The Ethir Anduin, otherwise known as the Mouths of Anduin or Anduin's Mouths, was the delta formed by the River Anduin's egress into the Great Sea of Belegaer in the Bay of Belfalas, near Gondor's great harbour of Pelargir. It was considered part of the Outlands.[1]
History[]
The Ethir was formed after the Fall of Númenor when the great storms changed the shape of the coast. During the reign of Tarannon, Gondor built a strong navy, and through its use extended its influence around the Mouths of Anduin.[2]
On March 13 3019, shortly before the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, some hundred fishermen who could be spared from their boats went to aid Minas Tirith, led by Lord Northiligand.[3]
Description[]
The land on the delta was long settled by lesser Men who were in conflict with the Haradrim. Upon the coming of the Númenóreans, they made a ship passage through the Ethir to and from their settlement of Pelargir. Their culture was influenced by the people of the Delta to form an early stage of Westron. Following the founding of Gondor, the Mouths became a fief under the control of the new kingdom. Those Gondorians that lived there were sea-crafty folk who went out to Belegaer on boats, with fishing having been the most profitable business for generations, and fish the main food source.
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | ኤቲር ኣንዱኛ |
| Arabic | إيثير أندوين |
| Armenian | Էթիր Անդուին |
| Assamese | ইথিৰ এণ্ডুইন |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Эцір Андуін |
| Bengali | ইথির আন্দুইন |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Етир Андуин |
| Danish | Anduinflodens Munding (Ethir Anduin) |
| Dari | ایتیر اندوین |
| Georgian | ეთირ ანდუინი |
| Greek | Εθίρ Αντουίν |
| Gujarati | ઇથિર એન્ડુઇન |
| Hebrew | אתיר אנדואין |
| Hindi | इथिर एन्डुइन |
| Japanese | エシル・アンドゥイン |
| Kannada | ಎಥಿರ್ ಅಂಡ್ಯುಯಿನ್ |
| Kazakh | Этир Андүін (Cyrillic) Étïr Andüin (Latin) |
| Korean | 에티르 안두인 |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Етир Андуин |
| Maithili | एथिर अण्डुइन |
| Malayalam | എതിർ ആൻഡുയിൻ |
| Marathi | इथीर अँडुइन |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Этир Андуин |
| Nepalese | इथिर अन्दुइन |
| Pashto | ایتیر اندوین |
| Persian | اتیر آندوین |
| Punjabi | ਈਥਿਰ ਐਂਡੂਇਨ |
| Sanskrit | एथिर् अण्डुइन् |
| Sindhi | ايٿير اينڊين |
| Sinhalese | එතිර් ඇන්ඩුයින් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Этир Андуин |
| Tamil | எதிர் அண்டுய்ந் |
| Tatar | Этир Андуин |
| Telugu | ఎథిర్ అండుయిన్ |
| Thai | เอธีร์ อันดูอิน |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Етір Андуін |
| Urdu | ایتھر اینڈوئن |
| Yiddish | עטהיר אַנדוין |
References[]
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, The Peoples of Middle-earth, "The Heirs of Elendil"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Five, Chapter I: "Minas Tirith"