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}}'''Adrahil''' was a [[Prince of Dol Amroth|Prince of Belfalas]]<ref name="Cirion"/> who lived around {{TA|1944}} in the land of [[Belfalas]]. | }}'''Adrahil''' was a [[Gondorian]] [[Prince of Dol Amroth|Prince of Belfalas]]<ref name="Cirion"/> who lived around {{TA|1944}} in the land of [[Belfalas]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
He descended from the [[Númenóreans|Númenórean]] | He descended from the noble [[Númenóreans|Númenórean]] [[House of Eorl|house]] that settled in [[Belfalas]] in the [[Second Age]].<ref name="CirionNote"/> 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]]. | 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]]. | ||
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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"/> | 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 == | == 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> | 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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| Adrahil | |
|---|---|
| Gondorian | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Other names | Adrahil of Dol Amroth |
| Titles | Prince of Belfalas[1] |
| Position | Captain of the Left Wing[1] |
| Location | Belfalas |
| Language | Westron |
| Birth | Before T.A. 1944 |
| Rule | c. T.A. 1944 |
| Family | |
| House | Early member of the line of House of Dol Amroth[1] |
| Children | Ancestor of Imrazôr[note 1][1] |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
Adrahil was a Gondorian Prince of Belfalas[1] 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] 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| House 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
