Anórien

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Anórien is a region of Gondor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, lying between the White Mountains and the Great River Anduin.

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Anórien canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional location
region of Middle-earth
appearsIn The Lord of the Rings
associatedWithPeople Gondorians
linked to: Dúnedain of Gondor

Rohirrim
borders Anduin
Ithilien
Lebennin
Rohan
White Mountains
category Middle-earth locations
Regions of Gondor
creator J. R. R. Tolkien
era Fourth Age
Third Age
governedBy Stewards of Gondor
hasTerrain foothills
riverine plains
wooded areas
inUniverse Legendarium of J. R. R. Tolkien
languageOfName Sindarin
liesBetween Anduin
White Mountains
locatedIn Gondor
Middle-earth
meaningOfName Land of the Sun
Sunland
mentionedIn The Lord of the Rings Appendices
The Return of the King
near Cair Andros
Mering Stream
Minas Tirith
notableFeature northern slopes of the White Mountains
proximity to Minas Tirith
road from Minas Tirith to Rohan
partOf Reunited Kingdom of Gondor and Arnor
strategicRole corridor between Gondor and Rohan
shielding Minas Tirith from the north and northwest
traversedBy Great West Road
Northward road to the fords of the Entwash
usedFor mustering and movement of Gondor’s armies

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Referenced by (11)

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Minas Tirith locatedInRegion Anórien
Gondor hasRegion Anórien
Rammas Echor locatedInRegion Anórien
Realm of Gondor region Anórien
Reunited Kingdom of Arnor and Gondor containsRegion Anórien
Men of Gondor notableRegion Anórien
Falls of Rauros locatedNear Anórien
Cair Andros locatedInRegion Anórien
Cair Andros guardedApproachTo Anórien
Ered Nimrais separatesRegion Anórien
subject linked to: Ered Nimrais (Sindarin name)