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Dates
Founded in (or soon after) II 3320; control of this region was lost in the years after III 1448
Location
The land between the rivers Poros and Harnen, to the southeast of Gondor proper
Race
Division
Culture
Pronunciation
haro'ndorr (the final 'r' should be pronounced - 'rr' is used here to emphasise this)
Meaning
'South Gondor' (or, literally, 'south stone-land')
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Harondor

The land between the Poros and the Harnen

Map of Harondor (South Gondor)

Fiefs and regions of Gondor

A desert region commonly called South Gondor, that lay beyond the River Poros from Gondor itself, and extended southwards for some two hundred miles, until its southern border was defined by the River Harnen. The Harad Road ran through this land, connecting South Ithilien to the Harad beyond the Harnen.

Throughout the first half of the Third Age, Harondor was under the control of the Kings of Gondor, but that changed at the time of civil war known as the Kin-strife. At that time, Castamir the Usurper took the rightful throne from King Eldacar, but was ultimately overcome and slain. Castamir's sons were besieged at Pelargir for a time, but escaped by sea to settle in Umbar, where they founded a haven for the enemies of Gondor. From that haven far to the south, the forces of the Corsairs began to ravage Harondor, and it became a debatable land between Gondor and Umbar.

The escape of Castamir's sons and the founding of Umbar took place in the year III 1448. Long afterwards, in III 2885, an army out of the Harad not only attacked but occupied Harondor, using it as a staging post for raids into Ithilien. Their campaign was brought to an end by Steward Túrin II, who defeated them at the Crossings of Poros with the aid of Folcred and Fastred of Rohan.


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