Dunharrow

The Hold of Dunharrow at night, as depicted in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The Hold of Dunharrow, or more simply Dunharrow, was a fortress on a high clifftop used as a refuge by the Rohirrim. It was hidden in the White Mountains above the vale of Harrowdale, between the mountains of Írensaga, Starkhorn, Dwimorberg.

Description

Dunharrow was positioned on a flat upland of heath overlooking Harrowdale, the valley of the river Snowbourn. It was located at the feet of the mountain Starkhorn, with the peak of Írensaga in the north, and the large dark mountain Dwimorberg to the east. The refuge could be reached by way of a winding path known as the Stair of the Hold. This path was lined with statues known as the Púkel-men, statues originally carved by the Men of the White Mountains, in the likeness of the Drúedain. The Firienfeld, a large grassy area for the encampment of soldiers, was right before the stair and below the clifftop. Large carved stones marked the entrance to the Dimholt forest, with a road leading to the Paths of the Dead.

The hamlets of Upbourn and Underharrow lay north of here, in the dale.

History

The Hold of Dunharrow had been used as a natural stronghold by the Middle Men of the White Mountains during the Second Age several centuries before Rohan, and was scouted by Brego and his son Baldor in the early years of the kingdom.

In TA 2759, during the war between Rohan and Dunland, Rohirrim refuge-seekers led by Fréaláf took shelter in Dunharrow during the Long Winter. From there Fréaláf led a successful raid to retake Edoras.

Later, in the year TA 2851, Brytta Léofa was slain by Orc refugees from the War of the Dwarves and Orcs while riding from the fortress.

In TA 3019, during the War of the Ring, Aragorn, along with Legolas, Gimli, and the Grey Company, passed through the Hold of Dunharrow on their way to the Paths of the Dead. After a Nazgûl passed over Edoras, Gandalf commanded that muster of Rohan be moved to Dunharrow. Having ridden by mountain paths, Théoden arrived two days later and stayed the night before riding for Minas Tirith.

Etymology

Dunharrow is a Modern English form of Dúnharg or Dūnhaerg in Old English meaning "the heathen fane on the hillside".

The name likely contains the words dún ("mountain, hill") and harrow, the modernization of haerg ("temple").

Underharrow's name denotes 'under Dunharrow', as the hamlet was down the valley from Dunharrow.

Translations

Foreign Language	Translated name
Amharic	ዱንሃርሮው
Arabic	دونهاروو
Armenian	Դունհարրու
Basque	Sagrarioa
Belarusian Cyrillic	Дунhарроў
Bengali	ডানহারেরও
Bulgarian Cyrillic	Дунхаррощ
Burmese	ဒန်းဟဲရိုး
Chinese	登哈洛
Chinese (Continental)	黑蛮祠
Danish	Dysterharge
Dutch	Dunharg
Finnish	Dunharg
French	Dunhart
Georgian	დანჰრორო
German	Dunharg
Greek	Ντανχάρροου
Gujarati	ડનહરો
Hebrew	דונהארו
Hindi	डुन्हर्रोव
Italian	Fanclivo
Japanese	馬鍬砦
Kannada	ಡುನ್ಹಾರ್ವ್
Kazakh	Дұнһарроу (Cyrillic) Dunharrow (Latin)
Korean	던하 로우
Kyrgyz Cyrillic	Дунhарроw
Laotian	ດນຮະຣຣໂວ
Marathi	डुन्हर्रोव
Mongolian Cyrillic	Дунhарроү
Nepalese	डुन्हर्रोव
Norwegian	Dunhov
Persian	دون‌هارو
Portuguese	Templo da Colina (Brazil) Fano da Colina (Portugal)
Punjabi	ਡੁਨ੍ਹਰ੍ਰੋਵ
Russian	Дунхарроу
Sanskrit	डुन्हर्रोव्
Serbian	Дунхароу (Cyrillic) Dunharou (Latin)
Sinhalese	ඩන්හාරෝ
Spanish	El Sagrario
Swedish	Duneharv
Tamil	துன்ஹர்ரோவ்
Telugu	దుంహ్రరౌ
Thai	ดันแฮโร่ว์
Ukrainian Cyrillic	Дунхарроу
Urdu	دنحرراوو
Yiddish	דונהאַרראָוו