Dates Founded in II 3320; still extant during the Fourth Age Location North of the White Mountains, between the Mering Stream in the west and Minas Tirith in the east Race Men Division Dúnedain Culture Gondorians Family Established by Anárion, the second son of Elendil, and ruled by his descendants through much of Gondor's history Settlements Osgiliath and Minas Anor (later Minas Tirith) stood in the east of Anórien Important peaks The White Mountains formed the southern border of this land Pronunciation anoa'ri-en Meaning 'Land of the Sun'1 Indexes: Alphabetical: A Lands, Realms and Regions About this entry: Updated 30 November 2010 Updates planned: 1 The lands around Minas Tirith Years of the TreesFirst AgeISecond AgeIIThird AgeIIIFourth AgeIV Fiefs and regions of Gondor That region of Gondor that lay at the eastern feet of the White Mountains, land under the direct control of the city of Minas Anor (later Minas Tirith). Notes 1 Anórien's name is connected with that of Anárion, Elendil's younger son, and also Anárion's city of Minas Anor. All these names have connections to the Sun, and reflect their opposites across the Great River. There, Isildur dwelt in Minas Ithil within the land of Ithilien, whose names all derive from the Moon. See also... Amon Dîn, Beacons of Gondor, Cair Andros, Drû-folk, Drúadan Forest, Drúedain, Drúedain of Anórien, East Anórien, Eastfold, Entwade, Erelas, Firien Wood, Firien-dale, Firienholt, Gondorians, [See the full list...]Great Road, Great West Road, Horsemen of Rohan, Mering Stream, Min-Rimmon, Minas Anor, Minas Tirith, Mundburg, Outlands, River Anduin, Ship of Long-foam, Silent Hill, Stone-city, Sunlending, Tawar-in-Drúedain, The Usurper, Tower of Anor, Tower of Guard, Tower of the Setting Sun, Tower of the Sun, Water, West Road, Whispering Wood, White Mountains, Wood of Anwar Indexes: Alphabetical: A Lands, Realms and Regions About this entry: Updated 30 November 2010 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2010. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Create your own Discus Job Profiles, or choose from a library of nearly 250 DISC role templates. |