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In J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional Middle-earth, Harondor (S. 'har(n)'=south, '(g)on'=stone, '(n)dor'=land) or South Gondor was the name given to the region between the rivers Poros and Harnen to the south of Gondor proper. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien CBE (3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer and university professor who is best known as the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. ... A map of the Northwestern part of Middle-earth at the end of the Third Age, courtesy of the Encyclopedia of Arda. ... Sindarin is an artificial language (or conlang) developed by J. R. R. Tolkien. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, the river Poros was a river in south of Gondor. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Middle-earth, the river Harnen (Southing) was a river south of Gondor. ... Gondor is a fictional country in the southern part of J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth. ...


It was integrated into the kingdom of Gondor early in the Third Age and was finally subdued by Tarannon Falastur. It remained part of Gondor until the civil war of the Kin-strife, where it joined the rebel side. After the war it was disputed between the kings of Gondor and the corsairs of Umbar. A number of unnamed battles were fought in South Gondor such as the one that killed King Aldamir and also the great victory which gave Hyarmendacil II his name. At the time of the War of the Ring it is described as a "debatable and desert land". In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, the Kin-strife was a disastrous civil war in Gondor. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional world of Arda, a great haven to the far south of Gondor in Middle-earth. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens universe of Middle-earth Aldamir is the twenty-third King of Gondor (Castamir being counted the twenty_second). ... Hyarmendacil II is a fictional character. ... Combatants Free peoples of Middle-earth: Gondor, Rohan, Dale, Esgaroth, Erebor, The Shire, Lothlórien, the Woodland Realm Evil forces: Under Sauron: Mordor, Rhûn, Harad, Umbar, Khand Under Saruman: (actually a third party) Isengard, Dunland Commanders Gandalf† (but resurrected) Aragorn Théoden† Denethor† Dain II† Brand† Galadriel and Celeborn...


It was incorporated into the Reunited Kingdom by King Elessar sometime in the early Fourth Age. Probable area of the reunited kingdom in Middle-earth marked in red Properly, the Reunited Kingdom of Arnor and Gondor is a fictional realm from J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth. ...


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Council of Elrond :: Lord of the Rings News and Information (246 words)
Harondor became Gondor's southernmost province in the year 830 of the Third Age in the reign of Falastur, the first of the Ship-kings.
It remained part of Gondor until 1856 of the Third age when all of Gondor east of the Anduin was lost in the wars with the Wainriders.
Finally, after forces issuing from Mordor attacked Gondor in 2000 and captured Minas Ithil in 2002, Harondor and all the rest of Gondor's territory east of the Anduin, although still claimed by Gondor, were abandoned by all but bands of solders.
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