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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
Division
Culture
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

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Anórien

The lands around Minas Tirith

Map of Anórien

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.

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