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'''Forlong''' was the [[Lord of Lossarnach]], the region to the immediate southwest of [[Minas Tirith in Gondor|Minas Tirith]], who was famed for his enormous girth (he was referred to as '''Forlong "the Fat"'''). Though he was an old man at the time of the [[War of the Ring]], he rode with two hundred of his men to the aid of the city of [[Gondor]]. His men were described as bearing great battle-axes and being well-armed. It also described them as being shorter and slightly swarthier then the men in Gondor. Forlong lost his life in the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]].
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}}{{quote|True heart, true friend! Forlong!|People of Minas Tirith<ref name="MT">{{RK|MT}}</ref>}}
'''Forlong''' was the [[Lord of Lossarnach]] during the [[War of the Ring]].
 
==History==
Forlong was famed for both his girth and his vitality at old age, which led the people of [[Minas Tirith]] to refer to him as both "Forlong the Fat" and "Forlong the Old".<ref name="MT"/>
 
Forlong rode to the aid of Minas Tirith with two hundred of his men. His men bore great battle-axes and were well-armed.<ref name="MT"/> Forlong fought bravely in the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]], but the opposition proved too strong. Separated from his men and his horse slain, Forlong was killed. He was remembered in the [[Song of the Mounds of Mundburg]].<ref>{{RK|Battle}}</ref>
 
==Etymology==
''Forlong'' was a [[Pre-Númenórean]] name of unknown meaning.<ref>{{App|Men}}</ref>
 
==See Also==
* [[:Category:Images of Forlong|Images of Forlong]]
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Forlong
Gondorian
Alan Lee - Forlong the Fat.jpg
"Forlong the Fat" by Alan Lee
Biographical Information
Other names"the Fat," "the Old"
TitlesLord of Lossarnach
LocationGondor
LanguageWestron
Ruleunknown - T.A. 3019
DeathMarch 15, T.A. 3019
Battle of the Pelennor Fields
Physical Description
GenderMale
GalleryImages of Forlong
"True heart, true friend! Forlong!"
― People of Minas Tirith[1]

Forlong was the Lord of Lossarnach during the War of the Ring.

History

Forlong was famed for both his girth and his vitality at old age, which led the people of Minas Tirith to refer to him as both "Forlong the Fat" and "Forlong the Old".[1]

Forlong rode to the aid of Minas Tirith with two hundred of his men. His men bore great battle-axes and were well-armed.[1] Forlong fought bravely in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, but the opposition proved too strong. Separated from his men and his horse slain, Forlong was killed. He was remembered in the Song of the Mounds of Mundburg.[2]

Etymology

Forlong was a Pre-Númenórean name of unknown meaning.[3]

See Also

References