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'''Harnen''', [[Sindarin]] for "South Water", was a river south of [[Gondor]].
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'''Harnen'' was a river south of [[Gondor]].
==Course==
A good 600 [[Númenóreans|Númenórean]] miles long, it began in the [[Ephel Dúath]] of [[Mordor]] and then flowed south-west for about 350 miles, when it bent west and sped to [[Belegaer]], which it entered in a wide delta by the [[Bay of Belfalas]].<ref name=utmap/>
==History==
It formed the southern border of the contested land of [[South Gondor|Harondor]], South Gondor, and as such formed the southern border of [[Dúnedain]] influence. South of the Harnen lay the land of [[Near Harad]].


It formed the southern border of the contested land of [[Harondor]], South Gondor, and as such formed the southern border of [[Dúnedain]] influence. South of the Harnen lay the land of [[Near Harad]].
The [[Great South Road]] into [[Harad]] crossed the Harnen shortly after it bent westwards.<ref name=utmap>{{UT|Map}}</ref> This road was used by [[Sauron]]'s followers later in the [[Third Age]].


A good 600 [[Númenóreans|Númenórean]] miles long, it began in the [[Ephel Dúath]] of [[Mordor]] and then flowed sout-west for about 350 miles, when it bent west and sped to [[Belegaer]], which it entered in a wide delta. The Great South Road into [[Harad]] crossed the Harnen shortly after it bent westwards.<ref>{{UT|Map}}</ref> This road was used by [[Sauron]]'s followers later in the [[Third Age]].
==Etymology==
Harnen seems to mean "South Water" in [[Sindarin]].<ref>{{HM|Guide}}, p. 189, entry "Harnen"</ref>
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[[Category:Rivers]]
[[Category:Rivers]]

Revision as of 17:07, 22 June 2014

'Harnen was a river south of Gondor.

Course

A good 600 Númenórean miles long, it began in the Ephel Dúath of Mordor and then flowed south-west for about 350 miles, when it bent west and sped to Belegaer, which it entered in a wide delta by the Bay of Belfalas.[1]

History

It formed the southern border of the contested land of Harondor, South Gondor, and as such formed the southern border of Dúnedain influence. South of the Harnen lay the land of Near Harad.

The Great South Road into Harad crossed the Harnen shortly after it bent westwards.[1] This road was used by Sauron's followers later in the Third Age.

Etymology

Harnen seems to mean "South Water" in Sindarin.[2]

References