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==Etymology==
==Etymology==
Anfalas means "Long Shore" in [[Sindarin]] (''[[and]] + [[falas]]''). It is also translated as '''Langstrand''' in Westron and '''Andafalasse''' in [[Quenya]].<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 135</ref> [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] noted that the shortening of ''long'' to ''lang'' is very frequent in English place-names.<ref>{{HM|N}}, p. 773</ref>   
''Anfalas'' means "Long Shore" in [[Sindarin]] (''[[and]] + [[falas]]''). It is also translated as '''''Langstrand''''' in [[Westron]] and '''''Andafalasse''''' in [[Quenya]].<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 135</ref> [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] noted that the shortening of ''long'' to ''lang'' is very frequent in English place-names.<ref>{{HM|N}}, p. 773</ref>   


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Anfalas
Region
General Information
Other namesLangstrand, Andafalasse
LocationGondor
TypeRegion
RegionsGondor, Reunited Kingdom
History
EventsWar of the Ring
GalleryImages of Anfalas

Anfalas, or Langstrand, was a region of Gondor.

History

Anfalas was a coastal region between the rivers Lefnui and Morthond, south of Pinnath Gelin. In the Third Age the Men of Gondor had traditions that it was once inhabited by Elves.[1]

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.[2]

Etymology

Anfalas means "Long Shore" in Sindarin (and + falas). It is also translated as Langstrand in Westron and Andafalasse in Quenya.[3] Tolkien noted that the shortening of long to lang is very frequent in English place-names.[4]

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