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Dates
Part of Gondor from II 3320
Location
At the southern end of Anduin, where it flowed into the Bay of Belfalas between Gondor proper and South Gondor
Race
Division
Culture
Settlements
None known1
Source
Anduin was formed at the confluence of Langwell and Greylin, far to the north of the Ethir
Tributaries
The river Poros joined Anduin some thirty miles above the Ethir
Outflow
Pronunciation
e'theerr ('rr' indicates that the final r sound should be pronounced)
Meaning
'Outflow' (in full Ethir Anduin, the Mouths of Anduin)
Other names

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The Ethir

The land at the Mouths of Anduin

Map of the Ethir

The Gondorian land encompassing the wide delta where the waters of the River Anduin flowed out into the Great Sea, about two hundred miles southwest of Minas Tirith. The name comes from the Elvish word for 'outflow', referring to the great river-mouth (which was known in full as Ethir Anduin). The people of this region were noted for their seamanship and weather-wisdom.


Notes

1

We know that the Ethir was populated be a people of Gondorian fisher-folk, so there must have been some settlements here, but no specific towns or villages are named.

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