The Encyclopedia of Arda - Pelargir (original) (raw)

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Dates Founded in II 2350 Location Above the Mouths of Anduin, at the outflow of the River Sirith Origins A harbour city established by Númenóreans of the Faithful party Race Men Division Dúnedain Culture Built by Númenóreans, but occupied by Gondorians after the Downfall Pronunciation pe'larrgeerr ('rr' emphasises that the r sounds should be distinctly pronounced) Meaning 'Garth1 of royal ships' Indexes: Alphabetical: P Cities and Buildings About this entry: Updated 4 May 2011 Updates planned: 1 Haven of the Kings of Gondor Years of the TreesFirst AgeISecond AgeIIThird AgeIIIFourth AgeIV Map of Pelargir The greatest and most ancient of the havens of Gondor, on the northern shore of the wide River Anduin in the land of Lebennin. Notes 1 A 'garth' in this sense is a walled or enclosed area. In this context, it implies that Pelargir and the ships in its port were protected from attack by strong city walls. See also... Angamaitë, Aragorn Elessar, Battle of the Crossings of Erui, Calembel, Captain of Ships, City of the Corsairs, Common Language, Crossings of Erui, Dead Men, Dúnedain of Gondor, Elendil, Elladan, Ethir Anduin, Ethring, Gate of Gondor, [See the full list...]Gondorians, Great Haven, Great Middle Haven, Harondor, Haven of Umbar, Isildur, King of Gondor, Kingdoms of the Dúnedain, Legolas Greenleaf, Lond Daer Enedh, Minardil, Minas Anor, Minas Tirith, Mundburg, North-way, Northern Army, Ringló Vale, River Anduin, River Erui, River of Gondor, River Sirith, Sangahyando, Sea-longing, Shadow Host, Ship-king, Siege of Pelargir, Sleepless Dead, South Road, South-realm, Stone-city, Telemnar, The Usurper, Tower of Anor, Tower of Guard, Tower of the Setting Sun, Tower of the Sun, Vinyarion, Wall of the Pelennor, Western Gondor, White Mountains Indexes: Alphabetical: P Cities and Buildings About this entry: Updated 4 May 2011 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1999, 2001, 2009, 2011. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.How do your personal strengths fit in with career matching? How can you identify them? Try a free personality test from myDISCprofile.