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}}'''Adrahil''' was a [[Gondorians|Gondorian]] [[Prince]]<ref name="Cirion">{{UT|Cirion}}</ref> who lived around {{TA|1944}} in the land of [[Belfalas]].
}}'''Adrahil''' was a [[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]] noble house that settled in [[Belfalas]] in the [[Second Age]].<ref name="CirionNote"/> Because of this, it is assumed he was an ancestor of [[Imrazôr]], [[Galador]] and the [[Princes of Dol Amroth]].
He descended from the [[Númenóreans|Númenórean]] noble [[House of Dol Amroth|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]].


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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This article is about the Prince of Dor-en-Ernil. For the father of Imrahil, see Adrahil II.
Adrahil
Gondorian
Biographical Information
Other namesAdrahil of Dol Amroth
TitlesPrince of Belfalas[1]
PositionCaptain of the Left Wing[1]
LocationBelfalas
LanguageWestron
BirthBefore T.A. 1944
Rulec. T.A. 1944
Family
HouseEarly member of the line of House of Dol Amroth[1]
ChildrenAncestor of Imrazôr[1]
Physical Description
GenderMale

Adrahil was a Prince of Belfalas[1] who lived around T.A. 1944 in the land of Belfalas.

History

He descended from the Númenórean noble 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.

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]

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]

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