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On [[15 March]] {{TA|3019}}<ref>{{App|Great}}</ref> [[Aragorn]] and his followers in the fleet from the south landed at Harlond and swept north into the [[Battle of Pelennor Fields]].<ref>{{RK|V6}}</ref> | On [[15 March]] {{TA|3019}}<ref>{{App|Great}}</ref> [[Aragorn]] and his followers in the fleet from the south landed at Harlond and swept north into the [[Battle of Pelennor Fields]].<ref>{{RK|V6}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | |||
The [[Sindarin]]<ref>{{HM|Guide}}, entry ''Harlond''</ref> name ''Harlond'' means means "Southhaven".<ref>{{HM|UI}}, p. 513</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 17:11, 31 August 2013
| Harlond | |
|---|---|
| Harbor | |
| General Information | |
| Location | West bank of Anduin a few miles south of Minas Tirith |
| Type | Harbor |
| Description | The quays and docks for river traffic to Minas Tirith |
| Regions | Gondor |
| People and History | |
| Inhabitants | Men |
| Events | Arrival of Aragorn at the Battle of Pelennor Fields |
Harlond was the port and docks of the city of Minas Tirith, used by river traffic from the southern regions of Gondor. It lay 3-4 miles[1] to the south of the city, where its fortifications ran alongside the great outlying wall of the Rammas Echor.[2]
On 15 March T.A. 3019[3] Aragorn and his followers in the fleet from the south landed at Harlond and swept north into the Battle of Pelennor Fields.[4]
Etymology
The Sindarin[5] name Harlond means means "Southhaven".[6]
References
- ↑ Robert Foster, The Complete Guide to Middle-earth, p. 189, entry "Harnen"
- ↑ 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, Appendix B, "The Great Years"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Battle of the Pelennor Fields"
- ↑ Robert Foster, The Complete Guide to Middle-earth, entry Harlond
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Unfinished index for The Lord of the Rings", in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 513
