Dunharrow at night, as depicted in Peter Jackson's The Return of the King
Dunharrow was a refuge of the Rohirrim hidden in the White Mountains in the vale of Harrowdale below the mountain Dwimorberg. It was fortified against attack by Rohan's enemies.
Description
Dunharrow was a positioned on a clifftop overlooking Harrowdale, the valley of the river Snowbourn. The refuge could be reached by way of a winding path known as the Stair of the Hold. This path was lined with statues known as the Púkel-men, statues originally carved by the Men of the White Mountains, in the likeness of the Drúedain. The "Firienfeld", a large grassy area for the encampment of soldiers and refuge-seekers, preceded the stair. Large carved stones marked the entrance to the Dimholt forest, with a road leading to the Paths of the Dead.[1][2]
Upbourn and Underharrow lay north of Dunharrow, in the dale.
History
Dunharrow had been used as a refuge by the Middle Men of the White Mountains during the Second Age several centuries before Rohan, and was scouted by Brego and his son Baldor in the early years of the kingdom.
In TA 2759, during the War between Rohan and the Dunlendings, Rohirrim led by Fréaláf took shelter in Dunharrow during the Long Winter. From there Fréaláf led a successful raid to retake Edoras.
Later, in the year TA 2851, Brytta Léofa was slain by Orc refugees from the War of the Dwarves and Orcs while riding from Dunharrow.[3]
In TA 3019, during the War of the Ring, Aragorn, along with Legolas, Gimli, and the Grey Company, passed through Dunharrow on their way to the Paths of the Dead. After a Nazgûl passed over Edoras, Gandalf commanded that muster of Rohan be moved to Dunharrow. Having ridden by mountain paths, Théoden arrived two days later and stayed the night before riding for Minas Tirith.[4][1]
Etymology
Dun is an English word for a dull grey-brown color, and a "harrow" is a farm implement used for leveling or stirring plowed soil.
Underharrow's name denotes 'under Dunharrow', as the hamlet was down the valley from Dunharrow.
Translations
| ForeignLanguage | Translated name |
| Amharic | ዱንሃርሮው |
| Arabic | دونهاروو |
| Armenian | Դունհարրու |
| Basque | Sagrarioa |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Дунhарроў |
| Bengali | ডানহারেরও |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Дунхаррощ |
| Burmese | ဒန်းဟဲရိုး |
| Chinese | 登哈洛 |
| Chinese (Continental) | 黑蛮祠 |
| Danish | Dysterharge |
| Dutch | Dunharg |
| Finnish | Dunharg |
| French | Dunhart |
| Georgian | დანჰრორო |
| German | Dunharg |
| Greek | Ντανχάρροου |
| Gujarati | ડનહરો |
| Hebrew | דונהארו |
| Hindi | डुन्हर्रोव |
| Italian | Fanclivo |
| Japanese | 馬鍬砦 |
| Kannada | ಡುನ್ಹಾರ್ವ್ |
| Kazakh | Дұнһарроу (Cyrillic) Dunharrow (Latin) |
| Korean | 던하 로우 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Дунhарроw |
| Laotian | ດນຮະຣຣໂວ |
| Marathi | डुन्हर्रोव |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Дунhарроү |
| Nepalese | डुन्हर्रोव |
| Norwegian | Dunhov |
| Persian | دونهارو |
| Portuguese | Templo da Colina (Brazil)
Fano da Colina (Portugal) |
| Punjabi | ਡੁਨ੍ਹਰ੍ਰੋਵ |
| Russian | Дунхарроу |
| Sanskrit | डुन्हर्रोव् |
| Serbian | Дунхароу (Cyrillic) Dunharou (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | ඩන්හාරෝ |
| Spanish | El Sagrario |
| Tamil | துன்ஹர்ரோவ் |
| Telugu | దుంహ్రరౌ |
| Thai | ดันแฮโร่ว์ |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Дунхарроу |
| Urdu | دنحرراوو |
| Yiddish | דונהאַרראָוו |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Five, Ch. III: "The Muster of Rohan"
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, The Lord of the Rings, "Dunharrow"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, Annals of the Kings and Rulers, II. "The House of Eorl"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Five, Ch. II: "The Passing of the Grey Company"
