Dates
Founded in or about
II 3320 ; still extant during the
Fourth Age Location
A narrow land between the river
Anduin in the west and the mountains of
Ephel Dúath in the east
Race
Division
Culture
Family
Originally established and held by the
House of Isildur ; in later history, this region was associated with the
House of Húrin , especially after
Faramir , a descendant of that house, was made
Prince of Ithilien Settlements
Sources
Several rivers and streams rose in
Ephel Dúath to the west, of which only
Morgulduin is named
Outflow
The streams of Ithilien flowed westward into
Anduin Passes
In the central
Ephel Dúath , a pass known in later years as the
Morgul Pass ran from Ithilien into
Mordor , with the lesser pass of
Cirith Ungol above it
Pronunciation
ithi'lien
Meaning
'Land of the
Moon ' (associated with
Isildur , whose name means 'Devoted to the
Moon ')
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Ithilien
The narrow lands of Gondor east of the Anduin
Fiefs and regions of Gondor
Anfalas Anórien Belfalas (Calenardhon) Dor-en-Ernil (Harondor) Ithilien Lamedon Lebennin Lossarnach
The lands of Gondor east of the River Anduin , on the borders of Mordor . With the capture of Minas Ithil , and the return of the Nazgûl to the Black Land , Ithilien became a deserted country.
Notes
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Minas Ithil is the only named city of Ithilien. However, this rich land was at one time a populous region, and doubtless supported many other towns and settlements. The hills of Emyn Arnen seem to have been of particular importance, though no individual settlements among the hills are ever named.
See also...
Adrahil , Anemones , Asphodel , Battle of the Camp , Battle of the Pelennor Fields , Bays , Boromir , Box-woods , Briar , Broom , Captain of the Southern Army , Celandines , Clematis , Cornel , Cross-roads , [See the full list...] Culumalda , Curtain of Henneth Annûn , Denethor I , East Anórien , East-borders , Eastgate of the Bridge , Eglantine , Emyn Arnen , Fallen King , Faramir , Fastred , Filbert , Folcred , Fords of Poros , Gollum , Gondorians , Gorse , Great Signal , Harad Road , Harondor , Haudh in Gwanûr , Hazel , Heather , Hedgehogs , Henneth Annûn , Holm-oaks , Ilexes , Iris , Isil , Isildur , Ithil , Junipers , Laburnums , Larches , Legolas Greenleaf , Lilies , Ling , Lord of the Black Land , Mablung , Marjoram , Men out of the South , Minohtar , Morgul Pass , Morgul Vale , Morgul-host , Morgul-road , Morgul-way , Morgulduin , Mountains of Shadow , Myrtle , Nine-fingered , North Ithilien , Onions , Outlands , Palantíri , Parsley , Primeroles , Prince of Ithilien , Rangers of Ithilien , River Anduin , River of Gondor , Ruling Steward , Sage , Saxifrage , Shadowy Mountains , South Ithilien , Southern Army , Steward of Gondor , Stonecrop , Sûza , Tale of Aragorn and Arwen , Tamarisk , Terebinth , The Moon , The Usurper , Thyme , Uruk-hai , Valley of the Wraiths , War of the Last Alliance , Watch-towers of the Morannon , Water-lilies , Whin , White Lady , White Lady of Rohan , White Mountains , Whortleberry , Window of the Sunset , Window on the West , Winged Creatures , Wraith-road
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