also called the ''Wild Men of Dunland'', they have long been enemies of the [[Rohirrim]], becuase they are jealous that the rich lands of the old [[Númenórean]] province of Calenardhon were granted by the Gondorians to the Rohirrim instead of them.

In ancient times the peoples who were the ancestors of the Dunlendings ranged over much of what later became Eraidor and Gondor, but they were increasingly driven back by the Númenórean. Offshoots of these peoples survived in isolated places like the hilly country of Dunland or in the White Mountains: thus the Dead Men of Dunharrow are akin to the ancient Dunlendings. Some of these people were absorbed into the population of Gondor, and some stayed in the White Mountains. The Dunlendings themselves are a branch of the folk of the White Mountains that moved north to Dunland. Interestingly, the [[Bree]]-landers are themselves actually an offshoot of the Dunlendings, who moved even further north until they reached what became the [[Bree-land]], and were absorbed into [[Arnor]]. There are few records of the [[Dunlending language]], due to their lack of a written history and poor oral tradition.

The Dunlendings were always angered that the rich lands of Rohan were not granted to them, and constantly harassed the Rohirrim. The worst of these incidents was an all-out invasion by the Dunlending chief Wulf in Third Age 2758 which nearly overwhelmed Rohan during a particularly harsh winter, though the people of Rohan survived the crisis due to the leadership of King Helm the Hammerhand, and eventually the Dunlendings were driven out.

The Dunlendings were employed by the [[wizard]] [[Saruman]] to attack and raid the cities and settlements of Rohan. Since [[Gríma Wormtongue]] had corrupted the mind of King [[Theoden]], the Rohirrim were absent for the most part, and the farm boys and old men who picked up rusty swords proved to be little contest to the ferocious Dunlendings.

Wild Men were also present at the [[Battle of the Hornburg]] ([[Battle of Helm's Deep]]), as well as an odd breed of [[Half-orcs]], derived from [[Orcs]] and the [[Men]] of Dunland. They fought viciously against their old enemy, but when [[Gandalf]] stormed down the hill with a thousand Rohirrim at his back and his staff shining piercing light into the eyes of the Dunlendings, they dropped their weapons and surrendured. This proved to be a wise decision, as the Orcs who fled were killed by a massive forest of [[Huorns]] that blocked the entrance to the valley.

After Saruman's downfall, the Dunlendings retreated back into their homeland and did not trouble the people of Rohan. When the wizard Saruman attempted to take over [[the Shire]], there were a number of Dunlendings with him. However, they were slain or driven away by [[Hobbits]], Saruman died at the hands of his own servant, Wormtongue, Sauron, the basis of all evil, had fallen, and King Elessar took the throne of Gondor, the Dunlendings agreed never to trouble the free peoples of [[Middle-earth]] again, and their old and evil power was finally broken.

==Behind the scenes==

It is possible that the rivalry between the primitive Dunlendings and the blonde-haired, pseudo-Anglo-Saxon Rohirrim who migrated into the lands neighboring them was meant by Tolkien to be analagous to the real life conflicts that arose between the Anglo-Saxons in England and neighboring Celtic peoples.

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

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Dúnhere

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'''Dúnhere''' was the nephew of [[Erkenbrand]] of [[Westfold]], and a valiant captain of the [[Rohirrim]] in his own right. He was lord of the valley of [[Harrowdale]] in the [[White Mountains]], and there he assembled the remaining strength of [[Rohan]] while the [[Battle of the Hornburg]] raged to the west. Some days beforehand, he had fought in the [[Second Battle of the Fords of Isen]], and afterwards he rode with King [[Théoden]] to the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]], where he met his end.

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Dunharrow

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'''Dunharrow''' was a refuge of the [[Rohirrim]] hidden in the [[White Mountains]] and fortified against attack. Dunharrow had been used as a refuge by the [[Middle Men]] of the White Mountains during the [[Second Age]] — nearly three mellennia before the establishment of the Kingdom of [[Rohan]].

Dunharrow was a clifftop overlooking Harrowdale, the valley of the river [[Snowbourn]]. In order to reach the refuge, a winding path had to be used, known as the Stair of the Hold. This path was lined with statues known as the Púkel-men — statues originally carved by the Men of the White Mountains, in the likeness of the [[Drúedain]]. After the stair was the "Firienfeld", a large grassy area for the encampment of soldiers and refuge-seekers.

Large carved stones marked the entrance to the [[Dimholt]], a natural amphitheater, which led into the [[Paths of the Dead]].

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Dungalef

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'''Dungalef''' was the [[orc]]-name [[Finrod Felagund]] took upon himself when in that disguise during the [[Quest for the Silmaril]]. His companion, [[Beren Erchamion]], took the name of [[Nereb]].

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Dúnedain of Arnor

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The '''Dúnedain of Arnor''' were one of the two great divisions of the descendants of the [[Númenóreans]] in [[Middle-earth]] (the other being the [[Gondorians]] of the South-kingdom). The North-kingdom of [[Arnor]] had originally held the capital of High King [[Elendil]] at [[Annúminas]], and the [[Dúnedain]] of that land were ruled for centuries by the descendants of Elendil's eldest son [[Isildur]].

Before the end of the first millennium of the [[Third Age]], the land of Arnor fell into dispute between the sons of King [[Eärendur]], and the [[Dúnedain]] who lived there became divided into three realms: [[Arthedain]], [[Cardolan]] and [[Rhudaur]]. One by one, these kingdoms fell, until at last the Dúnedain of Arnor had become a dwindled and wandering people. Nonetheless, their chieftains maintained the bloodline of Elendil's eldest son, and [[Aragorn II]]—among whose titles was [[Chieftain of the Dúnedain]] of Arnor—was his direct descendant through many generations.

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Dúnedain

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The '''Dúnedain''' (singular: '''[[Dúnadan]]''') were the the [[Men]] of [[Númenor]] and their descendants who peopled [[Arnor]] and [[Gondor]] in the [[Second Age|Second]] and [[Third Age|Third Ages]]. Some of them fled Númenor just before its destruction with [[Elendil]] and his sons, while others had settled around the haven of [[Pelargir]] before the Downfall. They are also called the ''Men of the West'' and the ''Men of Westernesse'' (direct translations of the [[Sindarin]] term).

After the fall of [[Arnor]] and then [[Arthedain]], some of the northern Dúnedain became the [[Rangers of the North]]. The surviving Dúnedainic population of Arnor retreated to the Angle south of [[Rivendell]]. In the mean time the southern Dúnedain, the Men of Gondor, intermarried more and more with so-called [[Middle Men]], except in some regions (such as [[Dol Amroth]]).

In the [[Fourth Age]], the Dúnedain of Gondor and Arnor were reunited under king [[Aragorn II Elessar]] (who was also called ''the Dúnadan'').

The [[Westron]] name for ''Dúnadan'' was simply ''Adûn'', "westerner", but this name was seldom used.

This name was reserved to those Númenóreans who were friendly to the Elves: the other, hostile survivors of the Downfall were known as the [[Black Númenóreans]].

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