The Encyclopedia of Arda - Gap of Calenardhon (original) (raw)

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Dates Known as the 'Gap of Calenardhon' from the foundation of Gondor to the creation of Rohan (II 3320 to III 2510; [2,631 years](../chronicle.html?startyear=3320&startage=2&endyear=2510&endage=3&c=Calenardhon's Time as a Province of Gondor)) Location Between the southern end of the Misty Mountains and the northern reaches of the White Mountains Race Men Division Dúnedain Culture Gondorians Settlements Guarded by Angrenost to the north and Aglarond to the south Outflow The river Angren (later called Isen) flowed south and west through the Gap Important peaks Methedras and Dol Baran marked the end of the Misty Mountains to the north; to the south the mountains later called the Thrihyrne marked the beginning of the White Mountains Pronunciation Calenardhon is pronounced 'kalena'rthon' ('th' as in English 'these') Meaning Calenardhon means 'green province' Other names Later called the Gap of Rohan Indexes: Alphabetical: C Alphabetical: G Hills and Mountains About this entry: Updated 17 September 2016 This entry is complete The opening at the end of the Misty Mountains Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV The Misty Mountains marched southwards through Middle-earth for hundreds of miles, forming a barrier between Eriador and the Vales of Anduin that could be crossed only by a few difficult passes. At their southern end, they diminished into a range of hills, and then came to an end altogether, leaving a flat plain that ran southwards for some fifty miles until the foothills of the White Mountains rose out of it in the south. At the end of the Third Age, this opening was most usually called the Gap of Rohan, named for the country on whose western borders it stood, but for most of the earlier part of that Age it had been known as the Gap of Calenardhon. Calenardhon was the name given by the Gondorians to the wide green land that would be settled by the Rohirrim, but before their coming it was a northern fief of the Kings of Gondor, and through it ran the Great Road that passed through the Gap and ran on northwards across Enedwaith towards Arnor in the North. See also... Caverns of Helm’s Deep, Circle of Isengard, Misty Mountains, North Road, Robbers of the North, Royal Road, Third Tower of Gondor, Tower of Orthanc, Towers of Gondor, White Mountains, Wild Lands Indexes: Alphabetical: C Alphabetical: G Hills and Mountains About this entry: Updated 17 September 2016 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2016. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discus is the perfect Job Matching tool, with a reference library of nearly 250 different roles.

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Dates Known as the 'Gap of Calenardhon' from the foundation of Gondor to the creation of Rohan (II 3320 to III 2510; [2,631 years](../chronicle.html?startyear=3320&startage=2&endyear=2510&endage=3&c=Calenardhon's Time as a Province of Gondor)) Location Between the southern end of the Misty Mountains and the northern reaches of the White Mountains Race Men Division Dúnedain Culture Gondorians Settlements Guarded by Angrenost to the north and Aglarond to the south Outflow The river Angren (later called Isen) flowed south and west through the Gap Important peaks Methedras and Dol Baran marked the end of the Misty Mountains to the north; to the south the mountains later called the Thrihyrne marked the beginning of the White Mountains Pronunciation Calenardhon is pronounced 'kalena'rthon' ('th' as in English 'these') Meaning Calenardhon means 'green province' Other names Later called the Gap of Rohan Indexes: Alphabetical: C Alphabetical: G Hills and Mountains About this entry: Updated 17 September 2016 This entry is complete The opening at the end of the Misty Mountains

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Map of the Gap of Calenardhon

The Misty Mountains marched southwards through Middle-earth for hundreds of miles, forming a barrier between Eriador and the Vales of Anduin that could be crossed only by a few difficult passes. At their southern end, they diminished into a range of hills, and then came to an end altogether, leaving a flat plain that ran southwards for some fifty miles until the foothills of the White Mountains rose out of it in the south. At the end of the Third Age, this opening was most usually called the Gap of Rohan, named for the country on whose western borders it stood, but for most of the earlier part of that Age it had been known as the Gap of Calenardhon. Calenardhon was the name given by the Gondorians to the wide green land that would be settled by the Rohirrim, but before their coming it was a northern fief of the Kings of Gondor, and through it ran the Great Road that passed through the Gap and ran on northwards across Enedwaith towards Arnor in the North. See also... Caverns of Helm’s Deep, Circle of Isengard, Misty Mountains, North Road, Robbers of the North, Royal Road, Third Tower of Gondor, Tower of Orthanc, Towers of Gondor, White Mountains, Wild Lands Indexes: Alphabetical: C Alphabetical: G Hills and Mountains About this entry: Updated 17 September 2016 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2016. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discus is the perfect Job Matching tool, with a reference library of nearly 250 different roles.