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Dates
Part of Númenor, created at the beginning of the Second Age and destroyed II 3319
Location
Bordering Emerië in the central Mittalmar region of Númenor
Race
Division
Culture
Settlements
The house of Hallatan and his descendants lay in this region
Pronunciation
hyarasto'rnee
Meaning
Uncertain

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Hyarastorni

The Sheep-lands of Númenor

A region in the central parts of Númenor, used especially as grazing land for sheep.


Notes

1

The name Hyarastorni is not explained, though it clearly begins with an element meaning 'south' (presumably placing it in the south of the Mittalmar). The closing -torni may be 'downs' (compare tyrn in Tyrn Gorthad, the 'Barrow-downs'), in which case Hyarastorni could be interpreted as something like 'South Downs'. This interpretation is speculative, but it does fit the known geography of the area.

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