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Crebain

2008-03-13T18:13:31Z

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[[Image:Daniel Govar - Crebain.jpg|thumb|''Crebain'' by [[Daniel Govar]].]]
'''Crebain''' were large black birds of [[Crows|crow-kind]], native to the lands that bordered the southern [[Misty Mountains]], [[Dunland]] to the west and [[Fangorn]] to the east. They seemed to possess at least some level of intelligence, and were apparently used as spies by [[Saruman]] during the [[War of the Ring]].

[[Category:Animals]]
[[Category:Birds]]

[[de:Krähen]]
[[fi:Crebain]]

East Lórien

2008-03-09T17:01:17Z

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'''East Lorien''', was the name and the Eastern border of [[Lothlorien]] in [[Southern Mirkwood]], after the cleansing of [[Dol Guldur]] during the [[War of the Ring]].

[[Category:Regions]]
[[Category:Realms]]
[[Category:Rhovanion]]

[[de:Ost-Lórien]]

East Dales

2008-03-09T16:57:22Z

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The term '''East Dales''' probably refers to the northern slopes and valleys of the [[White Mountains]] east of the [[Folde]], in [[Rohan]]. As such it means more or less the same area as [[Eastfold]], a much more common name. In their book [[The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion]] [[Wayne Hammond]] ja [[Christina Scull]] explain the name simply as a synonym for Eastfold, though they do not give any additional sources for this statement.

East Dales are mentioned only once in [[The Lord of the Rings]], when it is told how those of the [[Rohirrim]] who had fallen in the [[Battle of the Hornburg]] were buried in two mounds; those of the [[Westfold]] in one and those from the East Dales in another.

==References==
* [[The Lord of the Rings]], [[Book III]] Chapter 8 "[[The Road to Isengard]]"
* [[The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion]], pg. 419

[[Category:Regions]]
[[Category:Rohan]]
[[Category:Valleys]]

[[fi:Itälaaksot]]

East Bight

2008-03-09T16:56:24Z

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'''East Bight''' was the great indentation in the eastern edge of [[Mirkwood]], a treeless region that was roughly square in shape, some fifty miles to a side, towards the southern end of the wood. The "Bight" was not a natural formation, but rather the result of generations of forestry by the [[Northmen]] who had historically occupied the lands east of the Forest, from whom the [[Éothéod]] could claim descent. Because of the Bight, that part of Mirkwood immediately to the north of [[Amon Lanc]] was less than one hundred miles across, and so it became known as the Narrows of the Forest.

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[[Category:Regions]]
[[Category:Rhovanion]]

[[de:Ost-Bucht]]
[[fi:Itäraivio]]

East Beleriand

2008-03-09T16:52:26Z

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'''East Beleriand''' was the part of [[Beleriand]] that lay east of the River [[Sirion]], and west of the [[Gelion]]. This region was largely under the control of the [[Sons of Fëanor]] during the [[First Age]].

[[Category:Regions]]
[[Category:Beleriand]]

[[fi:Itä-Beleriand]]

East-mark

2008-03-09T16:35:51Z

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One of the three military divisions of [[Rohan]], with the others being the [[West-mark]], and the King's Lands around [[Edoras]]. The East-mark was defined as those lands that lay east of the [[Entwash]] and [[Snowbourn]] rivers. In military matters, the command of the [[Men]] of the East-mark would be given to one of [[Rohan's Marshals]]. At the time of the [[War of the Ring]] this was the [[Third Marshal]], the King's nephew [[Éomer]], who held his command at the ancient township of [[Aldburg]], the original capital of Rohan and the seat of his family.

[[Category:Regions]]
[[Category:Rohan]]

[[fi:Itämark]]

Nurn

2008-03-09T16:04:22Z

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'''Nurn''' (unknown origin) was the name given to the southern regions of [[Mordor]], more fertile than [[Gorgoroth]] in the north, in which the great inland sea of [[Núrnen]] lay. The people who inhabited Nurn were [[Men]], and there also may have been prisoners of war there as well. These people were enslaved by [[Sauron]], working the soil around the sea of Nurn to feed Sauron's armies.

After the [[War of the Ring]], [[Aragorn II]] liberated the peoples of Nurn and giving them the land as their own.

[[Category:Regions]]
[[Category:Mordor]]

[[de:Nurn]]
[[fi:Nurn]]

Plateau of Gorgoroth

2008-03-09T16:03:49Z

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{{merge|Gorgoroth}}
'''Gorgoroth''', also called '''the [[Plateau of Gorgoroth]]''', is a plateau in north-western [[Mordor]] in the midst of which stands the volcano [[Mount Doom]]. To the east of Mount Doom upon a spur of the [[Ered Lithui]], [[Sauron]] constructed his fortress of [[Barad-dûr]]. During the [[War of the Ring]], Gorgoroth was the location for the mines and forges that produced Mordor's arms and armour.

The name ''Gorgoroth'' has become notable for it strikingly ugly sound, more so than any other word of name related to Sauron and the Orcs. For that reason, several black metal bands assumed it as their name, of which one rose to certain fame within the black metal scene.

==External Links==
[http://gorgoroth.org Gorgoroth Official Website] - The official website for the black metal band, Gorgoroth.

[[Category:Regions]]
[[Category:Mordor]]

[[de:Hochebene von Gorgoroth]]
[[fi:Gorgorothin tasanko]]

East-West Road

2008-02-16T20:02:32Z

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The '''East-West Road''' was a name for the long road that ran east to west through [[Eriador]], and crossed the [[Greenway]] at [[Bree]]. More commonly called simply the [[East Road]].

[[Category:Roads]]

[[de:Oststraße (Drittes Zeitalter)]]
[[fi:Itä-Länsi-tie]]

Eärwen

2008-02-16T19:55:31Z

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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]]
| |
_____________|____________ ____|____
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
[[Findis]] [[Fingolfin]] [[Irimë]] [[Finarfin]] = '''EÄRWEN''' ''sons''1
|
____________|_____________
| | | |
| | | |
[[Finrod Felagund|Finrod]] [[Angrod]] [[Aegnor]] [[Galadriel]]
</code>

== 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.

[[Category:High Elves]]
[[Category:Falmari]]

[[de:Earwen]]
[[fi:Eärwen]]

Boars

2008-02-16T19:43:12Z

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'''Boars''' were aggressive tusked beasts common to woodland regions. The most famous of all the boars of [[Middle-earth]] was the great [[Boar of Everholt]], that lived beneath the trees of the [[Firien Wood]]. This boar was hunted by King [[Folca]] of [[Rohan]], and though he eventually killed his quarry, the King was mortally wounded in the encounter.

[[Category:Animals]]

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[[fi:Metsäsiat]]

Eärrámë

2008-02-16T19:36:44Z

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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''' ('Sea-wing') was the great ship of [[Tuor]] in which he and [[Idril]] sailed into the West.

[[Category:Ships]]

[[de:Earráme]]
[[fi:Eärrámë]]

Eärrámë

2008-02-12T18:54:21Z

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Eärnur

2008-02-12T18:52:50Z

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{{Royalty infobox
| image=
| name= Eärnur
| othernames=
| birth= III 1928
| rule= III 2043
| death= III 2050
| realms= [[Gondor]], [[Arnor]]
| race=[[Men]]
| height=
| gender=Male
| eyes=
| hair=
|}}
'''Eärnur''' ([[Third Age]] 1928 – 2050, aged 122 years) 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, and after his disappearance, the [[Stewards of Gondor]] ruled in his name for many generations.

Eärnur was a great general and his greatest victory was in 1975 in the [[Battle of Fornost]] against [[Angmar]] which he destroyed. After becoming King 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" for it wasn't sure 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 to Gondor.
{{sequence
|prev=[[Eärnil II]]
|next=[[Aragorn II]], 971 years later
|list=33rd [[King of Gondor]] <code>III</code> 2043 – 2050
}}

[[Category:Dúnedain]]
[[Category:Rulers of Gondor]]

[[de:Earnur]]
[[fi:Eärnur]]

Echuir

2008-02-12T18:48:37Z

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'Stirring'; the [[Sindarin]] name for the [[Elvish]] season that lay between modern 11 February and 5 April.

[[Category:Elven days]]
[[Category:Sindarin words]]

[[fi:Echuir]]

Eärnil I

2008-02-12T18:42:53Z

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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
}}

[[Category:Dúnedain]]
[[Category:Rulers of Gondor]]

[[de:Earnil]]
[[fi:Eärnil]]

Eärnil (disambiguation)

2008-02-12T18:40:06Z

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* [[Eärnil I]], thirteenth [[King of Gondor]] and one of its "[[Ship-king|Ship-kings]]"
* [[Eärnil II]], thirty-second [[King of Gondor]], who won the [[Battle of the Camp]]

{{disambig}}

[[de:Earnil]]
[[fi:Eärnil]]

Eärendur (King of Arnor)

2008-02-12T18:38:28Z

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{{youmay|Eärendur, King of Arnor|[[Eärendur, Lord of Andúnië]] '''or''' [[Eärendur, son of Tar-Amandil]]}}{{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]]
:
:
:
[[Elendur, King of Arnor|Elendur]]
|
|
'''EÄRENDUR'''
|
______________|__________________
| | |
| | |
[[Amlaith]] Kings of [[Cardolan]] Kings of [[Rhudaur]]
|
|
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}}
[[Category:Dúnedain of the North]]
[[Category:Rulers of Arnor]]

[[de:Earendur (König von Arnor)]]
[[fi:Eärendur (Arnorin kuningas)]]

Eärendur (Lord of Andúnië)

2008-02-12T18:36:29Z

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''(For other characters, see [[Eärendur|Eärendur (disambiguation)]])''
{{numenorean
| image=
| name=Eärendur
| othernames=[[Lord of Andúnië]]
| birth=Late [[Second Age]]
| rule=
| death=
| age=
| party=The [[Faithful]]
| language=[[Quenya]]
| gender=Male
| height=
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|}}
'''Eärendur''' was the fifteenth [[Lord of Andúnië]] in [[Númenor]] and lived during the reign of King [[Ar-Sakalthôr]]. He was a leader of the [[Faithful]] during the time when the [[King's Men]] were growing in influence. Eärendur was the brother of [[Lindórië]], who would be the grandmother of the wise King [[Tar-Palantir]].

As Lord of [[Andúnië]], Eärendur was also the ancestor of the Kings of the [[Gondor]] and [[Arnor]] in [[Middle-earth]]. [[Aragorn II]] was his direct descendant through no less than forty-four generations.

==Etymology==
''Eärendur'' means "Servant of the [[Belegaer|Sea]]" in [[Quenya]] (from ''[[eär]]'' , "sea" and ''-[[ndur]]'', meaning "servant").

== Genealogy ==
<code>
[[Valandil of Númenor|Valandil]]
:
:
:
_____:_____
| |
| |
'''EÄRENDUR''' [[Lindórië]] [[Ar-Sakalthôr]]
: | |
: | |
: [[Inzilbêth]] = [[Ar-Gimilzôr]]
: |
: |
[[Númendil]] [[Tar-Palantir]]
</code>
{{sequence
|prev=Unknown, eventually [[Valandil of Númenor|Valandil]]
|next=Unknown, eventually [[Númendil]]
|list=15th [[Lord of Andúnië]] <code>II</code> ???? – ????
}}

[[Category:Númenóreans]]
[[Category:Lords of Andúnië]]

[[de:Earendur (Fürst von Andúnië)]]
[[fi:Eärendur (Andúniën ruhtinas)]]

Eärendur (disambiguation)

2008-02-12T18:33:36Z

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* [[Eärendur, son of Tar-Amandil]], lived in the Second Age
* [[Eärendur, Lord of Andúnië]], lived in the Second Age
* [[Eärendur, King of Arnor]], lived in the Third Age

{{disambig}}

[[de:Earendur]]
[[fi:Eärendul]]

Eärendur (son of Tar-Amandil)

2008-02-12T18:32:53Z

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{{numenorean
| image=
| name=Eärendur
| othernames=
| birth=[[Second Age 361|S.A. 361]]
| rule=
| death=
| age=
| party=
| language=
| gender=Male
| height=
| hair=
| eyes=
| parentage=[[Tar-Amandil]]
| siblings=[[Tar-Elendil]], [[Mairen]]
| spouse=
| children=[[Caliondo]]
|}}
'''Eärendur''' was the second son of [[Tar-Amandil]], the third [[King of Númenor]]. His brother would take up the [[Sceptre]] as [[Tar-Elendil]].

Eärendur is best known by a historical event that did ''not'' happen. Tar-Elendil's grandson failed to produce a male heir and according to the law of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnatic_primogeniture agnatic primogeniture] the Sceptre should have passed to Eärendur's grandson [[Malantur]]. However, the law was abruptly changed so that the eldest ''child'' would become Ruler of [[Númenor]]. This allowed a female to take the [[Sceptre of Númenor|Sceptre]], which led to [[Tar-Ancalimë]] becoming the nation's first [[Ruling Queen of Númenor|Ruling Queen]]. Thus, had events played out differently, Eärendur's descendants would have become the royal line of Númenor.

==Etymology==
Eärendur means "Servant of the [[Belegaer|Sea]]" in [[Quenya]] (from ''[[ëar]]'' = sea, ''-[[ndur]]'' = "servant").

== Genealogy ==
<code>
[[Tar-Amandil]]
|
____________|_________
| | |
| | |
[[Tar-Elendil]] '''EÄRENDUR''' [[Mairen]]
|
|
[[Caliondo]]
|
|
[[Malantur]]
</code>

[[Category:Númenóreans]]

[[de:Earendur (Sohn von Amandil)]]
[[fi:Eärendur (Tar-Amandilin poika)]]

Echoriad

2008-02-12T18:28:46Z

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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.

[[Category:Mountains]]
[[Category:Beleriand]]

[[de:Echoriath]]
[[fi:Echoriath]]

Eärendil (King of Gondor)

2008-02-12T17:24:53Z

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{{youmay|Eärendil of Gondor|[[Eärendil|Eärendil (disambiguation)]]}}
{{royalty infobox
|image=
|name=Eärendil
|othernames=
|birth= III 48
|rule= III 238
|death= III 324
|realms=[[Gondor]]
|race=[[Men]]
|gender=Male
|height=
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|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]]
:
:
:
[[Cemendur of Gondor|Cemendur]]
|
|
'''EÄRENDIL'''
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|
[[Anardil of Gondor|Anardil]]
|
|
[[Ostoher]]
</code>
{{sequence
|prev=[[Cemendur of Gondor|Cemendur]]
|next=[[Anardil of Gondor|Anardil]]
|list=5th [[King of Gondor]] <code>III</code> 238 – 324
}}

[[Category:Dúnedain]]
[[Category:Rulers of Gondor]]
[[Category:Characters]]

[[de:Earendil (König von Gondor)]]
[[fi:Eärendil (Gondorin kuningas)]]

Eärendil the Mariner

2008-02-07T17:16:01Z

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''(For other meanings, see [[Eärendil|Eärendil (disambiguation)]])''
{{half-elf infobox
| image=[[Image:Natalia Volodeva - The Light of Earendil.jpg|250px]]
| name=Eärendil
| quenya=
| titles=The Mariner, the Blessed, Bright
| birth=c. [[First Age 503|F.A. 503]], [[Gondolin]]
| realm=[[Havens of Sirion]]
| death=
| age=
| gender=Male
| parentage=[[Tuor]] and [[Idril]]
| heritage=[[Men|Human]] father, [[Elf]] mother
| spouse=[[Elwing]]
| children=[[Elrond]] and [[Elros]]
| hair=
|}}
{{quote|Eärendil was a mariner that tarried in [[Arvernien]] he built a [[Vingilótë|boat]] of timber felled in [[Nimbrethil]] to journey in...|}} from ''[[Eärendil by Bilbo|Eärendil]]'' by [[Bilbo Baggins]]
'''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 ==
{{Pronounce|Earendil.mp3|Ardamir}}
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 marvelling 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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Eärendil the Mariner

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Eämbar

2008-02-07T17:07:34Z

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'''Eämbar''' was a ship built by [[Aldarion]] to act as a Guildhouse for the guild of explorers known as the [[Venturers]]. It was a massive ship, designed to be more of a dwelling-place than a sailing vessel. Originally anchored off the island of [[Tol Uinen]] in the bay of [[Rómenna]], it was later moved to the ports of [[Andúnië]].

Eämbar means "Sea Home" in [[Quenya]] (from ''[[eär]]'' = "sea" and ''[[bar]]'' = "home").

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Cabed Naeramarth

2008-01-28T18:40:37Z

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'''Cabed Naeramarth''' was the river chasm known in earlier times as [[Cabed-en-Aras]], the "Deer's Leap", because it was narrow enough for a deer to leap from cliff to cliff across the River [[Teiglin]] that flowed below. It was here that [[Túrin Turambar|Túrin]] crossed the river and succeeded in slaying the dragon [[Glaurung]], but while he lay insensible after that feat, his wife [[Níniel]] learned from the dying monster that she was Túrin's own sister [[Nienor]]. In dismay at this dreadful news, she cast herself into the chasm and was carried away by the river, and so the ravine gained its new name of Cabed Naeramarth, the "Leap of Dreadful Doom".

==Etymology==
Cabed Naeramarth translates to "Leap of Dreadful Doom". [[amarth]] = doom.

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Cabed-en-Aras

2008-01-28T18:39:40Z

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| name=Cabed-en-Aras
| othernames=[[Cabed Naeramarth]]
| etymology=[[S.]] ''[[cabed]]'' "leap" + ''[[en]]'' "of" + ''[[aras]]'' "deer"
| type=Gorge
| location=[[Brethil]]
| inhabitants=Deer?
| realms=[[Doriath]]
| description=Deep gorge, with [[Teiglin]] flowing below
| events=Leap of [[Nienor]]
| references=''[[Of Túrin Turambar]]''
|}}
'''Cabed-en-Aras''' (translated as ''[[Deer’s Leap|Leap of the Deer]]'') was a deep gorge near [[Brethil]] through which the river [[Taeglin]] ran.

[[Túrin]] slew [[Glaurung]] when the dragon was trying to get through the ravine to attack [[Brethil]]. Later both were found by [[Nienor Níniel|Nienor]]. As a result of Glaurung's machinations she cast herself down the ravine, which was later named ''[[Cabed Naeramarth]]'', the Leap of Dreadful Doom. The spot was later considered haunted, and even animals did not come there.
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Crown of Gondor

2008-01-28T18:30:11Z

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[[Image:Michael Kaluta - Arwen and King Elessar.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[Elessar]] and [[Arwen]]'' by [[Michael Kaluta]], showing an idea of the crown similar to Tolkien's]]

{{quote|. . . and Faramir opened the casket, and he held up an ancient crown. It was shaped like the helms of the [[Guards of the Citadel]], save that it was loftier, and it was all white, and the wings at either side were wrought of pearl and silver in the likeness of the wings of a sea-bird, for it was the emblem of kings who came over the [[Belegaer|Sea]]; and seven gesm of [[adamant]] were set in the circlet, and upon its summit was set a single jewel the light of which went up like a flame.|[[The Lord of the Rings]], [[The Steward and the King]]}}

The '''Crown of Gondor''' was a tall, jewelled and winged helm that served the Kings of [[Gondor]] as a crown, and was the symbol of the Kingship. [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] described it in his letters as similar to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pschent crown of the Pharoahs of Egypt]. After the loss of the last King, [[Eärnur]], it was held in the [[Houses of the Dead]] for nearly a thousand years, until a rightful heir ([[Elessar]] Telcontar) came forward at the end of the [[Third Age]].

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Crossings of Erui

2008-01-28T18:25:13Z

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The '''Crossings of Erui''' was a ford near [[Lebennin]], south of the [[White Mountains]], known in [[Sindarin]] as ''Ethraid [[Erui]]''. In 1447 [[Third Age|T.A.]], [[Gondor]]'s [[Kin-strife]] was fought here, with many losses on both sides.

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Crossing of Teiglin

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The point in the middle course of the River [[Teiglin]], where it was crossed by the road running north to [[Minas Tirith in Beleriand|Minas Tirith]], on the western borders of [[Forest of Brethil]].

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Crossing of Poros

2008-01-28T18:17:10Z

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The point on the River [[Poros]] where it was crossed by the [[Harad Road]]. This was the site of a battle in the late [[Third Age]] in which Steward [[Túrin II]] of [[Gondor]] and King [[Folcwine]] of [[Rohan]] defeated a force of the [[Haradrim]].

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Crickhollow

2008-01-28T16:49:35Z

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'''Crickhollow''' was a village in the northern parts of [[Buckland]]. It was mainly occupied with those who grew tired of the often crowded [[Brandy Hall]]. In 3018 [[Third Age]], [[Frodo Baggins]] bought a house here to which his possessions were moved, as an excuse for traveling east.

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Crebain

2008-01-28T16:47:04Z

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Cracks of Doom

2008-01-27T15:53:26Z

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[[Image:Tim Kirk - The Cracks of Doom.jpg|thumb|''The Cracks of Doom'' by [[Tim Kirk]].]]
The '''Cracks of Doom''', also known as [[Sammath Naur]], was the forge and workshop of [[Sauron]] tunneled deep into [[Orodruin]] and open to its central fire. It was here that [[Frodo Baggins]] cast [[the One Ring]] to be destroyed.

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Court of the Fountain (Minas Tirith)

2008-01-27T15:49:45Z

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In the citadel of [[Minas Tirith]], near the steps to the [[Tower of Ecthelion]], this courtyard held the [[White Tree of Gondor]], and was guarded by the [[Guards of the Citadel]].

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Council of the Sceptre

2008-01-25T20:59:59Z

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The '''Council of the Sceptre''' were the nobles and lords of from each of the [[Numenor#Geography|six regions]] of [[Númenor]], together with the King's Heir, who gathered to advise the King on weighty matters of state. In the early days of Númenor, the Councillors had no power save that of advice, but when the [[Shadow]] fell upon Númenor and the Kings clung to their lives even after their vigor of mind had left them, their power often passed to the members of the Council.

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Council of the Sceptre

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Council of Gondor

2008-01-25T20:55:20Z

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In his account of [[Arvedui]]'s claim on [[Gondor]]'s throne, [[Tolkien]] once mentions a body known as the Council of Gondor, that took authority over Gondor after the loss of [[Ondoher]] left it kingless. Except for the fact that it acted under the control of Steward [[Pelendur]], we are told almost nothing of this Council or its normal function.

It was traditional among the [[Men of Númenor]] for the King to maintain a council of advisers, and it is not unreasonable to presume that their descendants in Gondor followed a similar system. The Númenórean '[[Council of the Sceptre]]' was composed of nobles from each of the main regions of [[Númenor]], together with the King's Heir. It is fair to assume, then, that Gondor's Council was made up from representatives of each of the South-kingdom's separate lands, probably in addition to the King's heir, and apparently the Steward as well.

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Council of Elrond

2008-01-25T20:53:07Z

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The '''Council of Elrond''' was a council called by [[Elrond]] in [[Rivendell]], in order to decide what should be done with the [[One Ring]]. Unlike in the movie adaption, those who attended were not summoned to Rivendell by Elrond, but came of their own accord for various reasons; presumably an instance where "[[Fate]]" intervened in [[The Lord of the Rings]].

{{quote| 'What shall we do with the Ring. . . That is the purpose for which you are called hither. Called, I say, though I have not called you to me, strangers from distant lands. You have come and are here met, in this very nick of time, by chance as it may seem. Yet it is not so. Believe rather that it is so ordered that we, who sit here, and none others, must now find counsel for the peril of the world. . .' |[[The Lord of the Rings]], [[The Council of Elrond]], [[Elrond]] speaking}}

Those present at the Council had arrived at Rivendell by different paths and on separate errands, yet they were all ultimately concerned with the Ring and its effect upon the people of [[Middle-earth]].

Important participants at the Council included:

* [[Elrond]] - convener
* [[Erestor]] - one of Elrond's advisors, and other minor councilors of Rivendell
* [[Gandalf]] - recently escaped from [[Saruman]] at [[Isengard]]
* [[Aragorn]] - having escorted [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] and his companions from [[Bree]]
* Frodo Baggins, [[Hobbit]] - the [[Ring-bearer]]
* [[Bilbo Baggins]], older cousin of Frodo, finder and former bearer of the Ring, long resident in Rivendell
* [[Boromir]] of [[Gondor]] - arrived in response to a prophecy
* [[Glóin]] of the [[Dwarves]] - arrived seeking counsel after a messenger from [[Mordor]] sought news of the Ring from the Dwarves
* [[Gimli]] the Dwarf, son of Gloin, accompanying his father
* [[Legolas of Mirkwood|Legolas]], son of [[Thranduil]], an [[Elf]] of the [[Woodland Realm]] - came to tell Elrond that [[Gollum]] had escaped from the Elves' captivity
* [[Glorfindel]] - a powerful Elf-lord of Rivendell, the famed [[Balrog]]-slayer of [[Gondolin]]
* [[Galdor of the Havens]], a messenger of [[Círdan]]
* [[Samwise Gamgee]] - Frodo's companion; not invited, he secretly eavesdropped on the Council until he gave himself away

At the Council the full story of the Ring was told by Bilbo and Gandalf. Boromir was all for taking the Ring and using its power in the defence of Gondor, but Gandalf and Elrond were adamant that the Ring, having been forged by [[Sauron]] himself, would corrupt and ultimately destroy whoever tried to use it. Eventually Gandalf felt it necessary to employ shock tactics by reciting the [[Ring-inscription]] in the [[Black Speech]], despite angering Elrond in the process.

Eventually it was decided that the only way to be free of Sauron and the Ring was to cast the Ring into the [[Crack of Doom]] in [[Mount Doom]].

It then became necessary to decide who should take responsibility for such a perilous undertaking. Bilbo offered to finish the job he had started, but Gandalf told him he could not take back the Ring. Eventually Frodo surprised everyone including himself by telling them he would take the Ring. After some thought Elrond agreed. At this point Sam emerged from hiding and demanded to accompany Frodo, and since it was hardly possible to separate them Elrond agreed.

The matter of who else should accompany Frodo (later to be known as the [[Fellowship of the Ring]], hence the title of the book and subsequent movie) was decided later, although the movie version of ''[[Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' depicts the choosing of the Fellowship as taking place at the end of the Council, and has [[Merry]] and [[Pippin]] also eavesdropping on the proceedings and demanding to accompany Frodo.

'''See also:'''
* [[The Council of Elrond]] - The chapter in [[The Fellowship of the Ring]]

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Cotman

2008-01-24T15:03:41Z

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'''Cotman''' was the son of [[Cottar]], and an ancestor of the [[Cotton Family|Cottons]] of [[Bywater]]. Cotman was apparently not a wealthy [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] - his name means 'cottage dweller', meaning that he lived in a particularly small [[Hobbit-holes|Hobbit-hole]]. He married [[Rose Greenhand]], the daughter of [[Holman the greenhanded]], and their son (also called [[Holman Cotton|Holman]]) was the first Hobbit to use the family-name of Cotton.

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Corollairë

2008-01-24T14:58:46Z

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'''Corollairë''' was a name for the [[Green Mound]] that stood outside the gates of [[Valmar]], on which the [[Two Trees]] of [[Valinor]] grew. The name corollairë means literally means 'summer mound'.

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Cordial of Imladris

2008-01-24T14:52:30Z

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'''Cordial of Imladris''' was the reviving cordial made by the [[Elves]] of [[Imladris]] and called by them [[miruvor]]. A flask of the precious drink was given to [[Gandalf]] for the refreshment of the [[Company of the Ring]] during the southward journey, but seems to have been lost in his fall from the [[Bridge of Khazad-dûm]].
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Rabbits

2008-01-24T14:42:33Z

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'''Rabbits''' were long-eared, furry animals, also called 'coneys', that were as common in [[Middle-earth]] as they are today. A favourite dish of the [[Hobbits]].

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Common Speech

2008-01-24T14:34:22Z

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The '''Common Speech''', also known as [[Westron]], was a [[Men|Mannish]] language that evolved from [[Adûnaic]] as spoken in [[Númenor]]. In the [[Third Age]], it functioned as the common tongue of the [[Free Peoples]] of the northwest of [[Middle-earth]]. Also [[Orcs]] of different tribes used the Common Speech to communicate with eachother.

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Combe

2008-01-24T14:27:24Z

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'''Combe''' was a village that lay in a deep valley on the eastern side of the [[Bree-hill]], between [[Archet]] to the north and [[Staddle]] to the south. The village took its name from its location: combe is an old word for a valley, and the same element appears in 'Deeping-coomb', a valley in the [[White Mountains]] far to the south of the [[Bree-land]].

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Coldfells

2008-01-24T14:23:53Z

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'''Coldfells''' was a hilly region in which [[Aragorn II|Aragorn's]] grandfather [[Arador]] was captured and slain by [[hill-trolls]]. Their geography is uncertain (all that is known for sure is that they lay to the north of [[Rivendell]]) but circumstantial evidence suggests that they were probably synonymous with the region known as the [[Ettenmoors]]. This is based on a description of the Ettenmoors in ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' I 12, where they're described as "the [[troll-fells]] north of [[Rivendell]]." It seems rather unlikely that there were two separate sets of troll-infested moorland in this area.

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Cotton family

2008-01-20T12:22:37Z

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[[Cottar]], the founder of the Cotton clan, was born some two hundred years before the [[War of the Ring]]. It was his grandson, [[Holman Cotton|Holman]], who was the first to take the surname Cotton. 'Long Horn', as Holman was known, is also the first of the Cottons to be explicitly connected with the village of [[Bywater]], which remained the seat of the family from that time on. Indeed, the name 'Cotton' means 'cottage town', and may actually be a reference to Bywater village.

Holman's son [[Tolman Cotton|Tolman]] farmed the lands to the south of Bywater, and it was he who made the family one of the most important in the [[Shire]]. He played a significant part in the decisive [[Battle of Bywater]], the most important step in the recovery of the Shire from [[Sharkey's Men]], and his daughter [[Rose Cotton|Rose]] married [[Sam Gamgee]] in the following spring.

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Corsairs of Umbar

2008-01-20T12:19:32Z

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[[Image:John Howe - Corsairs.jpg|thumb|300px|''Corsairs'' by [[John Howe]]]]
The '''Corsairs of Umbar''' were sea-raiders and pirates of the [[Haven of Umbar]]. Umbar was an old [[Númenórean]] haven settled by the "[[King's Men]]" — a proud faction loyal to the King and opposed to the divine authority of the [[Valar]].

After the [[Downfall of Númenor]], the Umbar settlers further descended into evil, and were called the Black Númenoreans. They took to pillaging and piracy along the coasts of [[Gondor]]. During the [[Kin-strife]], the defeated rebels of Gondor fled to Umbar — by this time Umbar became the hated enemy of Gondor.

By the time of the [[War of the Ring]], the Corsairs had mixed with the [[Haradrim]], becoming a mixed people where Númenórean blood was mostly gone. During the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]], a fleet of Corsairs was raiding [[Lebennin]] when [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]] captured their ships and rowed them to [[Minas Tirith in Gondor|Minas Tirith]] to relieve the siege of the city.

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Cúthalion

2008-01-18T21:15:52Z

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'''Cúthalion''' was the surname and title of [[Beleg Strongbow|Beleg]], which was derived from the [[Sindarin]] "''cú thalion''" ("Strongbow"), and indeed often appears in its English form as well as the original Elvish.

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