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The delta's first settlers were probably [[Nandor]]. Some of the Nandor who had lived upstream, in the Vales of Anduin under the [[Misty Mountains]], passed to its Mouths southward.<ref>{{UT|Galadriel}}, "Appendix A: The Silvan Elves and Their Speech"</ref> After they were gone, the "lesser men" settled there,<ref name="AIiv"/> though they were likely in conflict with [[Haradrim]]. After the coming of the [[Númenóreans]], the confluence of cultures in the Ethir and [[Pelargir]] formed one of the earliest forms of [[Westron]].<ref>{{App|Men}}</ref>
The delta's first settlers were probably [[Nandor]]. Some of the Nandor who had lived upstream, in the Vales of Anduin under the [[Misty Mountains]], passed to its Mouths southward.<ref>{{UT|Galadriel}}, "Appendix A: The Silvan Elves and Their Speech"</ref> After they were gone, the "lesser men" settled there,<ref name="AIiv"/> though they were likely in conflict with [[Haradrim]]. After the coming of the [[Númenóreans]], the confluence of cultures in the Ethir and [[Pelargir]] formed one of the earliest forms of [[Westron]].<ref>{{App|Men}}</ref>


During the [[Drowning of Númenor]] Anduin carved a new path by many [[Mouths of Anduin|mouths]] to the Bay.<ref>{{PM|Second}}</ref>
During the [[Drowning of Númenor]] Anduin carved a new path by many [[Ethir Anduin|mouths]] to the Bay.<ref>{{PM|Second}}</ref>


The delta was populated mostly by [[Fish|fishermen]] and other sea-crafty folk,<ref name="TLD">{{RK|V9}}</ref> and became an important part of Gondor in the days of [[Tarannon]], the first [[Ship-kings|Ship-king]].<ref name="AIiv">{{App|Gondor}}</ref>  
The delta was populated mostly by [[Fish|fishermen]] and other sea-crafty folk,<ref name="TLD">{{RK|V9}}</ref> and became an important part of Gondor in the days of [[Tarannon]], the first [[Ship-kings|Ship-king]].<ref name="AIiv">{{App|Gondor}}</ref>  

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Ethir Anduin
Delta
The Return of the King (1980 film) - Ethir Anduin.jpg
General Information
Other namesMouths of Anduin
LocationSouth-west Middle-earth
TypeDelta
Descriptionwide delta
RegionsGondor
Reunited Kingdom
People and History
InhabitantsNandor, later Men
EventsWar of the Ring

The Ethir Anduin, also known as the Mouths of Anduin and Anduin's Mouths[1], was the delta of the river Anduin, south of Pelargir in Gondor.

History

The delta's first settlers were probably Nandor. Some of the Nandor who had lived upstream, in the Vales of Anduin under the Misty Mountains, passed to its Mouths southward.[2] After they were gone, the "lesser men" settled there,[3] though they were likely in conflict with Haradrim. After the coming of the Númenóreans, the confluence of cultures in the Ethir and Pelargir formed one of the earliest forms of Westron.[4]

During the Drowning of Númenor Anduin carved a new path by many mouths to the Bay.[5]

The delta was populated mostly by fishermen and other sea-crafty folk,[6] and became an important part of Gondor in the days of Tarannon, the first Ship-king.[3]

During the War of the Ring, some hundred fishermen that could be spared from the boats were sent to the defense of Minas Tirith.[7] This left the Mouths themselves open to Umbarian conquest,[8] but the occupation did not last very long; Aragorn and the Grey Company liberated it several days later.[6]

Etymology

The Ethir Anduin was also known as the "Mouths of Anduin". Ethir is a Sindarin word meaning "Mouth of a river".[9] Anduin simply means "Long river".[10]

Portrayal in adaptations

1980: The Return of the King (1980 film):

Gandalf mentions the Ethir (wrongly pronounced Ee-thur) as he explains the coming of the Black ships to the audience.

References