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{{location infobox
| name=Lebennin
| image=The Lord of the Rings Online - Lebennin.jpg
| caption=Lebennin in ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]''
| pronun=
| othernames=Land of Five Streams
| location=Southern [[Gondor]]
| type=Province
| description=
| regions=
| towns=[[Pelargir]]
| inhabitants=[[Men of Gondor]]
| created={{SA|3320}}
| destroyed=
| rebuilt=
| events=[[Kin-strife]]<br/>[[War of the Ring]]}}
'''Lebennin''' (prounounced [{{IPA|lɛˈbɛn.nɪn}}] {{respell|le|ben|nin}}) was a fief<ref name="UI">{{HM|UI}}, entry ''Lebennin'', p. 274</ref> and region in the south of [[Gondor]].<ref name="Map">{{RK|Map}}</ref>

==Geography==
Lebennin was the land between the [[White Mountains]] in the north, the river [[Anduin]] in the south and the river [[Gilrain]] in the west<ref>{{UT|8e}}, note 36</ref> from [[Anórien]] to [[Belfalas]].<ref name="UI" />

It was known as ''Fair Lebennin of the Five Streams'', which referred to the [[Five Rivers of Lebennin]].<ref name="UI" /> The city of [[Pelargir]] was in the south of Lebennin.<ref name="Map" />

At the time of the [[War of the Ring]] a large number of hardy [[Men]]<ref name="MT765">{{RK|MT}}, p. 765</ref> of mixed blood resided there, including short and swarthy people who were more descended from the forgotten men who lived in the shadows of the hills before the coming of the [[King of Gondor|kings]].<ref name="MT">{{RK|MT}}, p. 750</ref>

==History==
During the [[War of the Ring]], Lebennin did not send men to the aid of [[Minas Tirith]] before the [[Siege of Minas Tirith]].<ref>{{RK|MT}}, p. 770</ref> This was probably because Lebennin was under attack by the [[Corsairs of Umbar]].<ref name="MT765" /> [[Aragorn]], leading the [[Grey Company]] and the [[Oathbreakers|Dead Men]] of [[Dunharrow]], came to [[Linhir]]. There men from [[Lamedon]] defended the fords agains men from [[Umbar]] and [[Harad]] who had sailed up the river, but all of them fled when Aragorn arrived and cried that the King of the Dead had come. Only [[Angbor]], the Lord of [[Lamedon]] had the courage to stay and Aragorn asked him to gather his men and follow him because he would need them at [[Pelargir]]. They crossed over the river Gilrain into Lebennin<ref>{{RK|Debate}}, p. 875</ref> on [[11 March]]<ref>{{App|Great}}, entry for the year 3019, March 11, p. 1093</ref> driving their fleeing enemies before them and defeated the Corsairs of Umbar and the Haradrim near the city of Pelargir<ref>{{RK|Debate}}, p. 876</ref> on [[13 March]].<ref>{{App|Great}}, entry for the year 3019, March 13, p. 1093</ref> On the next day troops from Lebennin travelled with Aragorn and the Grey Company up the Anduin on the captured ships of the Corsairs of Umbar<ref>{{RK|Debate}}, p. 877</ref> to aid the forces of Minas Tirith and the [[Rohirrim]] in the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]].<ref>{{RK|Battle}}, p. 848</ref>
[[File:Lori Deitrick - Men of Lebennin.png|left|thumb|[[Lori Deitrick]] - ''Men of Lebennin'']]

==Etymology==
''Lebennin'' means "five rivers"<ref name="UI" /> in [[Sindarin]].<ref name="PE17">{{PE|17}}, entry S ''Lebennin'', p. 95</ref> It consists of ''[[leben]]'' ("five") and ''[[nen|nin]]'' ("rivers", "waters").<ref name="PE17" /><ref>{{webcite|author=Paul Strack|articleurl=https://www.eldamo.org/content/words/word-4175770691.html|articlename=S. ''Lebennin'' loc.|website=Eldamo|accessed=14 March 2024}}</ref>

==Portrayal in adaptations==
'''1982-97: ''[[Middle-earth Role Playing]]'':'''
:Lebennin is the most populous province in Southern Gondor. Its capital is Pelargir, and other landmarks in the region include Fanuilond (town), Glinduin (river) and Serni (river).<ref>{{ICE|2021}}</ref>

'''1995-8: ''[[Middle-earth Collectible Card Game]]'':'''
:Lebennin is a region which links to Anórien, Belfalas, Lamedon, and the Mouths of the Anduin. "Men of Lebennin" is a Man Faction, playable at the site Pelargir.

'''2014: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
[[File:The Lord of the Rings Online - Lebennin (Upper) map.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Map of Upper Lebennin in''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'' ]]

:For game development purposes, Lebennin was divided into Lower Lebennin and Upper Lebennin, divided by [[Pelargir]] and the river [[Sirith]]. Lower Lebennin was the eastern-most area in Central Gondor and Upper Lebennin was the western-most area in Eastern Gondor. [[Dor-en-Ernil]] lay to the west across the river [[Gilrain]] and [[Lossarnach]] lay to the east across the river [[Erui]]. The emblem of Lebennin was five wavy blue lines representing the [[Five Rivers of Lebennin|Five Rivers]] on a white field.

[[File:The Lord of the Rings Online - Lebennin (Lower) map.jpg|thumb|left|180px|Map of Lower Lebennin in''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'' ]]
Aside from Pelargir, major settlements in Lebennin included "Ost Anglebed", "Glaniath", and [[Tumladen (Gondor)|Tumladen]], along with [[Linhir]] which was also part of [[Dor-en-Ernil]]. The smaller settlements, some of which had fallen to enemy forces before the breaking of the [[Siege of Gondor]], included "Ethilorn", "Sarnhad", "Malbarth", "Aerthir", "Lornost", "Erynos", and "Halach". A local tradition in Lebennin was the offering of gift baskets to the rivers in honor of the Five Sisters of Lebennin, though by the end of the [[Third Age]] few believed the Sisters were any more than a myth.

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