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Lebennin

Known as Fair Lebennin of the Five Streams, referring to the Five Rivers of Lebennin, it was one of the most beautiful provinces of Gondor. Its capital and largest city was Pelargir. Lebennin was largely populated by Men of mixed blood, as many of its inhabitants traced their ancestry to the forgotten 'Men of the Mountains' that had been displaced from the White Mountains by the Númenóreans.

The Land

Lebennin's borders to the north are the Ered Nimrais, to the south and east, the sea and the Anduin, and to the west, the hills west of vale of Gilrain. The Rathon Gondor, the main road connecting northern and southern Gondor, runs from Minas Anor to Linhir by way of Pelargir, shaded by twin lines of tall poplars. All of Lebennin's roads, from the Rathon Gondor to the smallest village roads, are well kept.

Lebennin has three basics types of terrain. Along the seacost east of Fanuilond and along the Anduin, the land is low-lying and often boggy. Even though the ground is very fertile, it is unsuitable for cultivating the grains used in southern Gondor. The mountain valleys and foothills to the nort are mostly covered by coniferous forests, and the ground is less fertile than on the plains; here, people live mostly in the lower valleys. The fertile, central plains are the home of the majority of Lebennin's settlers. The Men of Gondor call it the Talath Lethen (S. "Plain of Flowers"). Here, beautiful wildflowers brighten the vast green carpet nearly all year.

There are often large areas of marshy ground close to the rivers. During the years before the Kin-strife, some bogs were drained to put new land under the plough, but after the Plague that was no longer necessary, due to the catastrophic decline in population. Between the plains and the Anduin there is a one-to-eight-mile wide bottomland. This is only marginally higher than the river, and is flooded during spring and early summer, particularly the stretch between Pelargir and the sea. The bottomlands are very fertile, and everything can take root deep into the marshy ground.

Lebennin's climate is the same as in the rest of southern Gondor: warm summers and mild winters. But to talk of the ‘weather in Lebennin' is to generalise somewhat. Lebennin encompasses many diverse terrains and landscapes and the rules change from one district to the next. You can be sure that July and August in Lebennin will be hot, sometimes stiflingly so, thanks to the humidity levels that can make Pelargir and the major cities of Lebennin veritable hothouses.

This situation is supposed to break around the 1st of Ivanneth (middle of August), when the first rains are expected and with them a beginning of a decrease in temperature. Ivanneth is especially pleasant time in Lebennin, with clear blue skies. Narbeleth sees night-time temperatures really begin to drop, with crisp autumn days to accompany the main olive harvest throughout Lebennin. Even though most of Lebennin does not suffer from cold winters, these are still unpleasant; from Girithron to Nínui it rains almost daily. But spring always seems to come quickly.

Mentality

Men of Lebennin are well-to-do, brave and enterprising people. Their life revolves around the rivers and the Sea. Dúnedain of Lebennin think of themselves as the real descendants of the Faithful and upholders of the Númenorean traditions. They are inherently conservative. People north of Erui are rurals; northern armies are viewed with suspicion and some still bear grudge from the Kin-strife. Lebennin has very strong ties with Southern Ithilien, whose inhabitants share the same culture and outlook.

Government

The land is divided into five districts and further twenty counties. It is governed by a civilian governor (gwaron), appointed by the King among eligible noblemen put forth by the Lebennin Diet (an assembly of local noblemen), for a five-year term. He is assisted by a provincial procurator (brannon garn) and a large staff of clerks and judicial advisers. His direct subordinates are local district-governors (herdir), appointed for five, ten or fifteen years. Governor is responsible for taxation, public spending, and acting as the highest magistrate in the area in behalf of the King. He must be a member of the Council of Gondor. District-governors are usually knights or talented public servants with military or naval background.

The counties have dissimilar forms of local rule. Some are owned and administered by hereditary counts (hîratar) or are enfeoffed to marcher lords (rainhîr). Others are governed by local councils and independent townships.

Districts

Military

Lebennin is primary recruitment area for both the King's Corps and the Royal Navy. A few of the best line infantry companies in the King's forces are supported by men of Lebennin. It has been estimated that the province could muster 8,100 line infantry, 700 cavalry, 200 light cavalry in addition of 3,700 marines and sailors. Reserve regiments consists of 3,000 armoured spearmen and 6,000 supporting archers and skirmishers. These part-time soldiers are called upon to serve three months of the year, with occasional regular drills, but otherwise living as free peasants. In times of fiscal crisis, Gondor has declined to call reservists to arms at all.
Gondorian army forces in Lebennin are under the leadership of Commander of the Lebennin Territorial Corps, independent from civilian administration. Royal Navy are subordinated to rear- and flag-admirals of the Pelargir Fleet, and flag-admiral of the Linhir Fleet.

During the Kin-strife Lebennin was able to field 42,000 professional soldiers and 50,400 militia.

Places in Lebennin

Pelargir, Linhir, Gilrain, Lindon, Imlad Tathren, Lebennivet, Celosien, Arnach

Lebennin Diet

There are currently 96 members of the Council of Gondor in Lebennin. They constitute the Lebennin Diet, which convenes annually or biannually to converse and conspire what issues should be brought forward in the Great Council, and how to advance their cause. They are reinforced by three or four hundred knights, members of the noble households.

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COUNTIES, TOWNSHIPS AND STRONGHOLDS OF LEBENNIN
Name	Type	Location	Allegiance	Notes
PELARGIR
Pelargir	City		Independent (Council of Pelargir)	Supervised by condir of Pelargir
Enta Sirith	Township		Independent (Council of Enta Sirith)	Supervised by condir of Pelargir
Barad Aerhir	Castle	Pelargir	Crown	Offices of the Captain of the Ships
Barad Ithilnen	Tower	Anduin	Legate of Pelargir district	Headquarters of the Anduin barges
Minas Anduin	Toll-castle	Anduin	City of Pelargir	Headquarters of the Toll-Wardens
Barfalas	Town and manor	Anduin	Legate of Pelargir district	Home of Mordulin Orchaldor-Eldalótë
LEBENNIVET
Arnbâd	County		Legate of Lebennivet	Self-governed
Balimur	March		?
Serni	County		Count Coravar Serni
Lindon	March		Countess Elanor Orchaldor-Eldalótë
Daldor	March		Count Meldin
Lanthiriath	March		?
Balibogach	Wood fort and dwelling	Balimur	Rebels	Outlaw fortress, inhabited by smugglers
Gaersûl	Fishing village	Ethir Anduin	Legate of Lebennivet
Lorilad	Fortified village	Ethir Anduin	Legate of Lebennivet
Lindon	Township	Rathon Gondor	Legate of Lebennivet
Bar Annúnaid	Township	Rathon Gondor	Legate of Lebennivet
Minas Daldor	Castle and village	Central Lebennivet	Count Meldin
Fanuilond	Township	Ethir Anduin	Legate of Lebennivet
Methed Lebennin	Beacon-tower and village	Tol Lebennivet	Prefect of Lebennin
Gaeros	Fortified village	Gilrain estuary	Legate of Lebennivet
Lanthiriath	Fishing village	Gilrain estuary	Legate of Lebennivet
Bar Ethir	Beacon-tower	Ethir Anduin	Coastal Navy
Barad Vedui	Beacon-tower	Ethir Anduin	Coastal Navy
GILRAIN
Linhir	Township	Gilrain estuary	Independent	Self-governed
Imlad Tathren	March		?
Gilraen	County		Count Argirion Dudhrandir
Lymen	County		Hîr Huadil of Lymen
Tumladen	County		Count Arahil Curimardin
Herevorn	Village	Gilrain valley	Hîr Estel Herevorn
Lond Tathren	Village	Gilrain valley	Lord of Imlad Tathren
Bar Lymen	Castle and village	Gilrain valley	Lord of Lymen
Bar Tumladen	Village	Tumladen valley	Hîr Laidil
Iaurost	Castle and village	Tumladen valley	Count Arahil Curimardin
CELOSIEN
Brethil	County		Leage of Celosien
Calimir	County		Count Meneldil Calimir
Enedhîr	County		Legate of Celosien
Caragost	March		Hîr Erlinion of Caragost
Imduin	County		Legate of Celosien
Minas Brethil	Township	Serni valley	Legate of Celosien
Echorost	Township	Sirith valley	Hîr Cambril
Bar Novond	Tower and village	Celos valley	Hîr Sammathir Celosien
Minas Imduin	Castle	Sirith valley	Legate of Celosien
ARNACH
Imloth Melui	County		Legate of Arnach
Arthor	County		Legate of Arnach
Orchaldor	County		Legate of Arnach
Landor	County		Legate of Arnach
Bar Luindol	Township	Erui valley	Hîr Isilmo Luindol
Minas Arthor	Township	Erui valley
Minas Arnach	Township	Northern hills
Bar Orchaldor	Township	Central Arnach	Hîr Hurin Orchaldor

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