The Harnen as depicted on a terrain map released in conjunction with The Hobbit films
The river Harnen ("Southing" in Westron) was a river south of Gondor.
Description[]
The Harnen formed the southern border of the contested land of Harondor, also known as south Gondor, and as such formed the southern border of Dúnedain influence. South of the Harnen lay the land of Near Harad.
Roughly 600 Númenórean miles long, it began in the Ephel Dúath of Mordor and then flowed southwest for about 350 miles, when it bent west and sped to Belegaer, which it entered in a wide delta.[1] The Harad Road crossed the Harnen into Harad shortly after it bent westwards. This road was used by Sauron's followers later in the Third Age.
In the first millennium of the Third Age, King Ciryaher stormed across the Harnen with a large army and routed the Men of Harad. The Haradrim were thereafter compelled to acknowledge Gondor's overlordship over their people. Ciryaher thereafter took the name Hyarmendacil, meaning "South-victor".[2]
Etymology[]
Harnen is a Sindarin word that meant "South-water".[3]
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | ሃርነን |
| Arabic | هارنين |
| Armenian | Հարնեն |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Харнен |
| Bengali | হানেন |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Харнен |
| Chinese (Hong Kong) | 哈爾南河 |
| Danish | Harnenfloden |
| Georgian | ჰარნენი |
| Greek | Χάρνεν |
| Gujarati | હાર્નેન |
| Hebrew | הארנן |
| Hindi | हरनैन |
| Japanese | ハルネン |
| Kannada | ಹಾರ್ನೆನ್ |
| Korean | ? |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Харнен |
| Marathi | हार्नेन |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Харнэн |
| Nepalese | हार्नन |
| Persian | هارنهن |
| Punjabi | ਹਰਨੇਨ |
| Russian | Харнен |
| Serbian | Харнен (Cyrillic) Harnen (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | හාර්නන් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Харнен |
| Tamil | ஹானின் |
| Tatar | Харнен |
| Telugu | హార్నెన్ |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Харнен |
| Urdu | ہارنےن |
| Yiddish | האַרנען |
| Rivers | |
|---|---|
| Númenor | |
| Númenor | Nunduinë • Siril |
| Middle-earth | |
| Eriador | Glanduin • Gwathló • Hoarwell • Lune • Sirannon • Withywindle |
| Rhovanion | Anduin • Celebrant • Forest River • Gladden • Greylin • Langwell • Limlight • Nimrodel • Redwater • River Running |
| Gondor | Anduin • Ciril • Erui • Gilrain • Harnen • Lefnui • Glanhír • Morgulduin • Morthond • Poros • Ringló • Serni |
| Rohan | Adorn • Entwash • Isen • Glanhír • Snowbourn |
| The Shire | Brandywine River • Shire-water • Shirebourn |
| Ossiriand | Gelion • Adurant • Ascar • Brilthor • Duilwen • Greater Gelion • Legolin • Little Gelion • Thalos |
| Tributaries to Sirion | Aros • Dry River • Esgalduin • Mindeb • Narog • Rivil • Taeglin |
| Other rivers | Brithon • Celebros • Celon • Malduin • Nenning • Ringwil • Sirion |