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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The [[Sindarin]]<ref>{{HM|Guide}}, entry ''Harlond''</ref> name ''Harlond'' means means "Southhaven".<ref>{{HM|UI}}, p. 513</ref> | The [[Sindarin]]<ref>{{HM|Guide}}, entry ''Harlond''</ref> name ''Harlond'' means means "Southhaven".<ref>{{HM|UI}}, p. 513</ref> | ||
==Portrayal in adaptations== | |||
'''2015: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':''' | |||
:Harlond was considered part of [[Lossarnach]], in the Eastern [[Gondor]] region. In the days before the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]], it was seized and blockaded by [[Minas Morgul|Morgul]]-[[orcs]]. | |||
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Revision as of 22:52, 27 August 2015
Harlond | |
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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 the 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 the Pelennor Fields.[4]
Etymology
The Sindarin[5] name Harlond means means "Southhaven".[6]
Portrayal in adaptations
2015: The Lord of the Rings Online:
- Harlond was considered part of Lossarnach, in the Eastern Gondor region. In the days before the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, it was seized and blockaded by Morgul-orcs.
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