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'''South Gondor''', known in [[Sindarin]] as '''Harondor''', was a disputed region between the rivers [[Poros]] and [[Harnen]].<ref>{{FR|Map}}</ref>  The [[Harad Road]] ran across South Gondor. Its climate was described as fluctuating between mild winters and very hot and dry summers.<ref>[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]] pgs. 183 & 185</ref>
[[File:Stephen Raw - Middle-earth map (4 of 4).png|thumb|Map of Harondor and neighbouring regions]]
'''South Gondor''', known in [[Sindarin]] as '''Harondor''', was a disputed region south of [[Ithilien]], between the rivers [[Poros]] and [[Harnen]].<ref>{{FR|Map}}</ref>  The [[Harad Road]] ran across South Gondor. Its climate was described as fluctuating between mild winters and very hot and dry summers.<ref>{{HM|AME}}, pp. 183, 185</ref> Ongoing wars led to the region's downfall and by the end of the [[Third Age]], Harondor was said to be a deserted land.
==History==
Historically, this region was a part of [[Gondor]]. It was absorbed by [[Gondor]] during the height of its power, perhaps the expansions of [[Tarannon Falastur]].<ref>{{HM|AME}}, "The Third Age - Kingdoms of the Dunedain", p. 55</ref>


Historically, this region was a part of [[Gondor]], but frequent assaults and invasions by the [[Corsairs of Umbar]] and the [[Haradrim]] meant that, by the later years of the [[Third Age]], Gondor lost control over this region.<ref>{{App|Gondor}}</ref> In fact, Harondor was part of Gondor until the [[Kin-strife]]. During the [[War of the Ring]], it was often described as a "debatable and desert land" on maps.
Harondor was part of Gondor until the [[Kin-strife]] and frequent assaults and invasions by the [[Corsairs of Umbar]] and the [[Haradrim]] meant that, by the later years of the [[Third Age]], Gondor lost control over this region<ref>{{App|Gondor}}</ref>  
[[Fengel]]'s two older brothers, [[Folcred]] and [[Fastred (son of Folcwine)|Fastred]], were killed in [[Harondor]] while fighting for [[Gondor]] in [[Third Age 2885|T.A. 2885]], meaning that even by the late Third Age, Gondor had not completely abandoned and ceded Harondor.


[[Fengel]]'s two older brothers, [[Folcred]] and [[Fastred (son of Folcwine)|Fastred]], were killed in [[Harondor]] while fighting for [[Gondor]] in {{TA|2885}}, meaning that even by the late [[Third Age]], it had not given up its claims to the region. However, by the time of the [[War of the Ring]] all the land south of the river [[Poros]] was under the influence of the Haradrim.<ref>{{App|Gondor}}</ref>
During the [[War of the Ring]], Harondor was often described as a "debatable and desert land" on maps.
==Etymology==
The [[Sindarin]] word Harondor seems to contain ''har-'' (as in [[Harad]], meaning "south"<ref>{{App|E1i}}</ref>) and ''Gondor'', with initial G- [[lenition|lenited]] to zero in compounds.
==Portrayal in adaptations==
==Portrayal in adaptations==
There are only few descriptions of Harondor by Tolkien himself, however, there are several non-canonical adaptions that feature a more detailed depiction of this region.


'''1982-97: ''[[Middle-earth Role Playing]]'':'''
'''1982-97: ''[[Middle-earth Role Playing]]'':'''
:Several settlements and sites in Harondor are mentioned, including [[Gobel Mirlond]], [[Has Yayb]], [[Tir Ethraid]], [[Barad Harn]] and [[Amon Eithel]].
:Several settlements and sites in Harondor are mentioned, including Gobel Mírlond, which is said to be its capital, as well as Has Yayb, Tir Ethraid, Barad Harn and Amon Eithel.{{fact}}
 


'''1995-8: ''[[Middle-earth Collectible Card Game]]'':'''
'''1995-8: ''[[Middle-earth Collectible Card Game]]'':'''
:A site in Harondor, ''[[Haudh-in-Gwanûr]]'', is mentioned, where players face an attack by Undead.
:A site in Harondor, ''[[Haudh in Gwanûr|Haudh-in-Gwanûr]]'', is mentioned, where players face an attack by Undead. The city of [[Gobel Mírlond ]] also makes an appearance.
 
'''2009:''[[Third Age: Total War]]'': '''
:Third Age: Total War is modification for the strategy PC game Medieval II: Total War and is set in the late [[Third Age]]. Harondor is divided into four regions, the smaller coastal provinces of South Harondor and West Harondor and the inbound and larger one that is simply called Harondor and has [[Amon Eithel]] as its capital. In the east, bordering the [[Ephel Dúath]], there is East Harondor with its capital [[Tir Ethraid]]. [[Barad Harn]] is mentioned as the main settlement of West Harondor, while South Harondor's most important city is marked as Has Yayb.  


:Only South and East Harondor are controlled by the Harad faction in the beginning, while West and Central Harondor are ruled by local militia. West Harondor is the only of these four provinces to still have a mostly [[Gondorians|Gondorian]] and [[Númenóreans|Númenórean]] population, while all other parts of Harondor, especially in the East and South, are mostly settled by [[Haradrim]].
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Map of Harondor and neighbouring regions

South Gondor, known in Sindarin as Harondor, was a disputed region south of Ithilien, between the rivers Poros and Harnen.[1] The Harad Road ran across South Gondor. Its climate was described as fluctuating between mild winters and very hot and dry summers.[2] Ongoing wars led to the region's downfall and by the end of the Third Age, Harondor was said to be a deserted land.

History

Historically, this region was a part of Gondor. It was absorbed by Gondor during the height of its power, perhaps the expansions of Tarannon Falastur.[3]

Harondor was part of Gondor until the Kin-strife and frequent assaults and invasions by the Corsairs of Umbar and the Haradrim meant that, by the later years of the Third Age, Gondor lost control over this region[4]

Fengel's two older brothers, Folcred and Fastred, were killed in Harondor while fighting for Gondor in T.A. 2885, meaning that even by the late Third Age, it had not given up its claims to the region. However, by the time of the War of the Ring all the land south of the river Poros was under the influence of the Haradrim.[5]

During the War of the Ring, Harondor was often described as a "debatable and desert land" on maps.

Etymology

The Sindarin word Harondor seems to contain har- (as in Harad, meaning "south"[6]) and Gondor, with initial G- lenited to zero in compounds.

Portrayal in adaptations

1982-97: Middle-earth Role Playing:

Several settlements and sites in Harondor are mentioned, including Gobel Mírlond, which is said to be its capital, as well as Has Yayb, Tir Ethraid, Barad Harn and Amon Eithel.[source?]

1995-8: Middle-earth Collectible Card Game:

A site in Harondor, Haudh-in-Gwanûr, is mentioned, where players face an attack by Undead. The city of Gobel Mírlond also makes an appearance.

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, "The West of Middle-earth at the End of the Third Age" [map]
  2. Karen Wynn Fonstad (1991), The Atlas of Middle-earth, pp. 183, 185
  3. Karen Wynn Fonstad (1991), The Atlas of Middle-earth, "The Third Age - Kingdoms of the Dunedain", p. 55
  4. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion"
  5. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion"
  6. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix E, "Pronunciation of Words and Names", "Consonants"