House Malredh (S. “Scattergold”) is one of the exalted Dúnadan families of Anórien. According to oral tradition, when the Faithful warriors of the Last Alliance scaled the walls of Barad-dûr, Cambal Malthen, bannermen of Anárion, was the first man over the top. The reward for his bravery, given into his eager hands, was five small nuggets of… read more »
County of Caranthan is a large feudal county in northern Anórien, encompassing the entire Ethir Onodló (Mouths of Entwash) and the right bank of the Anduin from Ligaelin to Bar Malthen, spanning some ninety miles in length. These lands are regularly flooded, rendering them exceptionally fertile when cleared of unhealthy marshlands. Approximately half of the… read more »
Imdorad is a sparsely populated urban county in north-western Anórien, bordering Calenardhon and Dor Haeron. “Imdorad” is local corruption of Imardhath (S. “Between Two Provinces”). Town of Imdorad is the largest market in the Mouths of Entwash, the focal point of all local commerce. River Glanhîr (S. “Border Stream”) runs through the county to be… read more »
Seinbar (S. “New Town”) is an urban county in central Anórien, located at the source of the Fionnen (S. “Hawk River”) in the White Mountains. It lies in the ancient heartlands of the prehistorical Gwathuirim kingdom of Rimmon, and most of the inhabitants are descendants of the native Danan Lin tribes. Clans of mountain men… read more »
Duilin (S. “Swallow”) is a county in central Anórien, along the Duilin River. It is mostly know for its large agricultural estates; there has been successful experiments of cultivation of rice. Duilin is one of the oldest urban counties in Anórien, as it lies in the heartlands of the native Gwathuirim kingdom of Eilenach. The… read more »
Minas Anor (“City of the Sun”), also colloquially known as the “The White City”, serves as the royal seat and new capital of Gondor. Named after the fortification erected on the steep foothill of Amon Anor by Anárion, the younger brother of Isildur and the second son of High King Elendil, it was intended to… read more »
Cair Andros (S. “Ship of the Long Foam”) is a large river-island and a small but densely populated feudal county in the Anduin River. Administratively, the island is part of Anórien. The island itself was long and narrow, like a ship, a little over ten miles in length. Its northern end of sharp rocks, like… read more »
Amon Dîn (S. “Silent hill”) is a small urban county in central Anórien, situated along the Kingsroad. It centres around the ancient beacon-hill and fortification of the same name. The capital of the county is the nearby town of Iant Iaur, located fifteen miles north of Thinbar; the town however is subject to the Lord… read more »
Thinbar (S. “Grey manor”) is a small urban county in central Anórien, situated along the Kingsroad between Pelennor and Amon Dîn. It also serves as the seat of the influential House Malredh. Thinbar is renowned for its expansive fields of wheat and vast olive plantations. Virtually all land in Thinbar is owned by one of… read more »
The 17th century was a time of great change and upheaval for Gondor. The society, strongly hierarchical and stratified, dominated by a small Dúnedain elite, experienced two major wars (1633–1638, 1653–1666) and the plague (1635–1638), which claimed the lives of half of the kingdom’s population. Particularly, the economic and political aftermath of the plague disrupted… read more »
“The loss of Umbar was grievous to Gondor, not only because the realm was diminished in the south and its hold upon the Men of Harad was loosened, but because it was there that Ar-Pharazôn the Golden, last King of Númenor, had landed and humbled the might of Sauron. Though great evil had come after,… read more »
Solitude Islands (or Lonely Islands) are an archipelago of six islands in the Sundering Sea, about 1,500 km (930 miles) west from Umbar. They are regarded as the westernmost point of Middle-earth. All of the islands have volcanic origins, although Thâni Avradî has some reef contribution. Because these once uninhabited, remote islands were settled sporadically… read more »
Minas Ithilin yliopisto on oppineiden yhteisön muodostama yksityinen korporaatio joka vertautuu kaupungin ammattiyhdistyksiin. Korporaatiolla on oikeus valita omat virkamiehensä ja säätää itseään koskevia statuutteja. Vuodelta 1022 peräisin olevan yliopiston peruskirjan mukaan se toimii Corvaginin suvun suojeluksessa. Corvaginin päämies toimii samalla yliopiston kaitsijana ja rehtorina. Korporaatio itsessään ei omista kiinteää omaisuutta. Sillä on ikiaikainen käyttöoikeus Tathrondiin… read more »