Harondor, also known as South Gondor or Southern Gondor,[1] was a disputed region south of Ithilien situated between or around the rivers Poros and Harnen.[2]
Geography[]
The borders of Harondor were the Ethir Anduin[2] and the river Poros[3][4] in the north, the river Harnen in the south,[3] the Ephel Dúath[2] and the river Harnen[3] in the east and the Bay of Belfalas[2] in the west. It was described as a "desert land" at the time of the War of the Ring.[2] However, it is possible that this meant that it was a land that was deserted by its inhabitants because of the wars between Gondor, the Corsairs of Umbar, and the Haradrim.[5] It is possible that Harondor had a climate that hovered near the moderate and the extreme with mild winters and very hot, dry summers.[6] The terrain consisted of scattered woodlands.[7][8]
History[]
Harondor was incorporated into Gondor during the height of its power,[9] probably in the year 830[10] during the expansions of Tarannon in the early Third Age,[9] who extended the sway of Gondor far along the shore-lands on either side of the Ethir Anduin.[11]
Harondor remained a part of Gondor until the Kin-strife, after which the region became a debatable land fought over by the Corsairs of Umbar and the Kings of Gondor.[12]
During the days of Steward Túrin II, the Haradrim occupied all of Harondor and there was much fighting along the Poros. When they started invading South Ithilien, many Rohirrim led by Folcred and Fastred came to the support of Gondor so that Túrin won against the Haradrim at the Crossings of Poros[13] in the year 2885.[14]
Harondor was described on a map as a "debatable and desert land" during the War of the Ring.[15] After the establishment of the Reunited Kingdom of Gondor and Arnor in the Fourth Age, Harondor may have again fallen under the rule of Gondor.[citation needed]
Etymology[]
Harondor is a Sindarin[16] name meaning "South Gondor" or "Southern Gondor",[1][17][15] being a compound of the prefixal form har- ("left-hand, south")[18] of harn ("south, southern")[18] and the lenited form of Gondor ("Stone-land")[19].[16]
In adaptations[]
Middle-earth Role Playing[]
Several settlements and sites in Harondor are mentioned in the 1996 Middle-earth Role Playing module Southern Gondor: The Land, including the Aegardh uplands, the town of Amon Eithel, the town and ford of Athrad Poros, the town of Barad Harn, the river Carnen that flows from the Ephel Dúath to the river Harnen, the East March district, the Echorbel hills, the town of Eithel Túrin, the Emyn Annûn hills on the coast, the Emyn Gonngaran hills, the Emyn Imladrim hills, the Emyn Laer hills, the Ethir Harnen river mouth, the town of Gobel Ancalimon on the southern bank of the Harnen, Gobel Mírlond, the capital of Harondor, the Hyarmentië road, the Iant Amrûn bridge, the Iant Carnen bridge, the Iant Harnen bridge, the town of Imlad Carnen, the river Malduin, a tributary of the Carnen, the Men Falas road, the Men Harad road, the Men Harnen road on both banks of the Harnen, the Men Harondor road, Methir, the second largest town in Harondor, the Nen Falastir bay, the mountain Pin Hingren, Ramlond, the largest town on the southern bank of the Ethir Harnen, the Rath Khand roade, the town of Tharven, the fortified town of Tiras Amrûn, and the town of Tirith Argon.[20] It is also mentioned that Haudh-in-Gwanûr is on the north bank of Athrad Poros.[21] The map of Ithlien in the Sea-lords of Gondor module shows that Haud-in-Gwanûr is on the northern shore of the river Poros and is thus probably in South Ithilien and not in Harondor.
Other Minds[]
In 2019, Issue 20 of the Other Minds magazine contained a map of Harondor on page 75 that is based on the description of Harondor in the module Southern Gondor: The Land from MERP. It also has an article about Harondor on pages 49-63.
Middle-earth Collectible Card Game[]
In the 1995-8 Middle-earth Collectible Card Game, a card for Haudh-in-Gwanûr has Harondor written on it. Players must face an attack by the Undead there. However, the Middle-earth Collectible Card Game was made by Iron Crown Enterprises (ICE) which also made Middle-earth Role Playing (MERP), including the MERP Module Southern Gondor - The Land in 1996. Because of this, it is likely that the text on the card for Haudh in Gwanûr was an error. The city of Gobel Mírlond is on another card.
Third Age: Total War[]
In the 2009 Third Age: Total War modification for the strategy PC game Medieval II: Total War, Harondor is divided into four regions, the smaller coastal provinces of South Harondor and West Harondor and the inbound and larger one that is called Central Harondor and has Amon Eithel as its capital. In the east, bordering the Ephel Dúath, there is East Harondor with its capital Tir Ethraid. Barad Harn is mentioned as the main settlement of West Harondor, while South Harondor's most important city is marked as Has Yayb.
Only South and East Harondor are controlled by the Harad faction in the beginning, while West and Central Harondor are ruled by local militia. West Harondor is the only of these four provinces to still have a mostly Gondorian and Númenórean population, while all other parts of Harondor, especially in the East and South, are mostly settled by Haradrim.
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Afrikaans | Suid-Gondor |
| Albanian | Jug Gondor |
| Alemannisch | Süd Gondor |
| Amharic | ደቡብ ጎንዶር |
| Arabic | جنوب عوندور |
| Aragonese | Gondor d'o Sud |
| Armenian | հարավ Գոնդոր |
| Asturian | Gondor del Sur |
| Azerbaijani | Cənub Gondor |
| Balinese | Kelod Gondor |
| Basque | Hego Gondor |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Поўдзень Гондар |
| Bengali | দক্ষিণ গোন্দোর |
| Bosnian | Južna Gondor |
| Breton | Su Gondor |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Южен Гондор |
| Catalan | Gondor del Sud |
| Cebuano | Habagatang Gondor |
| Chinese | 南方剛鐸 |
| Cornish | Gondor Dheghow |
| Corsican | Gondor di u Sudu |
| Croatian | Jug Gondor |
| Czech | Jižní Gondor |
| Danish | Syd Gondor |
| Dutch | Zuid-Gondor |
| Esperanto | Sude Gondor |
| Estonian | Lõuna Gondor |
| Faroese | Suður Gondor |
| Fijian | Ceva kei Gondor |
| Filipino | Timog Gondor |
| Finnish | Etelä-Gondor |
| French | Gondor du Sud |
| Frisian | Súd-Gondor (Western) Süüd-Gondor (Northern) Suud-Gondor (Saterland) |
| Friulian | Sud Gondor |
| Galician | Rexión Sur Gondor |
| Georgian | სამხრეთ გონდორის |
| German | Süd-Gondor |
| Greek | Νότια Γκόντορ (South Gondor) Χάροντορ (Harondor) |
| Gujarati | દક્ષિણ ગ઼ઓન્દોર |
| Haitian Creole | Sid Gondor |
| Hausa | Kudu Gondor |
| Hebrew | (Harondor) הארונדור (South Gondor) דרום גונדור |
| Hindi | दक्षिण ङोन्दोर |
| Hungarian | Dél-Gondor |
| Icelandic | Suður-Gondor |
| Igbo | Nke ndida Gondor |
| Indonesian | Gondor Selatan |
| Irish Gaelic | Gondor Theas |
| Italian | Sud Gondor |
| Japanese | ゴンドール南部 |
| Javanese | Kidul Gondor |
| Kannada | ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಗೊನ್ದೊರ್ |
| Kazakh | Оңтүстік Гондор (Cyrillic) Oñtüstik Gondor (Latin) |
| Korean | 곤도르 남부 |
| Kurdish | Gondor Başûr (Kurmanji) |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | түштүк Гондор |
| Latin | Gondor Australis |
| Latvian | Dienvidu Gondor |
| Lithuanian | Pietų Gondor |
| Luxembourgish | Süden Gondor |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Јужна Гондор |
| Malagasy | Gondor Atsimo |
| Malaysian | Gondor Selatan |
| Maltese | Gondor t'Isfel |
| Manx | Gondor Yiass |
| Marathi | दक्षिण गोन्दोर |
| Mirandese | Gondor de l Sul |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Өмнөд Гондор |
| Navajo | Shádiʼááh Gondor |
| Nepalese | दक्षिणी गोनदोर |
| Northern Sami | Lulli Gondor |
| Norwegian | Sør-Gondor |
| Occitan | Sud Gondor |
| Pashto | جنوبي عوندور |
| Persian | (Harondor) هاروندور (South Gondor) گاندور جنوبی |
| Polish | Południowy Gondor |
| Portuguese | Gondor do Sul |
| Punjabi | ਦੱਖਣੀ ਗ਼ਓਨ੍ਦੋਰ |
| Romanian | Sud Gondor |
| Romansh | Gondor dal Sid |
| Russian | Южный Гондор |
| Samoan | Saute Gondor |
| Sanskrit | अगस्त्यमार्ग ङोन्दोर् ? |
| Sardinian | Gondor de su Sud |
| Scots | Sooth Gondor |
| Scottish Gaelic | Gondor a Deas |
| Serbian | Jуг Гондор (Cyrillic) Jug Gondor (Latin) |
| Sesotho | Gondor Borwa |
| Shona | Chamhembe Gondor |
| Sicilian | Gondor dû Sud |
| Sinhalese | දකුණු ගොඳොර් |
| Slovak | Južná Gondor |
| Slovenian | Južna Gondor |
| Somalian | Koonfur Gondor |
| Spanish | Sur Gondor |
| Sundanese | Kidul Gondor |
| Swahili | Kusini Gondor |
| Swedish | Söder Gondor |
| Tagalog | Timog Gondor |
| Tahitian | Gondor Apatoa |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Гондор Ҷанубӣ |
| Tamil | தென் கோண்டோர் |
| Telugu | దక్షిణ గొండోర్ |
| Thai | ทางใต้กอนดอร์ |
| Turkish | Güney Gondor |
| Turkmen | Günorta Gondor |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Південного Ґондору |
| Urdu | جنوبی گونداور |
| Uzbek | Жануб Гондор (Cyrillic) Janub Gondor (Latin) |
| Vietnamese | Nam Gondor |
| Volapük | Sulüd Gondor |
| Waray | Salatan nga Gondor |
| Welsh | De Gondor |
| Xhosa | UmZantsi Gondor |
| Yiddish | דרום גאָנדאָר |
| Yoruba | Gúúsù Gondor |
| Zazaki | Veroc Gondor |
| Zeelandic | Zuud-Gondor |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, "Harondor (South Gondor)", pg. lxiii
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 The Lord of the Rings, "The West of Middle-earth at the End of the Third Age" map
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, pg. 17 (entry "Gondor")
- ↑ Vinyar Tengwar 42, "The Rivers and Beacon-hills of Gondor", pg. 17 paragraph about the element arn-
- ↑ Harondor is labelled as a "verlassenes Land" (i.e. a deserted land or abandoned land) on the map of the West of Middle-earth in the German translation of The Lord of the Rings.
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, Thematic Maps, "Climate", pg. 183
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, Thematic Maps, "Vegetation", pg. 185
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien wrote on his son's map of Middle-earth for Pauline Baynes that Umbar is approximately at the latitude of Cyprus and that Minas Tirith is approximately at the latitude of Ravenna, but more to the east near Belgrade. He wrote that these references are so that Pauline Baynes can roughly judge the climate and the fauna and flora for her map of Middle-earth. In addition, he wrote in a letter to Charlotte and Denis Plimmer that the city of Pelargir is approximately at the latitude of ancient Troy. J.R.R. Tolkiens mentions that Ithilien was open to the moist winds from the sea and sheltered from the east by the Ephel Dúath in the context of the vegetation in Ithilien in The Lord of the Rings. Those two factors probably also apply to Harondor.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 The Atlas of Middle-earth, "The Third Age - Kingdoms of the Dunedain", pg. 55
- ↑ http://www.tolkiendil.com/encyclo/geographie/regions/harondor
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion", entry for king Tarannon
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion", entry for king Eldacar
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion", "The Stewards", entry for steward Túrin II
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age", entry for the year 2885
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 The Lord of the Rings, "General Map of Middle-earth", with the label "South Gondor (Harondor)"
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Harondor" on eldamo.org
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, vol. VII: The Treason of Isengard, XV: "The First Map of The Lord of the Rings", pgs. 309-10 (with the label "Harondor (S. Gondor)")
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Parma Eldalamberon, issue XVII: Words, Phrases and Passages in various tongues in The Lord of the Rings, pg. 18 (entry for "S Dunadan" under "I 245")
- ↑ Parma Eldalamberon, issue XVII: Words, Phrases and Passages in various tongues in The Lord of the Rings, pg. 28 (entry for "S Gondor" under "I 256")
- ↑ Southern Gondor: The Land, section 4.0 A Gazetteer to Southern Gondor, pgs. 11, 13, 19, 21, 26, 32-3, 35-6, 40, 44-5, 60-2, 75-7, 84, 88, 91-2, 98-9
- ↑ Southern Gondor - The Land, section 4.0 A Gazetteer to Southern Gondor, pg. 59