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The '''Southern Fiefs''' were the provinces of [[Gondor]].  
The '''Southern Fiefs''' were the provinces of [[Gondor]].  


==Fiefs==
They provided much of [[Minas Tirith]]'s needs: [[fish]] from the [[Ethir Anduin|Ethir]], [[:Category:Flowers|flowers]] from [[Lossarnach]], and at earlier times, stone from [[Anórien]]. The fiefs also provided skilled soldiers.  
A fiefdom is, in feudalism, a piece of inheritable land given to a vassal. The vassal returned this gift with (military) allegiance, revenue, or both.  


==Southern fiefs==
By the late [[Third Age]], most regions of gondor were either deserted or overrun. during the [[War of the Ring]], only the Southern Fiefs remained.
In Gondor, the Fiefs provided much of [[Minas Tirith (Gondor)|Minas Tirith]]'s needs: [[fish]] from the [[Ethir Anduin|Ethir]], [[:Category:Flowers|flowers]] from [[Lossarnach]], and at earlier times, stone from [[Anórien]]. The fiefs also provided skilled soldiers. In the late [[Third Age]], during the [[War of the Ring]], only the Southern Fiefs remained, with Anórien deserted and [[Ithilien]] overrun.  


The Southern Fiefs were:
The Southern Fiefs were:
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* [[Ethir Anduin]]
* [[Ethir Anduin]]
* [[Lamedon]]
* [[Lamedon]]
* [[Anfalas]] and the [[Green Hills of Gondor|Green Hills]]
* [[Anfalas]] and the [[Pinnath Gelin|Green Hills]]
* [[Blackroot Vale]]
* [[Blackroot Vale]]
* [[Ringló Vale]]
* [[Ringló Vale]]
==Inspiration==
A fiefdom is, in feudalism, a piece of inheritable land given to a vassal. The vassal returned this gift with (military) allegiance, revenue, or both.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 16:04, 1 December 2014

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Southern Fiefs
Vassals to Gondor
General Information
LocationSouth West Gondor
TypeVassals to Gondor
DescriptionCoastlands south of the White Mountains
InhabitantsNúmenórean, Pre-Númenórean

The Southern Fiefs were the provinces of Gondor.

They provided much of Minas Tirith's needs: fish from the Ethir, flowers from Lossarnach, and at earlier times, stone from Anórien. The fiefs also provided skilled soldiers.

By the late Third Age, most regions of gondor were either deserted or overrun. during the War of the Ring, only the Southern Fiefs remained.

The Southern Fiefs were:

Inspiration

A fiefdom is, in feudalism, a piece of inheritable land given to a vassal. The vassal returned this gift with (military) allegiance, revenue, or both.

References