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Dates Extant III 3019 Location Ruled the Morthond Vale (also called the Blackroot Vale) in Western Gondor Race Men Division Dúnedain1 Culture Gondorians Settlements Duinhir's seat was within the Blackroot Vale2 Pronunciation dui'nheerr (where ui is pronounced as in English 'ruin', and 'rr' indicates that the final r should be pronounced) Meaning Apparently 'river lord'3 Titles Lord of the Blackroot Vale Indexes: Alphabetical: D Men About this entry: Updated 15 July 2021 This entry is complete Lord of the Blackroot Vale Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Duinhir Duilin Derufin The tall lord of the Blackroot Vale, the valley of the river Morthond in Western Gondor, under the shadows of the White Mountains. Like most of the Gondorian lords, he went to the support of Minas Tirith in the War of the Ring, taking with him five hundred archers, and also his sons Duilin and Derufin. Though we have an account of his sons' heroic loss in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, history records no mention of Duinhir's own fate. Given his absence from the lists of fallen warriors, he presumably survived the War and returned to his own land beyond Tarlang's Neck, though this cannot be stated with certainty. Notes 1 Strictly speaking, it is not stated categorically that Duinhir was descended from the Dúnedain. However, his Elvish name and his notable height do seem to imply that this was the case. 2 All we're told about Duinhir's seat is that he came from the uplands at the head of the Morthond Vale (that is, the more mountainous lands at the northern end of the valley). This would place his home somewhere near Erech, but still at some distance from the Stone of Erech (we're specifically told that none of the valley's people dwelt close to the Stone). 3 'River lord' (duin hîr) is not a canonical explanation for Duinhir's name, but it does seem to fit the name's structure. It also makes considerable sense in context, given Duinhir's position as lord of the valley of the one of Gondor's more important rivers. See also... Blackroot Vale, Derufin, Duilin, Mornan, Morthond Vale Indexes: Alphabetical: D Men About this entry: Updated 15 July 2021 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2004, 2008, 2021. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discus can now create DISC questionnaires in no less than 35 different languages.

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Dates Extant III 3019 Location Ruled the Morthond Vale (also called the Blackroot Vale) in Western Gondor Race Men Division Dúnedain1 Culture Gondorians Settlements Duinhir's seat was within the Blackroot Vale2 Pronunciation dui'nheerr (where ui is pronounced as in English 'ruin', and 'rr' indicates that the final r should be pronounced) Meaning Apparently 'river lord'3 Titles Lord of the Blackroot Vale Indexes: Alphabetical: D Men About this entry: Updated 15 July 2021 This entry is complete Lord of the Blackroot Vale

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Duinhir

Duilin Derufin The tall lord of the Blackroot Vale, the valley of the river Morthond in Western Gondor, under the shadows of the White Mountains. Like most of the Gondorian lords, he went to the support of Minas Tirith in the War of the Ring, taking with him five hundred archers, and also his sons Duilin and Derufin. Though we have an account of his sons' heroic loss in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, history records no mention of Duinhir's own fate. Given his absence from the lists of fallen warriors, he presumably survived the War and returned to his own land beyond Tarlang's Neck, though this cannot be stated with certainty. Notes 1 Strictly speaking, it is not stated categorically that Duinhir was descended from the Dúnedain. However, his Elvish name and his notable height do seem to imply that this was the case. 2 All we're told about Duinhir's seat is that he came from the uplands at the head of the Morthond Vale (that is, the more mountainous lands at the northern end of the valley). This would place his home somewhere near Erech, but still at some distance from the Stone of Erech (we're specifically told that none of the valley's people dwelt close to the Stone). 3 'River lord' (duin hîr) is not a canonical explanation for Duinhir's name, but it does seem to fit the name's structure. It also makes considerable sense in context, given Duinhir's position as lord of the valley of the one of Gondor's more important rivers. See also... Blackroot Vale, Derufin, Duilin, Mornan, Morthond Vale Indexes: Alphabetical: D Men About this entry: Updated 15 July 2021 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2004, 2008, 2021. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discus can now create DISC questionnaires in no less than 35 different languages.