Middle-earth

Location

Gondor

Also known as The South-kingdom, The Realm of the Stone

The great southern kingdom of the Dúnedain, long defended by its Stewards and finally restored under King Elessar.

Tolkien’s textsSupported by the narratives published in Tolkien’s lifetime.
Type
Realm
Region
southern Middle-earth
Age
The Third Age
On the map
52%, 67%

On the interactive atlas

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Geography

Lands about the White Mountains and the lower Anduin, including Ithilien, Anórien, Lebennin and the coastlands.

History

Founded with Arnor by Elendil and his sons after the Downfall of Númenor. It reached its height under the Ship-kings, waned through kin-strife and plague, and was ruled by Stewards after the line of kings failed.

People & inhabitants

Dúnedain, and peoples of mixed descent including the men of Lebennin and Dol Amroth.

Significance

The political heart of the War of the Ring and the seat of the Reunited Kingdom.

Connections

Minas Tirith, Osgiliath and Ithilien lie within; Mordor to the east; Rohan to the north.

Events here

Figures of this place

Sources

  • The Lord of the Rings · 1954–55

    Three volumes: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King.

  • The Silmarillion · 1977

    Posthumously edited. Contains the Ainulindalë, Valaquenta, Quenta Silmarillion, Akallabêth and Of the Rings of Power.

  • Unfinished Tales · 1980

    Expanded and alternative accounts of the First, Second and Third Ages.

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