Dol Amroth
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In J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, Dol Amroth is a fictional place being a princedom which forms part of the kingdom of Gondor. It has a fortified city and a significant port. It is also known as an Elven port during the Second Age (before Gondor was founded).
[edit] EdhellondDuring the Second Age, the region had a port used by Elves to return to their home in Valinor, in the land of Aman in the far west. It is referred to as Edhellond (literaly "Elf Harbor.") It is most famously the port where elves of Lórien went, and features in one of its tales, where Lothlórien's king Amroth, on his journey towards Edhellond, had become lost along with his mistress, Nimrodel, sometime in the middle of the Third Age. This port was later used by the people of Gondor for trade and shipping. [edit] The Legend of Dol AmrothThe first Lord of Dol Amroth was Galador, son of Imrazôr the Númenórean. Imrazôr was himself the son of Adrahil I, Prince of Dor-En-Ernil. At some point Imrazôr moved to the area where once was the elven haven of Edhellond. According to tradition, there he married Mithrellas, a Silvan Elf of Lórinand who had accompanied Nimrodel. Therefore, the beloved of Galador and his descendants therefore had claim to Elven blood. This is one of the few unions of Men and Elves, which included Beren and Lúthien, Tuor and Idril, and the later wedding of Aragorn and Arwen, unlike them it is not accounted one of the three unions of the Edain and the Eldar. Mithrellas' fate is nowhere described, only that she eventually left Imrazôr after bearing him a son Galador and a daughter. After Imrazôr's death, Galador went on to found the city and later the princedom of Dol Amroth. He is counted as its first Lord. The specific date of its foundation is nowhere recounted. [edit] City of Dol AmrothThe city of Dol Amroth was built south of Edhellond at the inlet of Cobas Haven in the Bay of Belfalas. In the north of the city was built the Sea-ward Tower of Tirith Aear, from where the rulers of Dol Amroth controlled the lands around. The city is noted as one of largest in Gondor, and at Gondor's zenith during the Third Age, it was the most populous after Osgiliath the capital, Minas Anor, Minas Ithil and Pelargir It is probably the second largest at the end of the Third Age, after Minas Tirith. Its Lords were members of the Council of Gondor, which dictated Gondor's laws and policies, as well as co-ordinating its army and navy. During the War of the Ring, law dictated that when the Steward of Gondor for some reason was unable to rule, the Lord of Dol Amroth would temporarily control Gondor, though this could be because of Imrahil, the Prince of Dol Amroth of the time, being the brother-in-law of Denethor. The men of Dol Amroth are described as tall and proud, with sea-grey eyes and dark-haired, as men of the race of Dúnedain. The men are also of high blood. In the War of the Ring, the men of Dol Amroth, led by Prince Imrahil, supply the largest contingent of reinforcements from the "southern fiefs," and are said to arrive in the city of Minas Tirith with seven hundred "men-at-arms" and a "company of knights". The large majority of the forces of Dol Amroth however remained at home, due to an impending invasion by the Corsairs of Umbar. The lands of Dol Amroth were also known as Dor-en-Ernil, or 'Lands of the Prince': initially this name was applied to the area of Belfalas where Adrahil I and Imrazôr lived, but after Galador it was also applied to the area of Dol Amroth itself. [edit] The Princes of Dol AmrothHere follows a list of the line of Princes. All dates are Third Age, but many names are not known, only dates of birth and death.
[edit] Prince ImrahilImrahil, perhaps Dol Amroth's most famous prince, was one of the commanders of the army of Gondor during the War of the Ring, and for a while commanded the City of Minas Tirith. After the War he returned to Dol Amroth, remaining a counsellor to King Elessar. He was eventually succeeded by his son, Elphir. Imrahil's sister, Finduilas, married Denethor II, Steward of Gondor. Through her, Imrahil was uncle to Boromir and Faramir, the latter eventually becoming Steward of Gondor and Prince of Ithilien. Imrahil's daughter, Lothíriel, married Éomer, King of Rohan. After the involvement of Imrahil and Faramir in the War of the Ring, the Princedom of Dol Amroth and the Princedom of Ithilien gained considerable prestige and recognition, and their future princes were among the highest ranking nobles of the unified kingdom. |
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