Lothe

I think the time for more terrain is drawing nearer as we're all seeing the same places of LotR Risk again and again...

Now im not saying that it needs to be a massive amount of land which would cause the map size to be Epic, but mabye 1 or 2 new regions; i would add Lossoth and Angmar.

Also, im pretty sure this has been mentioned, but ill say it anyway-
Umbar isnt an island, its a mainland port next of Harad.
Shown here; http://www.taivaansusi.net/roolipeli...itical_map.jpg

Harad being; Harondor being South Gondor, the furthest point on my map in the LotR books. And Al-Amrun is probably Near Harad, thus Tedjin Tribes is probably Harad itself. Could be a decent amount of terrraining there.

Nos-Feratu.

BTW, Umbar isn't an island right now, man. I made it into a peninsula.

Lothe

Looks awfully islandish to me :/

I suggest you make a Land Crossing (not submerged) if you want it to be a Peninsula.

King Stubby

I have an idea! Is there room for Lindon?

Lothe

Well, considering Lindon is waterside, it wouldnt be a problem i presume, but all Lindon really is, is an exlargement of the Grey Havens & surroundings, which is why we should just rename N. Eriador to Lindon.

HeroOfLegends

But north eriador looks nothing like lindon, lindon looks like this awesome eagle head and the only to get into it is through the gray havens because it's surrounded by mountains and water (well you could use boats)

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Lothe

As far as i know Lindon incorporates;
Grey Havens, Farlindon, Harlindon, Tower Hills and various other near by locations. All of which are surrounded by the "Downs" a collective of hills, easily to travel through imo.

King Stubby

Well, Lindon, judging by your map, is like a crescent shape that is right NEXT to north Eriador and the shire.

Lothe

Im saying that N. Eriador in ME Risk is basically Lindon on the official LotR Maps...

Ok ok pull out of your LotR Novels- lets turn to the NE ME Map...

Okay, my judgement of Lindon is the following areas;
Farlindon, Gulf of Lhun, Harlindon, Mithlond/Grey Havens and even the Far Downs.

HeroOfLegends

This is from the Thains Book, the most reliable Middle Earth sources site ever, that I use.

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Lothe

Which, essentially, agrees with me;
Harlindon & Farlindon, Mithlond, the only thing it isnt specific/agreeing with is Towers Hills.

HeroOfLegends

The far downs are in eriador, but all the other ones west of the gray havens and the blue mountains are lindon. And actually I see where a 2nd entrance to lindon could be through harlindon, a narrow gap though, but probably easier to invade lindon from there then through the Gray Havens which would be the only way into northern lindon, except by boat. himling could also be part of Lindon, I'm not sure if it actually was but it could be included.[br]Posted on: August 25, 2007, 11:27:14 AM_________________________________________________H ere is the whole entry on Lindon from the Thains Book

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Map of Lindon
Map of LindonElvish lands west of the Blue Mountains. Lindon was located in far northwestern Middle-earth on the shore of the Sea. It was a fair, green coastal land.

Lindon was divided into two regions by the Gulf of Lune. North of the Gulf of Lune was Forlindon, and south of the Gulf was Harlindon. The Grey Havens were located at the head of the Gulf. The Gulf had two small inlets: Forlond on the northern side and Harlond on the southern side.

There were woods at the foot of the Blue Mountains in Forlindon and Harlindon. A river flowed southward through Forlindon from the mountains to the Gulf.

The Elvish lands also extended east of the Blue Mountains to the River Lune as far north as the Little Lune. North of the Little Lune was Dwarf country, and Dwarves also lived in the Blue Mountains. East of the River Lune was Eriador, where the North-kingdom of Arnor was established by the Dunedain.

Lindon was originally part of Beleriand - a great land that lay west of the Blue Mountains in the First Age. Lindon was another name for the region of Ossiriand, the Land of Seven Rivers, where the Green-elves lived. But in the War of Wrath with Morgoth at the end of the First Age, Beleriand was ruined and most of the land sank beneath the Sea. All that remained was strip of coastal land and a few islands.

Some of the Elves of Beleriand decided to remain in Middle-earth and they settled in the coastal region which they called Lindon. Lindon and the Grey Havens were established in the year 1 of the Second Age.

The ruler of the Elves of Lindon was Gil-galad. He lived in Forlindon, where the people were mainly Noldorin Elves. Harlindon was populated by many Sindarin Elves including Celeborn, who may have ruled a fiefdom there under Gil-galad for a time before he and his wife Galadriel moved eastward into Eriador.Cirdan and many other Elves lived at the Grey Havens, where they built and maintained ships that were used by Elves who wanted to leave Middle-earth and sail to the Undying Lands.

In the year 600 of the Second Age, ships from Numenor first came to Middle-earth and landed at the Grey Havens. The Numenorean captain Veantur brought his grandson Aldarion to Lindon in 725. Gil-galad and the Elves of Lindon welcomed and befriended the Men of Numenor.

In 1200, Sauron tried to gain entry into Lindon. He had assumed a fair form and claimed to be an emissary of the Valar. Gil-galad did not know he was Sauron, but he was suspicious and turned him away. Sauron went instead to Eregion, where he deceived the Elves and instructed them in the making of the Rings of Power. Around 1600, Sauron forged the One Ring to rule the other Rings.

Sauron declared war against the Elves in 1693 when they hid the Three Rings from him. Gil-galad sent an army of Elves from Lindon led by Elrond to help defend Eregion, but they were outnumbered and Eregion was destroyed. By 1700, Sauron's forces had reached the border of Lindon. Gil-galad defended the River Lune until a fleet from Numenor arrived. Sauron's forces were defeated and he returned to Mordor.

In 3319, Numenor was destroyed. A group of survivors led by Elendil sailed to Middle-earth and landed in Lindon. Elendil established the North-kingdom of Arnor east of Lindon. Gil-galad and Elendil became friends and allies. In 3430, they formed the Last Alliance of Elves and Men to oppose Sauron, who had risen to power once again.

Many Elves from Lindon fought in the War of the Last Alliance from 3434 to 3441, and many were killed including Gil-galad. Sauron was temporarily defeated, the One Ring was taken from him, and his spirit fled and went into hiding.

Around 1300 of the Third Age, Sauron's servant the Lord of the Nazgul established the realm of Angmar in northern Middle-earth with the intention of destroying the North-kingdom of Arnor. The Elves of Lindon remained allies with the Dunedain of the North-kingdom and fought with them against the forces of Angmar in 1356 and again in 1409.

In 1974, Angmar launched a full assault against the Dunedain. Many of the Dunedain including the sons of King Arvedui retreated across the Lune into Lindon. Arvedui fled to the Icebay of Forochel, and Cirdan sent a ship to rescue him, but it was lost at Sea and Arvedui and all hands perished. A fleet from Gondor arrived at the Grey Havens in 1975 and together with the Elves of Lindon and Rivendell and the surviving Dunedain of the North they defeated the forces of Angmar at the Battle of Fornost.

Sauron was finally defeated at the end of the Third Age. But the time of the Elves in Middle-earth was over and the age of Men was beginning. Many Elves set sail from the Grey Havens to the Undying Lands, and few if any remained in Lindon. It is said that Cirdan stayed until the Last Ship left Middle-earth, and then he too departed.

Names & Etymology:
Lindon means "land of music." This name was originally given by the Noldor to the region of Ossiriand in Beleriand because of the singing of the Green-elves who lived there. After the destruction of Beleriand, the name was given to the coastal region that remained.

The northern part of Lindon was called Forlindon; the element for means "north." The southern part was called Harlindon; the element har means "south."

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Lothe

Ok so from that we can assume that Farlindon, Harlindon, anything up to River Lune and Mithlond are Lindon.

Done?

HeroOfLegends

Yes, btw, I think It's pretty sad that the time of elves ends....elves are beastmode...I love the elves. :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

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Lothe

lol well, i (and stubby most likely) favour the dwarves; and considering there never was a time "of the dwarves" we are immune to losing said time ^_^

Good Night Sir.

I will post NO MORE for tonight.

HeroOfLegends

Also, we could possibly split Lindon up into a kingdom and make the two arts Harlindon and Farlindon, but then of course there's the small bit of land east of the blue mountains and west of the river lune which would make it complicated....it could have 3 parts maybe? But then that's getting a little too complicated :P



Btw it's 10:30 in the morning for me....And there was a time of the dwarves sorta, not a golden age, but a time when they forged their rings and were great smiths yadidadida

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Nos-Feratu.

I don't know if there's enough room to make this switch right now.

King Stubby

Still, i think that it would be a great addition!

Nos-Feratu.

It would but the space there off of West Eriador.. I don't know I'll think about it.[br]Posted on: August 26, 2007, 02:14:38 PM_________________________________________________W ish granted. The map has been extended but I have about 4 areas for full nations to be placed.


You guys now have your part in the job. Give me the names of the nations in these regions and city names to place in there, including Fortresses if you know of any.

There is Lindon, I need city names
North of Iron Hills, I need city/country names
East of Rhun, any ideas? New nation? Still Rhun? City names.
Southern Harad, a real country name, city/fortresses.

Good luck.

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HeroOfLegends

Citys in Lindon

Forlond,Harlond,Gray Havens.

All those should be fortress like looking citys but maybe not fortress gold and spawn except for gray havens. Going to look up more citys now.[br]Posted on: August 26, 2007, 06:45:01 PM_________________________________________________O k, I couldn't find any more except...

Himling
Little Harlindon (made up)
Greater Harlindon (made up)
Little Forlindon (made up)
Greater Forlindon (made up)
Dwarven Tradepost (made up)
Harlindon watchpost (made up)
Little Lune docks (made up)

I'm going to maybe try to find some more in different places but i'm not sure if I can...Then I'll work on those unnamed countries you have...[br]Posted on: August 26, 2007, 06:49:48 PM_________________________________________________Y ou can also always use North and South Harlindon, Forlindon, etc...[br]Posted on: August 26, 2007, 06:55:11 PM_________________________________________________R hun was the name of the uncharted lands in far eastern Middle-earth. A race of Men called the Easterlings lived in Rhun. The Easterlings fell under the influence of first Morgoth and then Sauron, and they were enemies of the Men of western Middle-earth throughout the Ages.

Little is known about the geography of Rhun. Only the western edge of Rhun appears on the map of Middle-earth in the Third Age. Rhun was bordered on the west by Wilderland and Mordor. Khand was located south of Rhun, and farther south was Harad.

The inland Sea of Rhun was located in western Rhun on the border between Rhun and Wilderland. There were mountains on the southwest side of the Sea of Rhun and a forest on the northeast side. Wild white kine, or oxen, lived near the shores of the Sea of Rhun.

A map of Middle-earth in ancient times shows a great mountain range in the far east called the Orocarni, or Red Mountains, also known as the Mountains of the East. The eastern shore of a large inland sea called the Sea of Helcar was at the foot of these mountains. In later years, the world changed, and it is not known whether the Red Mountains and the Sea of Helcar still existed. One source (HoME XI, p. 174) speculates that the Sea of Rhun might be a remnant of the larger Sea of Helcar.

Many of the peoples of Middle-earth originated in the East. The Elves first awoke on the eastern shore of the Sea of Helcar by a bay called Cuivienen. From there many Elves began the Great Journey westward, but some remained behind in the eastern lands.

Four of the Dwarf-houses originated in the East: the Ironfists, Stiffbeards, Blacklocks, and Stonefoots. Some of these Dwarves may have turned to evil under the influence of Morgoth as did many Men who lived in Rhun.

The first Men originally awoke in the East in a place called Hildorien. Many Men migrated westward, including those who became known as the Edain, who were the ancestors of the Numenoreans and the Dunedain. But many other Men remained in Rhun. These Men were known collectively as the Easterlings. The Easterlings were not a unified nation. Different groups that later arose among the Easterlings included the Wainriders and the Balchoth.

In the First Age, some Easterlings journeyed to Beleriand in far western Middle-earth. Some were in the service of Morgoth and were summoned by him, while others came because they had heard rumors of the lands and riches in Beleriand. Two Easterling chieftains named Bor and Ulfang made alliances with the Elves of Beleriand. But while Bor remained loyal, Ulfang was a traitor who turned against the Elves during the Battle of Unnumbered Tears, leading to a crushing defeat by Morgoth's forces.

Morgoth had promised Ulfang's people a great reward, but after the battle Morgoth reneged and exiled the Easterlings to the region of Hithlum. The Easterlings continued to serve Morgoth out of fear. They oppressed and enslaved the people who lived there, who were mainly the families of the Edain of the House of Hador who had died in the battle.

Some of the women were forced to marry Easterlings. Aerin - a kinswoman of Hurin - was taken as a wife by an Easterling named Brodda, who had enslaved many of Hurin's people. Brodda was later killed by Hurin's son Turin.

The chieftain of the Easterlings in Hithlum was Lorgan. Lorgan captured and enslaved Tuor for three years, but Tuor escaped and exacted revenge on the Easterlings. Lorgan set a bounty on Tuor's head, but Tuor eluded the Easterlings for four years until he finally left the region.

Morgoth was defeated in the War of Wrath at the end of the First Age, but his lieutenant Sauron survived. Sauron established his realm in Mordor on the western border of Rhun around the year 1000 of the Second Age. He extended his influence to the East and South and many of the Men of Rhun and Harad became his minions. The Easterlings grew strong during this period. Their population was large and they built many walled towns of stone.

When Sauron distributed the Nine Rings to Men, he gave one to a Man of Rhun known as Khamul the Easterling. Khamul became the second-in-command of the Nazgul after the Witch-king of Angmar.

Easterlings fought for Sauron in the War of the Last Alliance against the Elves and the Men of Gondor and Arnor from 3434 to 3441 of the Second Age. Sauron was defeated and the One Ring was taken from him, and his spirit fled to Rhun where he hid for centuries rebuilding his strength. Many of the Easterlings who survived and returned home to Rhun remained enemies of Gondor.

In 490 of the Third Age, the Easterlings attacked Gondor. They were defeated by Romendacil I of Gondor in 500, but in 541 the Easterlings resumed their attack and Romendacil I was killed. The Easterlings were driven back by Romendacil's son Turambar, who claimed territory for Gondor east of the Anduin.

Around the year 1000, the Wizards came to Middle-earth and three of them journeyed into Rhun. Alatar and Pallando - the Blue Wizards - were sent to Rhun on a mission to help free the Easterlings from Sauron's influence. Saruman accompanied them for a time but he soon returned to western Middle-earth. Alatar and Pallando ultimately failed at their task. It is not know what became of them. They may have perished, or they may have been corrupted by Sauron and encouraged cults and magic traditions among the Easterlings.

Easterling ArmySauron left Rhun and built the stronghold of Dol Guldur in Mirkwood around 1050, but his influence was still strong among the Easterlings who attacked Gondor numerous times over the course of the Third Age.

In the 1200s, the Easterlings made incursions along the borderlands and corrupted some of the Northmen who lived in Wilderland between Rhun and Gondor. In 1248, Romendacil II of Gondor made a decisive stroke against the Easterlings in order to ensure the allegiance of the Northmen to Gondor. He defeated an army of Easterlings and destroyed many of their settlements around the Sea of Rhun.

From 1635 to 1636, the Great Plague spread from Rhun westward into Gondor and much of the rest of Middle-earth. The Easterlings were affected by the Plague as well, but Gondor was severely weakened. The Plague had been sent by Sauron for this purpose.

In 1851, Sauron's emissaries incited the Easterlings to attack Gondor again. These Easterlings were called the Wainriders because they travelled in wains - or wagons - and used chariots in battle. The Wainriders came from beyond the Sea of Rhun and first assaulted the Northmen in Wilderland who had been diminished by the Plague.

In 1856, King Narmacil II led an army from Gondor to fight the Wainriders in the Battle of the Plains south of Mirkwood. Narmacil II was killed and Gondor's forces were defeated. They retreated and abandoned their territory east of the Anduin except Ithilien.

The Wainriders suffered losses in the battle, and they delayed their plan to invade Gondor. Instead they continued their conquest of the lands of the Northmen. Many Northmen were killed or enslaved, but others moved to the Vales of the Anduin where they became known as the Eotheod.

In 1899, the Wainriders planned to raid Gondor's northern province of Calenardhon. King Calimehtar of Gondor learned of their intentions and he joined forces with the Eotheod and defeated the Wainriders on the plain of Dagorlad. While the Wainriders were at war, some of the enslaved Northmen tried to revolt. They burned many of the Wainriders' settlements between Mirkwood and the Sea of Rhun. But the rebellion was put down by the Wainriders who had remained behind, including the young women who were trained to fight in their culture.

The Wainriders were subdued for a time. They hesitated to make a further strike on Gondor since they did not know its true size or strength. Back home in Rhun, the Wainriders regrouped and their population grew and spread. As they expanded southward they came into contact with the Men of Khand and Harad. At first there was conflict between them, but the Wainriders eventually formed an alliance with their southern neighbors who were also enemies of Gondor.

In 1944, the Wainriders joined forces with the Men of Khand and Harad and launched an attack on Gondor on two fronts. The Haradrim invaded Ithilien from the south, while the Wainriders and the Men of Khand gathered a great force near the Sea of Rhun in preparation for an attack from the northeast. They marched alongside the Ash Mountains and took the Northern Army of Gondor by surprise as they approached the Black Gate of Mordor. The Northern Army was routed. King Ondoher of Gondor and both his sons were killed in the fighting - which led to the end of the line of Kings in Gondor just two generations later.

The Wainriders believed they had defeated Gondor's entire army. They made camp in northern Ithilien and held a feast to celebrate before continuing on to conquer Gondor. But they were surprised by the Southern Army of Gondor led by Earnil. Earnil's forces had already defeated the Haradrim in southern Ithilien, and now they defeated the Wainriders in the Battle of the Camp. The Wainriders were driven out of Ithilien, and many died in the Dead Marshes.

Although the Wainriders were vanquished, there were still many Men in Rhun who remained enemies of Gondor. The influence of Sauron was strong among the Easterlings. In 2063, Sauron was forced to leave his stronghold of Dol Guldur to escape discovery by Gandalf. Sauron went to Rhun, where he remained for four centuries until he returned to Dol Guldur in 2460. This period was known as the Watchful Peace.

Another group of Men from the East called the Balchoth began expanding westward from Rhun in the 2500's. The Balchoth were probably akin to the Wainriders, and they too were under Sauron's influence. Their weapons were crude but their population was large. The Balchoth occupied the lands between the Sea of Rhun and Mirkwood. They made frequent raids through the forest into the Vales of the Anduin, and the people who lived there fled before them.

Gondor's defenses along the Anduin in this region had been neglected over the years due to a decline in population and a lack of vigilance during the Watchful Peace. The Balchoth planned to launch an invasion across the Anduin into Calenardhon. They built boats and rafts on the eastern shore in preparation for the attack.

Cirion, the Steward of Gondor, sent six messengers north to ask for help from Gondor's old allies the Eotheod. The Balchoth pursued the messengers, killing all but one of them. The sixth rider, Borondir, successfully delivered his message to Eorl the Young who set out to Gondor with an army.

On April 15, 2510, the Balchoth crossed the Anduin en masse. Gondor's defenses were quickly overcome, and the army led by Cirion was cut off and driven over the Limlight into the Field of Celebrant. At the same time, Orcs came down from the Misty Mountains and attacked the Gondorians from the west.

But Eorl the Young arrived in time and the Balchoth and the Orcs were defeated in the Battle of the Field of Celebrant. The Balchoth were driven back over the Limlight and were hunted down by the Eotheod until Calenardhon was rid of the invaders. Calenardhon was given by Cirion to Eorl's people and it became Rohan.

Despite the defeat of the Balchoth, Men from Rhun continued to pose a threat to the Men of western Middle-earth. In 2545, Easterlings invaded the Wold in northern Rohan and Eorl was killed. Eorl's son Brego drove out the Easterlings.

In 2758, Easterlings again crossed the Anduin into Rohan, while at the same time Rohan was invaded from the west by Men of Dunland. The Dunlendings were driven out the next year by Frealaf, while the Easterlings were caught in the great floodwaters that formed around the Mouths of the Entwash in the spring thaw following the Long Winter. Many Easterlings died, and the survivors withdrew from Rohan.

Between 2957 and 2980, Aragorn journeyed throughout Middle-earth, and his travels took him eastward into Rhun. Aragorn's purpose was to gain a better understanding of the Men in different parts of the world, and also to learn what he could about Sauron's plans.

Sauron was gradually rebuilding his strength. He had returned to Mordor, and he summoned Men from Rhun and Harad to increase his forces. The armies from the East included swordsmen, spearmen, and archers mounted on horses, while their chieftains rode in chariots.

On June 20, 3018, Sauron launched an attack on Osgiliath with an army that included Easterlings and Haradrim. The Men of Gondor led by Boromir and Faramir held the river crossing, but Sauron's forces captured the eastern half of the city.

Frodo Baggins saw an army of Easterlings enter the Black Gate on March 5, 3019. On March 10, a force comprised of Easterlings and Orcs captured the island of Cair Andros in the Anduin and crossed into the region of Anorien north of Minas Tirith. They blocked the Great West Road in an unsuccessful attempt to prevent the Rohirrim from coming to help Gondor. The Easterlings in this force were of a kind unknown to the Men of Gondor. They were broad and bearded and wielded axes.

Easterlings fought at the Battle of the Pelennor Fields on March 15. Sauron's forces were defeated in that battle, but the Easterlings and Haradrim put up a fierce resistance. They held out until sunset and were the last to be overcome by the forces of Gondor and Rohan, but at last nearly all of them were slain or driven into the river. The Easterlings and Orcs who had been in Anorien retreated and were routed back toward Cair Andros by the Rohirrim.

That same day in the north, an army of Easterlings attacked the Men of Dale and the Dwarves of the Lonely Mountain. The Battle of Dale lasted three days. On March 17, King Brand of Dale and King Dain of the Lonely Mountain were killed. The Dwarves and the Men of Dale retreated inside the Lonely Mountain where they were besieged by the Easterlings.

On March 18, the armies of Gondor and Rohan set out for the Black Gate of Mordor. Easterlings and Orcs tried to ambush them on March 21, but they were thwarted by the vigilance of the Rangers of Ithilien. As the Host of the West approached the Black Gate, the main force of the Easterlings awaited in the shadows of the Ash Mountains.

The Battle of the Morannon was fought on March 25. It lasted until the One Ring was destroyed in Mount Doom and Sauron was utterly defeated. When that happened, most of Sauron's forces scattered in fear and confusion. Some Easterlings fled eastward, while others surrendered. The most hardened Easterlings and Haradrim made a last stand against the Host of the West, but they were defeated.

News of Sauron's defeat spread to the Lonely Mountain in the north. The Easterlings' siege was broken, and Brand's son Bard II and Dain's son Thorin Stonehelm drove them away into the East.

After Aragorn became King of the Reunited Kingdom of Gondor and Arnor, he pardoned the Easterlings who had surrendered, and he also received ambassadors from the peoples of Rhun. Not all of the Easterlings were at peace with the Men of western Middle-earth, but Aragorn and King Eomer of Rohan rode out beyond the Sea of Rhun and subdued them.

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I got about 1/4 into that before I looked down and saw how much it was. There's no map because most of Rhun is uncharted and unkown. So do your own damn research you lazy ladies vampire[br]Posted on: August 26, 2007, 06:58:13 PM_________________________________________________H arad was a large region in southern Middle-earth. Harad was not a unified realm, but was instead made up of different kingdoms. The people of Harad were often allied with Sauron and many fought for him during the War of the Ring.

Harad - also called Haradwaith - was located south of Mordor. The Mountains of Shadow were on the northern border of Harad. The River Harnen flowed westward from the Mountains of Shadow to the Bay of Belfalas, forming Harad's border with South Gondor - a desert region that was contested between Gondor and Harad. The Harad Road ran from Harad northward through South Gondor and on to Ithilien.

To the northeast of Harad was Khand, a land that also had ties with Sauron. It is not known how far eastward or southward Harad stretched. On the west, Harad was bounded by the Bay of Belfalas and the Sea.

The northernmost part of Harad was called Near Harad and the southern part was Far Harad. On the coast there was a natural harbor with a narrow cape curving around it. The coastal region around the harbor was known as Umbar, and the harbor was called the Havens of Umbar. The seafaring raiders known as the Corsairs lived there. At the eastern end of the harbor was the City of the Corsairs.

For many centuries, on a tall hill at the head of the harbor, there stood a great white pillar topped with a crystal globe that captured the light of the Sun and Moon, which could be seen from as far off as Gondor and by ships at sea. The pillar was a monument commemorating the landing of Ar-Pharazon at Umbar (see History below), but it was later torn down in the Third Age by the servants of Sauron.

Harad's location in the far south isolated it to a certain extent from the rest of Middle-earth. The climate was much warmer and sunnier. There were unusual animals such as the great Mumakil, or Oliphaunts. Even the constellations Harad's night sky down in the southern hemisphere were different from those in northern Middle-earth.

The Men of Harad were called the Haradrim - or Southrons in the Common Speech. In the Shire they were known as Swertings, a derivation of Swarthy Men. The Haradrim had dark skin, hair, and eyes. Some wore red clothing and gold earrings and ornaments, and some painted their faces. Their language was different from the Common Speech. The Haradrim were proud and bold people. In battle they bore red banners and scimitars and spiked shields, and they used Oliphaunts to carry war-towers and troops.


History:

HaradrimDuring the Second Age, the Haradrim came in contact with Sauron and with the Numenoreans. The Men of Numenor explored the coasts of Middle-earth, including the coast of Harad. In the 9th century, the great mariner Aldarion explored the coast of Harad far to the south and was nearly shipwrecked.

The Numenoreans initially benefited the people in the lands they explored by teaching them many things about agriculture and craftsmanship. But by the 19th century, some Numenoreans began to set themselves up as lords in Middle-earth and they demanded tribute of goods and wealth from their subjects, especially in the south. The Numenoreans made settlements on the southern coasts, including the Havens of Umbar where they built a great fortress in 2280.

Sauron had established his realm in Mordor around 1000 of the Second Age. He extended his influence eastward to Rhun and the southward to Harad and corrupted many Men into his service. They feared Sauron and believed he was their king and god. Under Sauron's dominion, these Men became strong. They built towns of stone and carried weapons of iron into battle.

Sauron did not at first dare to extend his power to the coast where the Numenoreans held power. But after the forging of the Rings of Power and the emergence of the Nazgul, Sauron began to attack the Numenorean settlements on the coast.

Ar-Pharazon of Numenor landed at Umbar in 3261 with a great fleet and the people on the coasts fled before them. Sauron's forces refused to fight, and he allowed himself to be taken to Numenor where he corrupted the King and his followers. Under Ar-Pharazon, the Numenoreans made war on the Men of Middle-earth, and they also enslaved them and used them for human sacrifices. Men of the south long remembered the actions of the Numenoreans in their lands.

The Numenoreans who lived in Harad survived the destruction of Numenor in 3319. They became known as the Black Numenoreans because they remained under the influence of Sauron. Two Black Numenoreans named Herumor and Fuinur rose to power among the Haradrim. Many Black Numenoreans lived in Umbar, while others lived farther south. Over time, the Black Numenoreans dwindled and their bloodline became merged with the Haradrim.

The other survivors of Numenor were the Faithful led by Elendil and his sons Isildur and Anarion, who founded the realms of Gondor and Arnor. They joined with the Elves to fight Sauron in the War of the Last Alliance starting in 3434. Many Haradrim fought on Sauron's side. In 3441, Sauron was defeated and his spirit fled Mordor after the One Ring was cut from his hand. But even in Sauron's absence, the Haradrim continued to have conflicts with Gondor in the Third Age.

In 933 of the Third Age, the harbor and fortress of Umbar was captured by King Earnil I of Gondor. The Haradrim tried to retake Umbar in 1015, but though Earnil's son King Ciryandil was killed in battle, the Men of Gondor resisted the siege for 35 years.

In 1050, Ciryandil's son Ciryaher brought a great force by land and sea to Umbar. He defeated the Haradrim and broke the siege. Ciryaher renamed himself Hyarmendacil, meaning "South-victor," and during his reign the southern boundary of Gondor extended to the River Harnen and farther south along the coast to include Umbar. The kings of the Haradrim were forced to send their sons to live as hostages in Gondor and to acknowledge the overlordship of Gondor's King.

After the civil war in Gondor called the Kin-strife, the rebels who had usurped the throne from the rightful King of Gondor fled to Umbar in 1448. They established a kingdom there and took to the high seas as Corsairs, raiding Gondor's coasts and attacking its ships. These Gondorian rebels soon became intermingled with the Haradrim, and Umbar became a stronghold of enemies of Gondor. The region north of the River Harnen known as South Gondor was no longer under Gondor's rule but was contested with the Corsairs. Gondor also lost its hold over the other kingdoms of Harad.

In 1540, King Aldamir of Gondor was killed in battle against an alliance of Corsairs and Haradrim. Aldamir's son retaliated against Harad in 1551 and called himself Hyarmendacil II ("South-victor"). But his son Minardil was killed in 1634 when the Corsairs led by Angamaite and Sangahyando attacked Pelargir. Umbar was briefly retaken by King Telumehtar Umbardacil of Gondor in 1810, but in the troubled years that followed Gondor lost Umbar to the Haradrim.

Starting in 1851, Gondor was threatened by a group of Men from the East called the Wainriders. The Wainriders also initially fought with the Haradrim and the Men of Khand, but then formed an alliance with them to oppose Gondor. In 1944, a unified attack against Gondor was launched, with the Wainriders coming from the northeast and the Haradrim coming from the south. The Haradrim crossed the River Poros into Ithilien, where they were defeated by Earnil and the Southern Army of Gondor, who went on to defeat the Wainriders as well in the Battle of the Camp.

In the middle of the next millennium, the Corsairs once again harried Gondor's coasts. The Prince of Dol Amroth was killed by Corsairs in 2746. In 2758, three fleets from Umbar and Harad attacked Gondor along the southern coast and on the west coast as far north as the River Isen. The Corsairs also assisted the Dunlendings in their invasion of Rohan at the same time. Before the spring of 2759, the Corsairs were driven out by Beregond, the son of Beren, Steward of Gondor.

During the reign of the Steward Turin II, the Haradrim occupied South Gondor. There were frequent skirmishes between the Men of Gondor and the Men of Harad along the River Poros that formed the border between South Gondor and Ithilien. The Haradrim were incited to fight by emissaries of Sauron. In 2885, the Haradrim invaded Ithilien. The Men of Gondor called upon the Rohirrim for aid, and a great battle was fought at the Crossings of Poros. Folcred and Fastred - the sons of King Folcwine of Rohan - were killed, but the Haradrim were defeated and driven out of Ithilien.

Sauron returned to Mordor in 2942 and by 2951 he began amassing armies of Orcs and Men, including Men of Harad and Corsairs of Umbar. While Aragorn was in the service of the Steward Ecthelion, he recognized the threat posed to Gondor by the Corsairs. In 2980, Aragorn launched a surprise attack on Umbar and burned many of the Corsairs' ships and slew the Captain of the Haven. Aragorn also journeyed into Harad during his travels throughout Middle-earth.

The Haradrim were among the forces led by the Lord of the Nazgul that attacked Osgiliath on June 20, 3018, at the beginning of the War of the Ring. They captured the eastern half of Osgiliath, but Boromir and Faramir cast down the bridge across the Anduin and defended the western half of the city. More Haradrim continued to come up the Harad Road to Mordor. Faramir and the Rangers of Ithilien ambushed some companies of Haradrim, but they could not stop them all.

Under Sauron's direction, the Corsairs captured the city of Pelargir on the Anduin and assembled a fleet of 50 great ships and numerous smaller ships to attack Minas Tirith. Aragorn summoned the King of the Dead and his followers to stop the Corsairs. On the way to Pelargir, they came upon Angbor and the Men of Lamedon who were fighting Men of Umbar and Harad at the River Gilrain. Men on both sides of the battle except for Angbor fled before the Army of the Dead.

Aragorn and the Army of the Dead drove the Men of Umbar and Harad before them as they continued to Pelargir, where they captured the Corsairs' fleet on March 13, 3019. Aragorn used the Corsairs' ships to sail up the Anduin to help defend Minas Tirith.

Meanwhile, regiments of Haradrim joined the host from Minas Morgul led by the Lord of the Nazgul. They crossed the Anduin and overran the Pelennor Fields. Faramir and his men tried unsuccessfully to stop them. Faramir fought with a mounted champion of Harad but was struck down by an arrow from another of the Haradrim and was carried back to Minas Tirith wounded and near death. Sauron's forces besieged Minas Tirith, and the Mumakil of Harad were used to bring forward war-towers and siege-engines to test the City's defenses.

The Battle of the Pelennor Fields was fought on March 15. Among Sauron's forces were about 18,000 Haradrim and many Mumakil. When the Rohirrim charged onto the battlefield, the chieftain of the Haradrim rode to confront them, but he was slain by King Theoden.

The Haradrim rallied around their Mumakil which the horses of the Rohirrim feared to approach. Derufin and Duilin of the Blackroot Vale and their archers shot many of the Mumakil in the eyes, but the brothers were trampled to death. As the battle wore on, more Haradrim including Men from Far Harad were sent onto the field by Gothmog. After the arrival of Aragorn in the Corsairs' ships, the tide of the battle turned against Sauron's forces. The Haradrim held out long and were among the last of Sauron's forces to be defeated.

Haradrim also fought at the Battle of the Morannon on March 25. Sauron's army of Men, Orcs and Trolls outnumbered the Men of the West by more than ten to one, but the battle ended when the One Ring was destroyed in Mount Doom and Sauron was vanquished. Some of the Haradrim fled or surrendered, but others continued to resist until they were defeated.

After Aragorn became King of the Reunited Kingdom of Gondor and Arnor, he made peace with the peoples of Harad. But there remained some Haradrim who were still under the evil influence bred by Sauron. Aragorn and King Eomer of Rohan rode to southlands to subdue them and to maintain the peace with Harad.

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Same as with rhun above. No map either. Didn't read the whole thing, but should have plenty of information.

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Lothe

Okay, its hard to say because i cant see what things are next to... but a few pointers.

Lindon Area;
Tolkien never said much on Lindon, however, there are some Elven town names from LotRO: Shadows of Angmar which are specific to the Lindon Region, which are Duillond and Celondim. You could make some up, general ones like Dwarf Trade Post (i like it Hero!) or you could go real Tolkieny and do stuff like Dol (Mountain, cause i see you got a little hill thing happening there) Eledion or Dol Feluil, or just stuff like Fen Tuil.

Above the Iron Hills- the Withered Heath, is far more Mountainous.
Withered Heath Area;
Theres pretty much nothing you could say for naming here other than generalised naming, Dwarf Refuge, Lost Mine so on so forth.

Dorwinion Area;
The expansion on Rhun, there is very very little reference from Tolkien on this area, you could do names like Near Dorwinion or Balcoth Village.

Harad Area;
Hard to say, theres no text in LotR refering to the area, or what i think the area is, SW of Harad? Best you could do is mabye... Harnen or Cheklar, there is a large city called Al-Amrun or Haruzan in the area though, i might make that a far SW Fortress?

Theres my ideas.

King Stubby

In the north there are gray mountains. in between the grays and the irons is the withered heath.

bases and units for withered heath-
Dragonmaw- a peak where young dragons breed and old ones nest.

Incinerated forest- the place of a battle between dwarves and dragons. the dragons burnt absolutely EVERYTHING. now they live there. (a little bit)

Cold Drake- the most ancient of dragons, these ones could be worth 100 gold.

Dragon whelp- they come in great numbers but don't have the hard coat of treasure older ones do.

Black dragon- medium dragon.

Dwarven exile- roaming dwarf. WITH AN AXE!

Gray Mountains-
the village of Rutgar (BURNED!)

an unnamed fortress that is a cave with a steel castle guarding the gate. (2 part fort- the cave and the castle)

Wasteland- you can hire random bandit stuff?

Bandit- melee wimpy unit
Dwarf- random dwarf
Dragonslayer- a dwarf preparing to slay dragons. he has bonus damage against dragons, and takes less damage from dragon fire.

NEW LINDON UNITS!
Elf spearman- a low range elf ranged unit that only has enough range to poke things off of walls.

Elf ship- holds 10 units and is super fast!

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more things to come some other time, but this is all for now

Nos-Feratu.

I love the ideas for Withered Heath, Stubby. I will create dragons that can not go over cliffs and can also be attacked by ground, so essentially they are ground units.

As for Gray Mountains, is there enough room???

Lothe