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'''Calembel''' (translated by Tolkien ''Greenham'') is a city of [[Gondor]] and the capital of the province of [[Lamedon]].  It is situated on a small hill along the river [[Ciril]]. [[Aragorn]] and the host of the Dead camped here on their way to [[Pelargir]].
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'''Calembel''' was a town in the [[Lamedon]] region of [[Gondor]]. It was located on the road between [[Erech]] and [[Pelargir]] and situated on a small hill,<ref>{{RK|Map}}</ref> at the fords of the river [[Ciril]].<ref name="Company">{{RK|Company}}</ref>
==History==
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 [[Oathbreakers|Dead Men]]. It was [[Aragorn]] with the [[Grey Company]] and the [[wraiths]] of the Dead, who came there from [[Erech]] on [[9 March]] {{TA|3019}}.<ref name="Company"/> <ref>{{App|Great}}</ref>
==Etymology==
[[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".


 
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Revision as of 17:18, 25 September 2020

Calembel
Town
General Information
LocationLamedon, Gondor
TypeTown
InhabitantsGondorians
GalleryImages of Calembel

Calembel was a town in the Lamedon region of Gondor. It was located on the road between Erech and Pelargir and situated on a small hill,[1] at the fords of the river Ciril.[2]

History

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. It was Aragorn with the Grey Company and the wraiths of the Dead, who came there from Erech on 9 March T.A. 3019.[2] [3]

Etymology

Tolkien translated Calembel as "Greenham".[4] The name likely consists of Sindarin calen "green" + pel "fence".

References