Eohdrithen
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Oct 6, 2006 16:24:57 GMT
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Oct 6, 2006 16:35:38 GMT
Post by Eohdrithen on Oct 6, 2006 16:35:38 GMT
Osgiliath
Capital city in the early days of Gondor. Osgiliath was located on the Great River Anduin, with buildings on both banks of the river. Minas Tirith was about 15 miles from Osgiliath on the western side of the Anduin. On the eastern side was the land of Ithilien between the river and the borders of Mordor. Osgiliath was a large and beautiful city. One of its chief buildings was the Dome of Stars, where the chief palantir was kept in the Tower of the Stone of Osgiliath. The Kings of Gondor ruled from the Great Hall of Osgiliath and they dwelled in the King's House.
Between the two parts of the city was a great stone bridge with towers and houses upon it, and there were a number of lesser bridges as well. On the river banks were landings for the ships that carried people and trade goods up and down the Anduin from Wilderland in the north to the Bay of Belfalas in the south.
A road led through Osgiliath between Minas Ithil (later Minas Morgul) on the east side of the river and Minas Anor (later Minas Tirith) on the west side. The road then continued westward through the Gap of Rohan and turned north to Fornost in the North-kingdom of Arnor. In the early days of Gondor, this was called the Royal Road, later known as the Great West Road and the North-South Road.
Osgiliath was founded by Isildur and Anarion, the sons of Elendil, when the realm of Gondor was established in 3320 of the Second Age. Elendil, the High King, dwelled in the North-kingdom of Arnor while his sons jointly ruled Gondor in the south. Their thrones were side by side in the Great Hall of Osgiliath.
Anarion defended Osgiliath when Sauron attacked Gondor in 3429 and drove him back to Mordor. Sauron was defeated in the War of the Last Alliance in 3441. In the Third Age, Anarion's descendants became the Kings of Gondor and for a time they continued to rule from Osgiliath.
During the civil war of the Kin-strife, King Eldacar was besieged in Osgiliath by rebels. Osgiliath was captured in 1437 and the rebels burned and pillaged the city and slaughtered many of its inhabitants including Eldacar's son Ornendil. The Tower of the Stone of Osgiliath was destroyed, and the palantir was lost in the waters of the Anduin. The rebel leader Castamir usurped the throne of Gondor and moved his capital to Pelargir. He ruled for 10 years before Eldacar defeated him in 1447 and took up the kingship again in Osgiliath.
The Great Plague came out of the East in 1636 and devastated Gondor. Osgiliath was hit the hardest. Many of the city's inhabitants died including King Telemnar and all his children. Telemnar's nephew Tarondor became king and in 1640 he moved the capital of Gondor from Osgiliath to Minas Anor - later known as Minas Tirith.
Some people remained in Osgiliath, but the city was largely abandoned and it began to fall into ruin. In 2475, black Uruks from Mordor invaded Ithilien and captured Osgiliath. The Uruks were driven back by Boromir, son of the Steward Denethor I (not to be confused with Boromir of the Fellowship), but the city of Osgiliath was ruined and the great bridge across the Anduin was broken. The remaining inhabitants fled and the city stood empty.
By the 2900s, Ithilien was infested with Orcs and evil things lurked in Osgiliath. Control of the city had passed back and forth between Gondor and Mordor several times. After Denethor II became Steward in 2984, he reclaimed Osgiliath and posted a garrison there. The bridge was rebuilt to allow soldiers and supplies to cross the river.
On June 20, 3018, the War of the Ring began when the Lord of the Nazgul led an attack on Osgiliath. None could withstand his evil presence, and the eastern part of the city was swiftly captured. Denethor's sons Boromir and Faramir led the defense of Osgiliath, and they cast down the bridge and held the western side of the city against the Enemy's forces. But Sauron's purpose in ordering the attack had been to test Gondor's defenses and to provide cover for Nazgul to cross the bridge begin the hunt for the One Ring. Once that was accomplished, Sauron halted the assault.
The garrison in West Osgiliath continued to guard the river crossing. On the night of February 29, 3019, Faramir was keeping watch on the riverbank when he saw the funeral boat of his brother Boromir float down the Anduin through Osgiliath. On March 10, Faramir sent the majority of his company of Rangers to strengthen the garrison of Osgiliath. The next day, Denethor sent Faramir to take command of the garrison, where he believed the main attack would come.
Sauron's forces in East Osgiliath had secretly been building many barges and floating bridges and siege-towers in preparation for the assault. On March 12, a host of Orcs arrived from Minas Morgul led by the Lord of the Nazgul, joined by regiments of Haradrim from the South. They crossed the river in force, and Faramir and his Men retreated from Osgiliath with great loss.
Saruon's forces overran the Rammas Echor and besieged Minas Tirith. During the Battle of the Pelennor Fields on March 15, fresh Enemy troops were stationed in Osgiliath including Easterlings, Southrons, Variags, and Men of Far Harad. They were sent onto the battlefield by Gothmog, and the battle began to turn in favor of the Enemy forces, but they were ultimately defeated.
All available workers and craftsmen were sent from Minas Tirith to Osgiliath to strengthen the defenses and rebuild the boats and bridges that Sauron's forces had left behind. On March 18, the Host of the West passed through Osgiliath and over the river on their way to the Black Gate.
After the downfall of Sauron, the Host of the West returned to Osgiliath on April 29. They spent the day and night in the city before proceeding to Minas Tirith, where Aragorn was crowned King Elessar on May 1. Minas Tirith remained the capital of Gondor during the reign of King Elessar, but it seems likely that the city of Osgiliath was rebuilt.
Other Names: In later days, Osgiliath was called Old Gondor because it had once been the capital of Gondor. The two halves of the city were called East Osgiliath and West Osgiliath.
Etymology: Osgiliath means "Citadel of the Stars" from the Sindarin words ost meaning "fortress, citadel" and giliath meaning "stars."
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Eohdrithen
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Oct 6, 2006 16:37:27 GMT
Post by Eohdrithen on Oct 6, 2006 16:37:27 GMT
Minas Tirith
Minas Anor - the Tower of the Sun - was established as a stronghold by Anarion, son of Elendil, and over time it became the greatest city in Gondor. As the threat from Mordor increased, the City was renamed Minas Tirith - the Tower of Guard. During the War of the Ring, Sauron's forces besieged Minas Tirith and the Battle of the Pelennor Fields was fought outside its walls. After the downfall of Sauron, Aragorn was crowned before the gates of Minas Tirith and the banner of the Kings of Gondor flew over the City once more. Geography (see also the map below):
Minas Tirith was located in the region of Anorien in northern Gondor. The City was at the foot of Mount Mindolluin, the easternmost of the White Mountains, on the west bank of the Anduin across the river from Mordor. A rocky spur joined Mount Mindolluin to the Hill of Guard, upon which the City was built.
The City of Minas Tirith consisted of seven circular levels, each higher than the next. The top level was 700 feet above the ground. Each level was enclosed by a strong stone wall. The main wall on the first level - called the City Wall or Othram - was especially high and thick. It was considered unbreachable and its hard, smooth surface was similar to that of Orthanc. The City Wall was described as "dark" (RotK, p. 96) and thus it may not have been made of white stone like the other walls of the City were.
The Great Gate on the first level faced eastward, but the other gates were not aligned with it in order to make the capture of the City more difficult for an attacker. The gates on the second through sixth levels faced alternately southeast and northeast, while the gate of the seventh level faced eastward. Each gate had its own passwords. The main roadway zigzagged from gate to gate up to the seventh level. There were a number of other streets and lanes in each level as well.
On the front or eastern side of the Hill of Guard, a bastion of stone rose from behind the Great Gate up to the seventh level. This stone outcropping bisected the second through sixth levels, and arched tunnels were carved into it to allow the main roadway to pass through. A sloping tunnel was bored into the stone to reach the seventh gate. On the seventh level the top of the stone outcropping formed a battlement. At the far end of the battlement there was an opening in the wall and a stone seat where people could look down at the Great Gate and out over the Pelennor Fields.
There were many great houses and courts in Minas Tirith as well as towers from which bells chimed the hours of the day. In the treasuries and archives of the City were many books and scrolls containing ancient lore and wisdom.
On the first level of the City there was a wide courtyard beyond the Great Gate. The Old Guesthouse was also located on the first level in Lampwrights' Street.
The Hallows were on the back or western side of the fifth level upon the rocky spur that joined the Hill of Guard to Mount Mindolluin. The rulers of Gondor were entombed there in the House of the Kings and the House of the Stewards in the Silent Street. The Hallows could only be reached by a winding road that led down from Fen Hollen - the Closed Door - on the sixth level.
The Houses of Healing were on the sixth level of Minas Tirith on the southeastern side. The gardens around the Houses of Healing were unique in the City. Also on the sixth level near the gate leading to the Citadel there were stables and the lodgings of errand riders.
The Citadel stood atop the seventh level of Minas Tirith. It was a strong, walled fortress where the ruler of Gondor had his court. Around the walls of the Citadel were seven towers and in the center was the Tower of Ecthelion, a white tower standing 300 feet tall. From the Tower Hall the Kings and later the Stewards ruled. The King's House was located behind the tower to the west. On the north side of the tower was the Great Hall of Feasts. In front of the tower to the east was the Court of the Fountain, paved with white stones. Beside the fountain in the courtyard stood the White Tree of Gondor.
Outside the walls of Minas Tirith were the rich farmlands of the Pelennor Fields where crops were grown and herds were kept. There were some homesteads in the Pelennor Fields, though most people lived in the City. An outer wall called the Rammas Echor enclosed the Pelennor Fields and the City, running from Mount Mindolluin to the banks of the Anduin and then back to the mountain. At its farthest point, in the northeast, the Rammas Echor was 12 miles from Minas Tirith. At its closest point, in the southeast, the wall was only 3 miles from the City.
Two main roads led to Minas Tirith. The South Road came to the city from the southern lands of Gondor. The Great West Road came from Rohan, and beyond the Gap of Rohan it joined the North-South Road to Eriador where the Kingdom of Arnor was located. Ships and boats came to Minas Tirith along the Anduin and docked at the Harlond below the southeastern part of the Rammas Echor. A bridge spanned the Anduin in Osgiliath, a city located on both sides of the river east of Minas Tirith.
History:
When Gondor was founded in 3320 of the Second Age, Osgiliath was its chief city. Elendil's sons Isildur and Anarion ruled jointly from Osgiliath, but they also established their own strongholds on either side of the Anduin. Isildur built Minas Ithil - the Tower of the Moon - on the eastern side, and Anarion built Minas Anor - the Tower of the Sun - on the western side.
In 3429 of the Second Age, Sauron attacked Gondor. Minas Ithil was captured and Isildur went north seeking aid while Anarion defended Osgiliath and Minas Anor. Anarion's forces were able to drive Sauron back to Mordor until the Last Alliance of Men and Elves arrived. Anarion was slain during the War of the Last Alliance in 3440 and the war ended with Sauron's defeat the next year.
Isildur planted a seedling of the White Tree in Minas Anor in memory of his brother in the year 2 of the Third Age. Ostoher, the seventh King of Gondor, rebuilt and expanded Minas Anor starting in the year 420. Afterwards it became customary for the Kings of Gondor to dwell in Minas Anor in the summer months, though Osgiliath remained their primary seat.
Osgiliath was damaged during the civil war of the Kin-strife in 1437, and after the Great Plague of 1636 the city was partially deserted. In 1640, King Tarondor permanently relocated the King's court to Minas Anor and it became the chief city of Gondor. The White Tower was built in the Citadel of Minas Anor in 1900 by King Calimehtar and the palantir known as the Anor-stone was housed there.
In 2002, the Nazgul captured Minas Ithil and it was renamed Minas Morgul - the Tower of Black Sorcery. Afterwards, Minas Anor was renamed Minas Tirith - the Tower of Guard - because of the City's constant vigilance against the threat across the river. The Rammas Echor surrounding Minas Tirith and its outlying lands may have been built around this time as an added defense against attack.
In 2050, King Earnur went to Minas Morgul in response to a challenge from the Lord of the Nazgul and never returned. He left no heir, so from that time on the Stewards ruled Gondor in the absence of a King. The Stewards sat in a black chair at the foot of the royal dais in the Tower Hall of Minas Tirith. In place of the royal standard bearing the emblem of the White Tree and Seven Stars, a plain white banner flew from the top of the Tower.
The White Tower was rebuilt in 2698 by the Steward Ecthelion I and it came to be called the Tower of Ecthelion. In 2852, after the death of the Steward Belecthor II, the White Tree withered and died. It was left standing in the Court of the Fountain, for no seedling could be found.
By the end of the Third Age, the population of Minas Tirith had declined and the City began to fall into decay. But Minas Tirith remained the chief city of Gondor and it was on the frontline of defense against the threat of Mordor. Sauron had returned to Mordor in 2942 and in 2951 he declared himself openly and began to increase his strength and forces.
On March 13, 3019, Sauron's forces crossed the Anduin. The Rammas Echor was breached and the Pelennor Fields were overrun. The Enemy forces led by the Lord of the Nazgul laid siege to Minas Tirith. Catapults launched missiles over the City Wall that burst into flames and fires began to burn in the first level. The severed heads of fallen soldiers of Gondor were also catapulted over the wall. Soon the first level was deserted by all but a few defenders.
Just before dawn on March 15, the Great Gate of Minas Tirith was shattered by the huge battering ram called Grond. The Lord of the Nazgul rode through the gate and was confronted by Gandalf the White. Until that time, no enemy had ever entered the gates of the City. Then dawn came and horns sounded across the Pelennor Fields. The Riders of Rohan had come to the aid of Minas Tirith.
The Battle of the Pelennor Fields lasted from dawn until dusk. The Rohirrim and the Men of Gondor fought against the Enemy forces of Orcs and Men, including Easterlings and Haradrim mounted on Oliphaunts. During the battle, King Theoden of Rohan was slain and the Lord of the Nazgul was defeated by Eowyn and Merry Brandybuck. In the Hallows of Minas Tirith, Denethor, the Steward of Gondor, succumbed to despair and burned himself alive, nearly taking his son Faramir with him.
As the tide of the battle was turning against the defenders, Aragorn arrived with reinforcements in the ships of the Corsairs, and he unfurled the banner bearing the White Tree and Seven Stars of the Kings of Gondor. The Enemy forces were all slain or driven into the river, and the Battle of the Pelennor Fields was won.
Aragorn did not yet enter Minas Tirith as King, though he went to the Houses of Healing to tend to the wounded. On March 18, Aragorn led the Host of the West from Minas Tirith and they marched to the Black Gate of Mordor. There, on March 25, they engaged the Enemy forces in the Battle of the Morannon until the Ring was destroyed and the realm of Sauron fell. Watching from the walls of Minas Tirith, Eowyn and Faramir saw the Shadow depart and the people of the City sang for joy.
Aragorn came to the gates of Minas Tirith on May 1 and was crowned King. The banner of the Stewards was taken down from the Tower of Ecthelion and the standard of the King was raised in its place. On June 25, Aragorn found a sapling of the White Tree on Mount Mindolluin and it was planted in the Court of the Fountain and soon it blossomed with white flowers. Arwen came to Minas Tirith and she married Aragorn on Midyear's Day.
The Great Gate was replaced by Gimli and the Dwarves of the Glittering Caves. Gimli also offered the services of the Dwarves in improving the stonework and the layout of the City's streets, while Legolas said that the Elves would plant gardens and trees in Minas Tirith. The population of the City increased and the people prospered under the reign of Aragorn, King Elessar.
In his time the City was made more fair than it had ever been, even in the days of its first glory; and it was filled with trees and with fountains, and its gates were wrought of mithril and steel, and its streets were paved with white marble; and the Folk of the Mountain laboured in it, and the Folk of the Wood rejoiced to come there; and all was healed and made good, and the houses were filled with men and women and the laughter of children, and no window was blind nor any courtyard empty; and after the ending of the Third Age of the world into the new age it preserved the memory and the glory of the years that were gone. The Return of the King: "The Steward and the King," p. 246
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Jan 5, 2007 4:47:57 GMT
Post by Treebeard on Jan 5, 2007 4:47:57 GMT
Ithilien
Ithilien, or Moon-land, is the only part of Gondor across the Great River Anduin, wedged in between the river and the Ephel Dúath of Mordor. The region is further divided into North and South Ithilien.
It was a fair and prosperous land during the Second Age and the first part of the Third Age, when Gondor was strong and Mordor deserted. Of old its chief city was Minas Ithil, but when this was captured by Mordor it was renamed Minas Morgul. After this the majority of its people fled across the Anduin to escape war, but the Stewards of Gondor still kept scouts in Ithilien, based on secret locations such as Henneth Annûn.
In The Lord of the Rings, Gollum leads Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee through Ithilien on the way to the pass of Cirith Ungol into Mordor. After witnessing a battle with Southrons of Harad accompanied by Oliphaunts, the hobbits are found by the Rangers of Ithilien, under the command of Faramir, the son of the Steward Denethor, but are allowed to continue when he is satisfied they are not agents of Sauron.
During the Fourth Age, Ithilien is ruled by the Princes of Ithilien, a line that starts with Faramir and Éowyn (the White Lady of Ithilien). Minas Morgul is not repopulated, and Faramir rules as Lord of the Emyn Arnen.
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Jan 5, 2007 4:49:30 GMT
Post by Treebeard on Jan 5, 2007 4:49:30 GMT
Anórien
Anórien lay north of Minas Tirith and the line of the White Mountains, and was the only part of the northern half of the realm, Calenardhon, which was not given to the Éothéod to become the Kingdom of Rohan.
Anórien formed a narrow strip of land consisting of the valleys of the White Mountains, and its borders were the Mering Stream in the west, and the Mouths of the Entwash in the north. Its eastern border was the border of Gondor at the Anduin.
No cities were in Anórien, but following the line of the Great Road that led through Rohan to Arnor were built the Warning beacons of Gondor.
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Jan 5, 2007 4:50:49 GMT
Post by Treebeard on Jan 5, 2007 4:50:49 GMT
Lossarnach
Known as the 'Vale of flowers', it was a fertile region lying south of the White Mountains. It was the region closest to Minas Tirith.
It was populated by people of mixed Gondorian ancestry; thus many, if not most of them were shorter and darker-skinned than other folk of Gondor.
At the end of the Third Age, its lord was the old Forlong the Fat, who led two hundred men to the aid of the city. Forlong was killed in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, but many of his men survived and accompanied Aragorn Elessar on his way to the Black Gate, even though most of them were farmers.
Lossarnach was populated by many refugees from Ithilien and Osgiliath. During the War of the Ring, most women and children from Minas Tirith were sent there.
Besides Forlong, famous Lossarnachrim included the wise-woman Ioreth who served in the Houses of Healing of Minas Tirith, and Morwen Steelsheen, wife of King Thengel of Rohan.
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Jan 5, 2007 4:51:55 GMT
Post by Treebeard on Jan 5, 2007 4:51:55 GMT
Lebennin
Known as Fair Lebennin of the Five Streams, referring to the Five Rivers of Lebennin, it was one of the faithful fiefs of Gondor. Its largest city was Pelargir.
Lebennin was largely populated by Men of mixed blood, as many Men of Lebennin traced their ancestry to the forgotten 'Men of the Mountains' that had been displaced from the White Mountains by the Númenóreans.
During the War of the Ring, Lebennin did not send many Men to the aid of Minas Tirith as it was under attack by the Corsairs of Umbar. Lebennin was rescued by Aragorn and the Dead Men of the Mountains.
Pelargir
Pelargir was the chief city of the region of Lebennin. It was built on the Siril, some disance upstream from its confluence with the Great River. It was the primary port of Gondor. The name means "garth of royal ships" in Sindarin.
Pelargir was one of the oldest cities in Gondor, founded by the Faithful Númenóreans in the year 2350 of the Second Age (before the birth of Gondor). During the Third Age, it was under continual threat from the Southrons and the Corsairs of Umbar. As Minas Tirith was set against Minas Morgul, so too was Pelargir set against Umbar. The two cities were opposed to each other even during the Second Age, with the faithful in Pelargir, and the King's Men in Umbar.
During the Kin-strife, the rebel followers of Castamir retreated there after his death, led by his sons. At Pelargir they fought a lengthy siege against the rightful King of Gondor, before fleeing to Umbar. In 1634 T.A, the city was sacked by the Grandsons of Castamir, and King Minardil was slain.
During the War of the Ring, Pelargir was besieged by the Black Ships of the Corsairs, but was liberated by Aragorn and the Dead Army. Then, with fresh forces from Lebennin and other southern fiefs, Aragorn was able to bring crucial aid to Minas Tirith, at the Battle of the Pelennor Fields.
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Jan 5, 2007 4:53:34 GMT
Post by Treebeard on Jan 5, 2007 4:53:34 GMT
Belfalas
Belfalas, or Great Shore, formed a part of Dor-en-Ernil, or the "Prince's land". The Prince in question here was the Lord of Dol Amroth, who lived at the city bearing his name.
At the start of the second millennium of the Third Age, a certain Imrazôr the Númenórean lived in and ruled over the Belfalas. He married Mithrellas, a Silvan Elf of Lórien, and their son Galador became the first Prince of Dol Amroth.
The Belfalas was also home to an old Elf haven named Edhellond. Its chief city was the Prince's residence of Dol Amroth.
South of the Belfalas lay a great Bay, which was named after it the Bay of Belfalas.
During the War of the Ring, the Belfalas was raided by the Corsairs of Umbar, and therefore could not send many men to help defend Minas Tirith, with the only arrival the Prince of Dol Amroth's personal bodyguard of knights, until Aragorn liberated the coast with the Grey Company, freeing Gondor's southern armies to follow him north to relieve Minas Tirith.
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Jan 5, 2007 4:55:06 GMT
Post by Treebeard on Jan 5, 2007 4:55:06 GMT
Dol Amroth
The first Lord of Dol Amroth was Galador, son of Imrazôr the Númenórean. Imrazôr was himself the son of Adrahil I, Prince of Dor-En-Ernil. At some point Imrazôr moved to the area where once was the elven haven of Edhellond. According to tradition, there he married Mithrellas, a Silvan Elf of Lórien who had accompanied Nimrodel, the beloved of Lothlórien's king Amroth, on her journey towards Edhellond, but had become lost along with her mistress sometime in the middle of the Third Age. Galador and his descendants therefore had claim to Elven blood. (This is one of the few unions of Men and Elves, which included Beren and Lúthien, Tuor and Idril, and the later wedding of Aragorn and Arwen.)
Mithrellas' fate is nowhere described, only that she eventually left Imrazôr after bearing him a son Galador and a daughter. After Imrazôr's death, Galador went on to found the city and later the princedom of Dol Amroth. He is counted as its first Lord. The specific date of its foundation is nowhere recounted.
The city of Dol Amroth was built south of Edhellond at the inlet of Cobas Haven in the Bay of Belfalas. In the north of the city was built the Sea-ward Tower of Tirith Aear.
The men of Dol Amroth are described as tall and proud, with sea-gray eyes and dark-haired. The men are also of high blood.
In the War of the Ring, the men of Dol Amroth, led by Prince Imrahil, supply the majority of Gondor's army, and are said to arrive in the city by seven hundreds.
The lands of Dol Amroth were also known as Dor-en-Ernil, or 'Lands of the Prince': initially this name was applied to the area of Belfalas where Adrahil I and Imrazôr lived, but after Galador it was also applied to the area of Dol Amroth itself.
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Jan 5, 2007 4:57:03 GMT
Post by Treebeard on Jan 5, 2007 4:57:03 GMT
Lamedon
Lamedon was a series of valleys lying south of the White Mountains. Its chief town was the city of Calembel, where Aragorn and the host of the Dead camped during their journey to Pelargir during the War of the Ring.
The river Ciril flowed south through Lamedon.
At the end of the Third Age, its lord was Angbor, who did not send any men to Minas Tirith, as he and his men tried to defend the southern city of Linhir near the mounds of the river Gilrain against Southrons from Umbar and Harad. Therefore only some scattered 'woodsmen' came to Minas Tirith's aid from Lamedon.
Lamedon was one of the most densely populated regions of Gondor.
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Jan 5, 2007 4:59:08 GMT
Post by Treebeard on Jan 5, 2007 4:59:08 GMT
Cair Andros
Cair Andros is an island in the middle of the Anduin River. Its name means foaming water because the head of the island rises over a hundred feet in the air like a ship, causing the water to foam. It was also a Gondorian garrison at the height of Gondor but became a city island after the fall of the Barad-dûr in the Second Age.
During the Siege of Gondor, a small force was stationed at Cair Andros in a failed attempt to prevent Sauron from crossing. Aragorn later, on his march to the Morannon, sent a small group of soldiers who were afraid to retake the island.
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