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The '''Ethir Anduin''' | The '''Ethir Anduin''', also known as the '''Mouths of Anduin''', was the delta of the river [[Anduin]], south of [[Pelargir]] in [[Gondor]]. | ||
==History== | |||
The delta's first settlers were probably [[Nandor]]. Some of the Nandor who had lived upstream, in the Vales of Anduin under the [[Misty Mountains]], passed to its Mouths southward.<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], [[Christopher Tolkien]] (ed.), ''[[Unfinished Tales]]'', "[[The History of Galadriel and Celeborn]]", Appendix A: The Silvan Elves and Their Speech"</ref> After they were gone, the "lesser men" settled there,<ref name="AIiv"/> though the were likely in conflict with [[Haradrim]]. After the coming of the [[Númenóreans]], the confluence of cultures in the Ethir and [[Pelargir]] formed one of the earliest forms of [[Westron]].<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[Appendix F]]'', "Of Men"</ref> | |||
The delta was populated mostly by [[Fish|fishermen]] and other sea-crafty folk,<ref name="TLD">[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[The Return of the King]]'', "[[The Last Debate]]"</ref> and became an important part of Gondor in the days of [[Tarannon]], the first [[Ship-kings|Ship-king]].<ref name="AIiv">[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[Appendix A]]'', "I The Númenórean Kings"; "(iv) Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion"</ref> | |||
During the [[War of the Ring]], some hundred fishermen that could be spared from the boats were sent to the defense of [[Minas Tirith]].<ref name="MT">[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[The Return of the King]]'', "[[Minas Tirith (chapter)|Minas Tirith]]"</ref> This left the Mouths themselves open to [[Umbar]]ian conquest,<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[The Return of the King]]'', "[[The Battle of the Pelennor Fields]]"</ref> This occupation did not last very long; [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]] and the [[Grey Company]] liberated it several days later.<ref name="TLD"/> | |||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The Ethir Anduin | The Ethir Anduin was also known as the "Mouths of Anduin". ''[[Ethir]]'' is a [[Sindarin]] word meaning "Mouth of a river".<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], [[Christopher Tolkien]] (ed.), ''[[The Lost Road and Other Writings]]'', "[[The Etymologies]]", entry ED</ref> ''[[Anduin]]'' simply means "Long river".<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], [[Christopher Tolkien]] (ed.), ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', "[[Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names]]", entries ''[[and]]'' and ''[[duin]]''</ref> | ||
==Portrayal in adaptations== | ==Portrayal in adaptations== | ||
'''1980: ''[[Rankin/Bass' The Return of the King]]'':''' | |||
:[[Gandalf]] mentions the Ethir (wrongly pronounced Ee-thur) as he explains the coming of the [[Aragorn II|Black ships]] to the audience. | |||
==References== | |||
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[[Category:Rivers]] | [[Category:Rivers]] | ||
[[Category:Gondor]] | [[Category:Gondor]] | ||
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Revision as of 13:43, 29 October 2008
The Ethir Anduin, also known as the Mouths of Anduin, was the delta of the river Anduin, south of Pelargir in Gondor.
History
The delta's first settlers were probably Nandor. Some of the Nandor who had lived upstream, in the Vales of Anduin under the Misty Mountains, passed to its Mouths southward.[1] After they were gone, the "lesser men" settled there,[2] though the were likely in conflict with Haradrim. After the coming of the Númenóreans, the confluence of cultures in the Ethir and Pelargir formed one of the earliest forms of Westron.[3]
The delta was populated mostly by fishermen and other sea-crafty folk,[4] and became an important part of Gondor in the days of Tarannon, the first Ship-king.[2]
During the War of the Ring, some hundred fishermen that could be spared from the boats were sent to the defense of Minas Tirith.[5] This left the Mouths themselves open to Umbarian conquest,[6] This occupation did not last very long; Aragorn and the Grey Company liberated it several days later.[4]
Etymology
The Ethir Anduin was also known as the "Mouths of Anduin". Ethir is a Sindarin word meaning "Mouth of a river".[7] Anduin simply means "Long river".[8]
Portrayal in adaptations
1980: Rankin/Bass' The Return of the King:
- Gandalf mentions the Ethir (wrongly pronounced Ee-thur) as he explains the coming of the Black ships to the audience.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn", Appendix A: The Silvan Elves and Their Speech"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "I The Númenórean Kings"; "(iv) Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix F, "Of Men"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Last Debate"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "Minas Tirith"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Battle of the Pelennor Fields"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "The Etymologies", entry ED
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", entries and and duin
