Anfalas
| Anfalas | |
|---|---|
| Region | |
| General Information | |
| Other names | Langstrand, Andafalasse |
| Type | Region |
| Description | Western Gondor between Lefnui and Morthond |
| Inhabitants | Gondorians |
| Gallery | Images of Anfalas |
Anfalas, or Langstrand, was a coastal region of Gondor between the rivers Lefnui and Morthond, south of Pinnath Gelin.
History
In the Third Age the Gondorians had traditions that it was once inhabited by Elves.[1]
By the time of the Great Plague, Gondor was so weakened that the insolence of the Corsairs of Umbar was great. They raided their coasts as far as the Anfalas.[2]
During the War of the Ring, the people of the Anfalas were harassed at the coasts by the Corsairs of Umbar. Lord Golasgil led a long line of scantily equipped hunters and fishermen, and also his own household, to the Battle of the Pelennor Fields.[3]
Etymology
Anfalas means "Long Shore/Beach" in Sindarin (and + falas). It is also translated as Andafalasse in Quenya and Langstrand in Westron.[4][5] Tolkien noted that the shortening of long to lang is very frequent in English place-names.[6]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, "Preface"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "Minas Tirith"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 135
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "The Rivers and Beacon-hills of Gondor" (edited by Carl F. Hostetter), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 42, July 2001, p. 15
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings" in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 773
