Ithilien is a region and fiefdom of Gondor. It is the only part of Gondor on the eastern side of the Anduin, wedged in between the river and the Ephel Dúath.
Ithilien is a fair and prosperous land during the Second Age and the first part of the Third Age, when Gondor was strong and Mordor deserted. Of old its chief city was Minas Ithil, the Tower of the Moon, but when this was captured by Mordor it was renamed Minas Morgul, the Tower of Black Sorcery. After this event, the majority of the people of Ithilien fled across the Anduin to escape war, but the Stewards of Gondor still kept scouts there, operating out of secret locations such as Henneth Annûn.
Special Features:
- Main vegetation: forest
- Special units: Ithilien Rangers
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