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

ALPHABETICAL RACES PLACES MISCELLANEOUS REFERENCE INTERACTIVE SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random
Dates III 1447 - III 1448 Race Men Division Dúnedain Culture Gondorians Family Fought between two branches of the House of Anárion Settlements Pelargir on Anduin Pronunciation Pelargir is pronounced 'pe'larrgeerr' ('rr' emphasises that the r sounds should be distinctly pronounced) Meaning Pelargir means 'garth of royal ships' Indexes: Alphabetical: P Alphabetical: S Events About this entry: Updated 3 February 2021 Updates planned: 1 The aftermath of the Battle of the Crossings of Erui Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV In the year III 1447 the exiled King Eldacar of Gondor returned to his homeland to drive out Castamir the Usurper. At the Battle of the Crossings of Erui, he defeated Castamir's army and slew the Usurper, but Castamir's sons and many of his supporters escaped the battle and fled southwards to Pelargir. Eldacar raised a siege against that ancient port which lasted into the following year. In the end, the siege failed; Castamir's followers assembled a fleet and sailed away to Umbar, which they captured and held against the true King of Gondor, giving rise to the people known as the Corsairs. Indexes: Alphabetical: P Alphabetical: S Events About this entry: Updated 3 February 2021 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2011, 2021. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Introduce yourself to DISC profiling with our extensive FREE guide, DISC The Complete Introduction.

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SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random

Dates III 1447 - III 1448 Race Men Division Dúnedain Culture Gondorians Family Fought between two branches of the House of Anárion Settlements Pelargir on Anduin Pronunciation Pelargir is pronounced 'pe'larrgeerr' ('rr' emphasises that the r sounds should be distinctly pronounced) Meaning Pelargir means 'garth of royal ships' Indexes: Alphabetical: P Alphabetical: S Events About this entry: Updated 3 February 2021 Updates planned: 1 The aftermath of the Battle of the Crossings of Erui

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV In the year III 1447 the exiled King Eldacar of Gondor returned to his homeland to drive out Castamir the Usurper. At the Battle of the Crossings of Erui, he defeated Castamir's army and slew the Usurper, but Castamir's sons and many of his supporters escaped the battle and fled southwards to Pelargir. Eldacar raised a siege against that ancient port which lasted into the following year. In the end, the siege failed; Castamir's followers assembled a fleet and sailed away to Umbar, which they captured and held against the true King of Gondor, giving rise to the people known as the Corsairs. Indexes: Alphabetical: P Alphabetical: S Events About this entry: Updated 3 February 2021 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2011, 2021. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Introduce yourself to DISC profiling with our extensive FREE guide, DISC The Complete Introduction.