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The '''Captains of the [[Outlands]]''' were those princes and other leaders of the [[Southern Fiefs]] of [[Gondor]] who | The '''Captains of the [[Outlands]]''' were those princes and other leaders of the [[Southern Fiefs]] of [[Gondor]] who led their troops to the defence of [[Minas Tirith]] in the [[War of the Ring]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Altogether, the Captains | Altogether, the Captains led over two thousand soldiers to Minas Tirith. Among their ranks were | ||
*[[Forlong|Forlong the Fat]], the Lord of [[Lossarnach]], with two hundred well-armed men bearing battle-axes | *[[Forlong|Forlong the Fat]], the Lord of [[Lossarnach]], with two hundred well-armed men bearing battle-axes | ||
*[[Dervorin]], son of the lord of the [[Ringló Vale]], with three hundred men on foot | *[[Dervorin]], son of the lord of the [[Ringló Vale]], with three hundred men on foot | ||
Latest revision as of 09:37, 3 October 2019
The Captains of the Outlands were those princes and other leaders of the Southern Fiefs of Gondor who led their troops to the defence of Minas Tirith in the War of the Ring.
History[edit | edit source]
Altogether, the Captains led over two thousand soldiers to Minas Tirith. Among their ranks were
- Forlong the Fat, the Lord of Lossarnach, with two hundred well-armed men bearing battle-axes
- Dervorin, son of the lord of the Ringló Vale, with three hundred men on foot
- Duinhir and his sons Duilin and Derufin from the uplands of Morthond, leading five hundred bowmen
- Golasgil, the lord of Anfalas, "a long line" of with many sorts of men scantily equipped except the men of the household of Golasgil himself
- Hirluin the Fair from Pinnath Gelin with three hundred "gallant green-clad men"
- Imrahil, Prince of Dol Amroth, with a company of knights in full armour and seven hundred men-of-arms[1]
