Emyn Arnen
Emyn Arnen was a cluster of hills located within South Ithilien across the Anduin from Minas Tirith.
Description
The hills, being an outlier of the Ephel Dúath,[1] were situated south of Osgiliath, on the east bank of the Anduin, which made a loop around their feet.[2]
History
Old records preserved in Gondor indicate that Arnen was once used for the larger part of the region later known as Ithilien.[1]
Emyn Arnen was home to a family of Númenórean nobles, and from them came Húrin of Emyn Arnen, who became steward to King Minardil of Gondor and later founded the line of the House of Húrin.[3]
After the events of the War of the Ring, Faramir son of Steward Denethor II became the Prince of Ithilien[4] and the Lord of Emyn Arnen,[5] which became the dwelling-place of the White Company.[4]
Many years into the Fourth Age, Pen-arduin, the home of Borlas, was located within Emyn Arnen.[6]
Etymology
The name Emyn Arnen translates as "the hills of Arnen" (cf. emyn). One historian of Gondor claimed that Arnen was likely a word invented by the Númenórean settlers of Gondor, intended to resemble an Elvish tongue (but wrongly mixing Quenya ar- "beside" with Sindarin nen "water"). Other historians derived Arnen from an unattested pre-Númenórean word arn- ("rock"), although this was based on pure guessing.[1]
Appearance
The cartographic representation of Emyn Arnen has changed between the General Map of Middle-earth published in the The Lord of the Rings, where the hills are depicted in clear black lines, and the map of Unfinished Tales, where the hills are depicted as a dark silhouette with three peaks[7].
Other versions of the legendarium
The name Emyn Arnen was originally written as Haramon[8] and the Hills of Haramon,[9] though this was replaced by an illegible word before becoming Emyn Arnen.[10]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, "The Rivers and Beacon-hills of Gondor" (edited by Carl F. Hostetter), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 42, July 2001, p. 17
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Unfinished index for The Lord of the Rings", in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 512
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion", "The Stewards"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Steward and the King", pp. 1269-7
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "The Realms in Exile", "The Southern Line: Heirs of Anarion", p. 1360
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "XVI. The New Shadow", p. 411
- ↑ See D. Willis, "Du détail géographique : Les Emyn Arnen" ("Geographical details: The Emyn Arnen"), Tolkiendil, 2001 (french)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Ring, "Part Three: Minas Tirith", "VIII. The Story Foreseen from Forannest", p. 359
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Ring, "Part Three: Minas Tirith", "VIII. The Story Foreseen from Forannest", note 3
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Ring, "Part Three: Minas Tirith", "XIV. The Second Map", p. 438
