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'''Adrahil I''' was the first [[Prince of Dol Amroth]].  He is also noted for fighting the [[Wainriders]] in 1944 TA.
{{disambig-two|the Prince of [[Dor-en-Ernil]]|father of [[Imrahil]]|[[Adrahil II]]}}
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}}'''Adrahil''' was a [[Gondorian]] [[Prince of Dol Amroth|Prince]],<ref name="Cirion"/> and ancestor of the [[Princes of Dol Amroth]], who lived around {{TA|1944}} in the land of [[Belfalas]].


==History==
He descended from the noble [[Númenóreans|Númenórean]] [[House of Elros|house]] that settled in [[Belfalas]] in the [[Second Age]].<ref name="CirionNote"/> This family of [[Númenóreans]] were akin to the [[Lords of Andúnië]], and thus related to [[Elendil]].<ref name="Cirion"/> Because of this, he was an ancestor of [[Imrazôr]], [[Galador]], and the [[Princes of Dol Amroth]].<ref name="Cirion"/>
When King [[Ondoher]] led his army to face the [[Wainriders]] who threatened [[Gondor]], Adrahil commanded the army's left wing. The soldiers of the right wing were under the command of the King's nephew [[Minohtar]], while the centre was commanded by the king himself and his heir [[Artamir]].
Ondoher's enterprise came to a devastating end: he was surprised by the [[Wainriders]], and his forces were overwhelmed. Adrahil's soldiers, however, were shielded from the attack and survived it. Ondoher and Artamir had both been killed, and Minohtar took charge, sending Adrahil along with both his own command of the Left Wing and those at the rear of the Right Wing who had not yet been engaged.
Adrahil withdrew south into [[Ithilien]] to form a defensive line from [[Cair Andros]] to the [[Ephel Dúath]]. With these forces he was to cover the approaches of [[Minas Tirith]] and allow Minohtar to form a rearguard and attempt to stem the advance of the Wainriders. Adrahil should at once message [[Eärnil II|Eärnil]], and inform him of the disaster of the Morannon and of the position of the retreating Northern Army.
Adrahil's fate is uncertain; the [[Wainriders]] eventually broke through [[Minohtar]]'s more northerly defence, but whether they penetrated to Adrahil's position is unknown. If he survived the initial assault, it seems likely that Adrahil would have joined with [[Eärnil II|Eärnil]] in his counter-attack, seeing the ultimate defeat of the Wainriders at the [[Battle of the Camp]].<ref name="Cirion"/>
==Genealogy==
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== Other versions of the legendarium ==
In the chapter "[[Cirion and Eorl and the Friendship of Gondor and Rohan|Cirion and Eorl]]" of ''[[Unfinished Tales]]'', Adrahil is referred to as ''"Adrahil of Dol Amroth"''. However, since [[Dol Amroth]] would not be named as such until after the drowning of [[Amroth]] in {{TA|1981}} this must be an anachronistic error on the part of the chronicler.<ref name="CirionNote">{{UT|Cirion}}, Note 39.</ref>
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This article is about the Prince of Dor-en-Ernil. For the father of Imrahil, see Adrahil II.
Adrahil
Gondorian
Biographical Information
TitlesPrince[1]
PositionCaptain of the Left Wing[1]
LocationBelfalas
LanguageWestron
BirthBefore T.A. 1944
Rulefl. T.A. 1944
Family
HouseDescended from the House of Elros[1]
ChildrenAncestor of Imrazôr[note 1][1]
Physical Description
GenderMale

Adrahil was a Gondorian Prince,[1] and ancestor of the Princes of Dol Amroth, who lived around T.A. 1944 in the land of Belfalas.

History

He descended from the noble Númenórean house that settled in Belfalas in the Second Age.[2] This family of Númenóreans were akin to the Lords of Andúnië, and thus related to Elendil.[1] Because of this, he was an ancestor of Imrazôr, Galador, and the Princes of Dol Amroth.[1]

When King Ondoher led his army to face the Wainriders who threatened Gondor, Adrahil commanded the army's left wing. The soldiers of the right wing were under the command of the King's nephew Minohtar, while the centre was commanded by the king himself and his heir Artamir.

Ondoher's enterprise came to a devastating end: he was surprised by the Wainriders, and his forces were overwhelmed. Adrahil's soldiers, however, were shielded from the attack and survived it. Ondoher and Artamir had both been killed, and Minohtar took charge, sending Adrahil along with both his own command of the Left Wing and those at the rear of the Right Wing who had not yet been engaged.

Adrahil withdrew south into Ithilien to form a defensive line from Cair Andros to the Ephel Dúath. With these forces he was to cover the approaches of Minas Tirith and allow Minohtar to form a rearguard and attempt to stem the advance of the Wainriders. Adrahil should at once message Eärnil, and inform him of the disaster of the Morannon and of the position of the retreating Northern Army.

Adrahil's fate is uncertain; the Wainriders eventually broke through Minohtar's more northerly defence, but whether they penetrated to Adrahil's position is unknown. If he survived the initial assault, it seems likely that Adrahil would have joined with Eärnil in his counter-attack, seeing the ultimate defeat of the Wainriders at the Battle of the Camp.[1]

Genealogy

 
 
 
 
 
 
ADRAHIL I
c. 1944
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Imrazȏr
1950-2076
 
Mithrellas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Galador
2004-2129
 
Gilmith
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Princes of Dol Amroth
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Other versions of the legendarium

In the chapter "Cirion and Eorl" of Unfinished Tales, Adrahil is referred to as "Adrahil of Dol Amroth". However, since Dol Amroth would not be named as such until after the drowning of Amroth in T.A. 1981 this must be an anachronistic error on the part of the chronicler.[2]

Notes

  1. His family associations and his dates both imply that he was Imrazôr's father, but Tolkien never explicitly makes the connection. The dating is consistent with Adrahil being the father of Imrazôr, and hence Galador's grandfather, but the evidence on this point is slim.

References