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 [No title]
Invoking the name of the man in Pelargir whom she might - or might not - regard as a suitor was exactly the wrong tack to take.
She had repeatedly reminded the hobbits and Celebsul to be sure to update the ledgers at least every other day or she would force them to straighten them out upon her return.
Prior to this meeting, his master had informed him privately that there was no one else who could be given the mission of accompanying Sevilodorf to Pelargir.
http://www.burpingtroll.com/Tales/worthycompanion.doc   (24207 words)

  
 The Grey Havens - Songs & Tales: Isildur - Chapter Five
It was a title of which the men of Pelargir were justly proud, for in all those centuries no enemy had ever succeeded in passing Pelargir.
If we fail and the West falls at last, then Pelargir will be swept away with the rest.
"I would instead have you gird yourselves and confront the evil in its own places, so that Pelargir and the southlands may not be torn by the cloven hooves of War.
http://tolkien.cro.net/talesong/isildur/pelargir.html   (13556 words)

  
 The Grey Havens - Songs & Tales: Isildur - Chapter Six
He will return quickly only if Pelargir and all her people are utterly destroyed.
Barathor turned to the Steward, his fists clenched and his face dark with anger.
We had but three thousand when we reached Pelargir.
http://tolkien.cro.net/talesong/isildur/gather.html   (8063 words)

  
 GW Online : The Lord of The Rings : Gondor : Warriors from the Fiefdoms
Where all other hosts of Gondor have changed their heraldry to reflect ten centuries of Steward rule, the ships and Pelargir still bear the heraldry of Elendil.
There are fiefdfoms to be explored further north, perhaps at Tol Brandir or in the Brown Lands.
There are few great havens where large vessels can make berth scattered throughout Middle-earth.
http://uk.games-workshop.com/gondor/fiefdoms/3/Default.aspx?print=1?print=1   (1354 words)

  
 The Grey Havens - Songs & Tales: Isildur - Chapter Seven
And I say unto you: Pelargir is yours, for you have purchased it this day with your immortal blood.
A man came to greet them, his head bandaged and his arm in a bloody sling.
Cirdan had reasoned that the Pelargrim might have fallen back to these straits so the galleys would be more hindered.
http://tolkien.cro.net/talesong/isildur/whiteflt.html   (11603 words)

  
 History of Gondor
Castamir's sons did flee to Pelargir and thence to Umbar which was lost to Gondor.
Their son, Eldacar, was beseiged in Osgiliath but evaded the usurper Castamir who ruled only a short while (and showing his great cruelty in the process) before Eldacar returned to kill him at the Crossings of the Erui.
The sons of Elendil, Isildur and Anárion, upon arriving in Pelargir did set about building the watchtowers of Minas Anor and Minas Ithil, and between them their great city of Osgiliath.
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Zone/9357/history.htm   (840 words)

  
 The French Connection — Merp.com Website
It would have made sense for a man -- even a long-lived Numenorean man -- to be king over all the free Men of Eriador.
But Minas Ithil stood upon the border of Mordor, which had been filled with Orcs, Trolls, and who knows what else.
After the Downfall of Numenor, the royal prerogatives would have fallen into dispute.
http://www.merp.com/essays/MichaelMartinez/frenchconnection   (3998 words)

  
 Pelargir - Garth of Royal Ships
Like Venice and Genova or Rome and Carthage, they have a long and irreconcilable history of strife, war and contest.
After long and glorious history, bad times have fallen on Pelargir.
Pelargir is more indigent, decayed and weaker than for centuries.
http://www.taivaansusi.net/roolipelit/pelargir/english.html   (2764 words)

  
 Fanatics Plaza: Gondor Kingdom
It was primarily a base for the faction called the King's Men, a group who resented the Ban of the Valar and envied the immortal lives of the Firstborn.
The second and greatest of the evils, the great plague from the east, soon befell Gondor, and it was Corsair raiders that salted Gondor's wounds by slaying Minardil at Pelargir.
However, Thorongil returned, now under his true identity of Aragorn, heir of Isildur, and led an army of dead from Dunharrow to Pelargir.
http://www.lotrplaza.com/Gondor/libraryumbar.asp   (1650 words)

  
 The True Corsairs of Umbar -- Falastur(Overseer) Welcomes You!
Sirith restored its havens and built its navies as best he could and his son and his son's son after him did likewise, and so great were the deeds of Sirith in his lifetime that the people of Lebennin named that river which flowed through their land in his honor.
But when they arrived he would not return to Minas Tirith, where great honor lay and wait for him.
Five years later when Beregond was appointed as the Ruling Steward of Gondor, upon the death of his father, the courageous Sirith was also appointed as the Captain of Pelargir.
http://www.freewebs.com/thecorsairsofumbar/history.htm   (2192 words)

  
 Lord of the Rings: The Fourth Age - Pelargir
Lord of the Rings: The Fourth Age :: Middle Earth :: Pelargir
Lord of the Rings: The Fourth Age - Pelargir
http://4thagelotr.proboards40.com/index.cgi?board=pelargir   (21 words)

  
 The Haradrim, Men of the South and Corsairs of Umbar
All the might of Faramir and the Men of Ithilien, all the bravery and strength of the Hosts of Gondor could not withstand the tide of Darkness.
Dark days and darker, for Pelargir has fallen into the hands of the Shadow!
And a Lord is fallen in the tombs beneath the city; VALARION, Lord Vinyatar and Councilman of Pelargir, met his Doom at the hands of the traitor DUBHLACH, and the fell sorcery of the MOUTH OF SAURON.
http://harad.elendor.net/umbarnews/winter03-04.php   (11631 words)

  
 Numenor, the Land of Gift---The Colonies
Controlling the riverlands, it is known as the City of Royal Ships and has at this time become a haven for the Faithful who have come to Middle Earth.
Built in 2350, Pelargir upon Anduin is a stately city.
http://www.angelfire.com/games2/Numenor/colony.htm   (129 words)

  
 Elendor MUSH - Role Play Logs
Shortly after the retaking of Pelargir, the victorious Men of Gondor return home - But not without a little stop along the way.
Two close friends share a disagreement upon the battlements of Pelargir
A mighty battle upon the Docks of Pelargir, as the Corsairs attack, and are later reinforced by Mordor.
http://www.elendor.net/logs.php?q=searchResults&searchby=culture&culture=11   (6999 words)

  
 Middle Earth Role Playing (MERP) Sourcebooks - Krakow RPGs - For Sale
ONCE AND FUTURE KING - a vivid account of Eldacar's initial defeat, his maneuvering while in exile to regain the throne, and his final triumphant victory over Castamir.
UMBAR - bastion of traditionalists favoring Gondorian involvement in the South, yet fraught with conflict nonetheless: Crow fights Crow over the venues of land versus sea.
ADVENTURES - Crew a privateer and court peril on the waves and tides of Belfalas Bay!
http://www.waynesbooks.com/MERPSourcebooks.html   (4411 words)

  
 Legolas
While at Pelargir, he first saw the sea, and true to Galadriel's vision, the desire for Aman was awakened in him.
After the War, Legolas led a band of elves from Mirkwood to Ithilien, where the helped to heal the war-ravaged land and make it the fairest of the human lands.
He accompanied them through the Paths of the Dead, and fought at Pelargir and the Pelennor Fields.
http://jove.prohosting.com/~steg33/legolas.htm   (367 words)

  
 Aragorn: the True Story
Being a very proper late Victorian/Edwardian gentleman, Tolkien rightly passed over all rumor of certain disreputable shenanigans, but truth is, those who knew ol' "Easy Estel" back in the day used to marvel at how he seemingly had a local lovely tucked away in every little hamlet from Eriador to Near Harad.
Why, that old line of foofaw about Thorongil lightin' out from Pelargir so as not to return and contend with an ascendant Denethor was a gussied up revision stuck in purely to burnish the Great Man's rep with his new subjects.
http://home.mho.net/trent.goulding/misc/aragorn.html   (238 words)

  
 The Guild Companion: Bellakar and the Kin-Strife
He often sojourned in Pelargir during the storm season and was concerned that the Tumakveh be accurately informed about the (eroding) stability of Castamir's reign.
The propaganda value of this act became a weapon in the hands of Rómendacil's critics when, after he himself had become king, his son's wife died of old age, leaving him vulnerable to the charge of weakening the blood of Anárion's line in the service of political expediency.
Although well loved by the people of the coasts and of Pelargir and Umbar, Castamir's harsh treatment of Eldacar's former supporters succeeded only in further alienating the northern reaches of his realm.
http://www.guildcompanion.com/scrolls/2001/may/bellakarhistory.html   (1543 words)

  
 The domain Gondor
If you decide to roam the domains of Genesis as a human, a dwarf, a goblin, or a gnome, then take the ship of Dirhavel the Seafarer, which will bring you from the docks of Sparkle to Pelargir, the sea port of Gondor.
Tyr is busy at work in Pelargir, where word has it that the local shipping industry has taken a close interest in his dealings.
Telchar is working on the Firien Forest, where there is sure to be Rohirric history and intrigue.
http://www.neosoft.com/genesis/info/gondor/top.html   (1510 words)

  
 Lands & Regions of Middle-earth
Aragorn reached Linhir on March 11 and told Angbor - the only Man who did not flee before the Army of the Dead - to bring his Men to Pelargir.
Lord Angbor and his Men had gone to the fords of the River Gilrain near Linhir, where they fought the Men of Umbar and Harad.
Pelargir was captured and the Corsairs' fleet assembled there with the intention of sailing up the Anduin to attack Minas Tirith.
http://www.tuckborough.net/lands.html   (2700 words)

  
 Seeking the Wayward Children of Numenor
Unfinished Tales indicates that Sauron overran Eriador, slaying or "driving off" most of its people.
A natural consequence of the tendency of the Faithful to settle in or near Pelargir would also be a division of the Faithful Numenoreans into an "old blood" group and a "new blood" group.
Pelargir was founded in 2350, about 100 years after Tar-Ancalimon became King of Numenor (Tar-Atanamir took the scepter in 2251 according to the Tale of Years in LOTR, Tar-Ancalimon took it in 2221 according to the Line of Elros in
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/tolkien/47755   (3910 words)

  
 CotW LotR Bk 5 Ch 9 'The Last Debate'
As Legolas's mood darkens at this memory, Gimli takes up the tale and describes the capture of the enemy fleet at Pelargir on 13th March and Aragorn's releasing of the Dead from their oath.
It was at Linhir on 11th that Legolas first heard the seagulls that Galadriel warned him against.
Some of the horses had been with the Dúnedain since the journey from the far North, and passed through the Paths of the Dead only because of the love they bore for their riders.
http://talkaboutabook.com/group/rec.arts.books.tolkien/messages/277414.html   (1398 words)

  
 Rotten Tomatoes Forums - Mafia XVII: Pelargir/Gorost
A few can foresee danger to another and protect them from evil and death.
His people are well established in Gondor, blending in, awaiting only his word to begin sowing fear, dissension, and suspicion.
The blood of the Elf Mithrellas, foremother of the Princes of Dol Amroth, is strong in that line; and some others on South Gondor show signs that she may not have been the only Elf who loved one of the Children of Men before taking ship to Valinor.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/vine/showthread.php?t=317308   (2035 words)

  
 Mirel's Diary: Part II
Carrying your orders I set out to voyage in the year 3248 to our harbour Pelargir in Middle Earth.
At Pelargir I met with the elvenlord Gil-Galad, who is indeed the son of Fingon Fingolfin’s son, and thus High-King of the Noldor in Middle Earth.
He answered that in that case it would be wisest for me and for him and all that are with us to leave this country for Pelargir and to seek alliance with the Eldar of Middle earth.
http://valarguild.org/varda/Tolkien/encyc/fiction/miriel2.htm   (2561 words)

  
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He returned to their encampment, collected Arod, and mounted, waiting for Gimli to join him.
The remnants of the raiders had fled, fleeing to the haven of their ships at Pelargir.
After the long, dark march through the paths of the dead, and the ride through the night to Erech, it seemed to Legolas that it had been days since he had seen daylight.
http://www.aragorn-legolas.5u.com/alas.htm   (1798 words)

  
 Journal Page
By chance Vaior and Kalniel meet up in a tavern and sat about discussing the recent rumours, neither giving away anything.
At Pelargir the first noticible thing was that the Numenoreans were very different - they were openly kind and showed little love for the other Numenoreans, particularly from Tir Argoth.
They got Darin, a hill man warrior, Gorin, a drunkard dwarf, Ectorion, an arrogant young Numenorean knight, Elnia, a street conjuror, and one who will be known only as Lawrence.
http://www.pick.ucam.org/~apc27/rmssjour.htm   (3895 words)

  
 MERP 3400 Sea-Lords of Gondor, Pelargir & Lebenin
Here, Aragorn seized the Black Fleet which turned the tide at the Battle of Pelennor Fields.
Weigh anchor in Pelargir, jewel of the mighty Anduin river.
In Pelargir the Faithful of Numenor built their new homes, and in this magnificent harbor Castimir the Usurper became Lord of the Corsairs during the bloody Kin-strife.
http://www.icewebring.com/ICE_Products/M1/M1_3400_SeaLordsGondor.shtml   (350 words)

  
 Untold Tales : The port city of Pelargir was already dr
Untold Tales : The port city of Pelargir was already dr
The hooves fell heavily into the dirt as he rode ever closer, his eyes fixated on the place where - only a short time prior - they had arrived back from the trip to the Harad.
The port city of Pelargir was already drawing into view, as Boromir nudged the horse once more into a steady gallop.
http://www.greatestjournal.com/go.bml?journal=untold_tales&itemid=17855&dir=next   (1096 words)

  
 Third Age: Civil War (Third Age Ficathon)
Vinitharya kept his Gondorian name, Eldacar, and re-took his Gondorian throne for himself and his sons.
They hacked their way up the quay and through the hastily-scrambled defenses, reaching the king's son and his guardsmen.
Being too few in number, they fled back to Umbar, that ancient refuge for the proud enemies of Numenor.
http://www.subreality.com/thirdage/library/poak.htm   (1639 words)

  
 Untitled Document
The cloak that fluttered behind him slows to a rest.
But I seek the Knight Gaerthor, he who is my kinsman and likely to be my Lord, once I have officially sworn him my service.
I had hoped one of these great ships would have born him hence.
http://home.earthlink.net/~ivriniel/2001/010801_Elenion.htm   (4445 words)

  
 MeR: Swansinging (Martin Baker)
This species, emblemised in the livery of the House of Dol Amroth, may have been a lesser variant of the Ossëan Swan.
With less confidence, we can posit the existence of a white (or perhaps grey) coastal swan along the southern coasts of Gondor, in the region of Pelargir.
Last of the three definite species is the mysterious large Black Swan seen by the Company south of Lórien, but almost certainly a visitor from the south.
http://alt-tolkien.com/r13swans.html   (5851 words)

  
 Pelargir - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
During the Kin-strife, the rebel followers of Castamir retreated there after his death, led by his sons.
Pelargir was one of the oldest cities in Gondor, founded by the Faithful Númenóreans in the year 2350 of the Second Age.
At Pelargir they fought a lengthy siege against the rightful King of Gondor, before fleeing to Umbar.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelargir   (176 words)

  
 Cities & Towns of Middle-earth
Castamir usurped the throne from King Eldacar in 1437 and made Pelargir his capital.
It was the haven of the Faithful of Numenor, who did not fall under the influence of Sauron and remained friendly with the Elves.
Aragorn told Angbor to gather his forces and follow him to Pelargir, where the Corsairs were assembling a great fleet to attack Minas Tirith.
http://www.tuckborough.net/towns.html   (12929 words)

  
 Prelude
As the People debated among themselves what their answer should be, a voice was raised among the captains.
The executive military power of Pelargir and Lebennin is held by the King, Castamir, but he leaves the day-to-day administration to his two sons, Castaher and Castarion, who carry out the duties of Squire and Warden respectively.
They demanded Eldacar to abdicate his claim for the throne, which he refused to do.
http://home.online.no/~bjoernat/batman/ks/setting.htm   (2415 words)

  
 Ithilien, Moon Over Gondor
The colonists must have come from Pelargir, Lebennin, and Belfalas.
Although there must have been Northmen living in Ithilien, its people were probably just sick and tired of Castamir, who was more popular with the people from the coastlands.
It may be that many of the Faithful who fled Numenor in its last years had settled near Pelargir and were seeking new lands anyway.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/tolkien/58674   (3205 words)

  
 Kin-Strife PBEM: Firdor
This was the part where the oldest and noblest of the families of Pelargir lived.
He had chosen among the best of the Lebennin sorrow and joy songs, and had even managed to dig up one of the rare poetic masterpieces from his mentor, Celebrand the Wanderer.
They conversed lively about many matters, ranging from the 'crazy' loyalists who had been stirring the peace in Pelargir, to the trade opportunities to the South and in Arthedain.
http://home.online.no/~bjoernat/batman/ks/firdor/turn2.htm   (606 words)

  
 [No title]
Two weeks in Pelargir had deprived him of two such trysts.
The summons for the council had gone out the moment he set off from Pelargir.
But he would rest then with the security of knowing that he would see him here.
http://www.libraryofmoria.com/aragornfaramir/aquietnight.txt   (1818 words)

  
 Untold Tales Logs Journal : We asked. He said he was going 'out'.
He also considered gouging his eyes out, but instead finished his search...only to be disappointed as the Steward was not there.
Needless to say, their counterparts were also in danger of having their bums frozen to their horses, by the time they entered Pelargir.
The soldier face palmed, which made a really loud clang, as his hand smacked against his helmet.
http://www.greatestjournal.com/go.bml?journal=untold_logs&itemid=313332&dir=next   (6594 words)

  
 [Fantasy Wars] - [Article] - [Pelargir]
Since the Great War, when the Queen of Pelargir was assassinated, there has been a feud amongst the peacebreaker nobles over the claim to the throne.
She now must be content with the power she has: acting through her loyal senators and protecting Pelargir inside and out with her troupe of Blue Dragons, a guard of people from this land and distant planets, for Artemis does not distinguish between Umaia and Peacebreaker.
Queen Artemis, direct descendant of Loiseris the Great and the assassinated queen, May She Live Forever, as is said of a respected elder when their spirit leaves their human form, is the rightful heir to the crown.
http://thefantasywars.avidgamers.com/article.o5211927.html   (439 words)

  
 Elendor MUSH - Role Play Logs
Roxana keeps questioning inhabitants of Pelargir in her search for Drisana.
When the Hero's Common-House was lost to the fires of the Southron, the King and Captains grew in her place.
The party of three finally reaches the doors to the King and Captains, one of the two Minas Tirith guards opening the door, allowing Roxana and the other guard to pass through before he himself seeks the warmth and calm of the inn's interior.
http://www.elendor.net/logViewer.php?id=615   (2556 words)

  
 Pelargir
The building of Pelargir started in S.A.2350 during the reign of Tar-Vanimelde the third female ruler in Nùmenor and it became the faithfuls main haven in Middle-Earth.
the twelfth King in Gondor repaired the now ancient haven of Pelargir and began to build a great navy there.
In 2758 there was renewed attacks on Gondor and Pelargir by the pirates of Umbar.
http://www.annalsofarda.dk/Annals-of-Arda/places-index/Places-ME/Pelargir.htm   (124 words)

  
 The Lord of the Rings Board Game
The problem, however, is this: no matter how many players there are in the game, there is only one group of the Dead available to do all the work.
In order to defeat the black fleet of the Corsairs, each player has to summon the Dead Men of Dunharrow from their uneasy resting-place at Erech.
If you make subsequent trips through Isengard after Saruman is defeated, you have to stop when you reach the square but you don't have to take a Plot Complication card.
http://flyingmoose.org/tolksarc/boardgame/lotrgame.htm   (4940 words)

  
 GradeSaver: ClassicNote: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Short Summary
This is the same day in which the Pelennor is overrun, Faramir is wounded and Aragorn reaches Pelargir.
The Return of the King continues the story of Frodo and Sam after Frodo is captured by the Orcs of Cirith Ungol (March 13).
Midway through March is when we find heated action on the battle front as well as in the story of Frodo and Sam.
http://www.gradesaver.com/ClassicNotes/Titles/return/shortsumm.html   (1165 words)

  
 Speculum Mentum
In Pelargir a young lady requested the group's help asking them to escort her to his father in Southern Umbar.
They set sail from Pelargir and met some pirates on the way, but nothing they weren't able to handle.
http://personal.inet.fi/private/symbioosi/subconscious/roleplaying/kerp/encyclopedia/escort.html   (48 words)

  
 Page 2
The Sealord has christened this ship "ARIN", naming it after his eldest daughter.
Volden himself was once an honored Skrull Warrior and respected gladiator until he became part of the criminal underworld.
Volden has threatened that unless he is immediately released, his gang will commence a covert war against the government and people of Pelargir.
http://home.maine.rr.com/trajan/page_21.htm   (465 words)

  
 Areas of Gondor
Those who dwell there are a hardy folk of mingled blood for although reckoned men of Gondor there are those among them whose sires come more of the forgotten men who housed in the shadows of the hills.
Defending against the constant threat of attack from the southern realm of Harad and the corsair city of Umbar, Pelargir consists mainly of merchants and guards.
Merchants because the routes to the southern lands are lucrative indeed, and guards, ever-vigilant to the goings-on on both the land and sea routes.
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Zone/9357/areas.htm   (641 words)

  
 Top Page 1
Traders from all parts of Cassiopeia come to Pelargir to sell their goods.
The center of the city is designed after the triangular floating cities of Denthrone XII.
Pelargir is the capital of Cassiopeia and the seat of Imperial power.
http://home.maine.rr.com/trajan/toppage1.htm   (74 words)

  
 Pelargir
I can't - and this is embarassing - even remember quite where or what Pelargir was.
And then while cutting a CD-ROM I happened to come across an unfinished scene of mountains over a misty river.
I have no idea if this looks the way Tolkien's "Pelargir" is supposed to.
http://www.raingod.com/angus/OtherWorlds/Fantasy/notes/Pelargir03.html   (199 words)

  
 Aragorn's Strategic Error - THE TOLKIEN FORUM
I also note that at Pelargir the Dead past over the water and so would not need room on the boats (whose live passengers would no doubt be unable to tolerate such a presence).
I see no reason why Aragorn needed to release them after the battle at Pelargir.
The Dead were used at two battles Linhir and Pelargir so why not another?
http://www.thetolkienforum.com/showthread.php?t=2316   (1709 words)

  
 aragorn_and_the_grey_company
After crossing the fords, Aragorn’s followers chased their enemies for a night and a day before reaching Pelargir where there was another great battle.
On the first half of the journey they had to row, until the wind changes (as King Ghan of the Woses had sensed in Druadan Forest) and they were able to sail up the last stretch in time to take part in the Battle of Pelennor Fields.
There was a battle there between the men of Lamedon and those of Umbar and Harad before the Riders arrived, but both contestants fled on seeing the Grey Company.
http://www.btinternet.com/~p_cooper/aragorn_and_the_grey_company.html   (312 words)

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