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During the [[War of the Ring]], the town was deserted. Most of the men had gone to fight in [[Minas Tirith]], and those that remained fled into the hills as they heard news of the coming of the [[Dead Men of Dunharrow|Dead Men]].<ref name="Company"/>
During the [[War of the Ring]], the town was deserted. Most of the men had gone to fight in [[Minas Tirith]], and those that remained fled into the hills as they heard news of the coming of the [[Dead Men of Dunharrow|Dead Men]].<ref name="Company"/>
==Etymology==
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[[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] translated ''Calembel'' as "Greenham".<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. 537 (citing from the [[Unfinished index]])</ref> The name likely consists of [[Sindarin]] ''[[calen]]'' "green" + ''[[pêl|pel]]'' "fence".{{or}}
[[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] translated ''Calembel'' as "Greenham".<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. 537 (citing from the [[Unfinished index]])</ref>


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Revision as of 21:32, 21 July 2011

Calembel
Town
General Information
LocationLamedon
TypeTown
RegionsGondor, Reunited Kingdom
GalleryImages of Calembel

Calembel was a town in Gondor.

History

Calembel was located on the road between Erech and Pelargir,[1] at the fords of the river Ciril.[2]

During the War of the Ring, the town was deserted. Most of the men had gone to fight in Minas Tirith, and those that remained fled into the hills as they heard news of the coming of the Dead Men.[2]

Etymology

Tolkien translated Calembel as "Greenham".[3]

References