Bar Iaur Dínen

Bar Iaur Dínen was a royal manor on Tolfalas, used by the kings when visiting the island for extended visitations  (usually for hunting), While unoccupied,the manor was locked and uninhabited, but its grounds were patrolled by the local warden's soldiers. As Gondorian control over the island grew more tenuous with the emergence of the  Corsairs, all trappings and valuable furnishings were removed from Bar Iaur Dinen to the safety of  Tolfalas whenever the manor was unoccupied. Bar Iaur Dinen lay astride one of the lesser mountain passes that joined the eastern and western halves of the island, and the  closest habitation was the fishing village of Nen Cidros,a  day's journey away. Bar Iaur Dinen was built in T.A.842 by King Tarannons nephew, Earnil, who spent must of  his Uncle's reign  Conducting the war with Umbar from Tolfalas. After Earnil became king, the manor,like many feudal possessions,by the time became royal legacy and passed on to  his successors, rather than reverting to the control of the  line of Edhelion. With the loosening of royal control of Tolfalas following the Kin-strife, Bar Iaur Dinen  had served as a safe refuge for marauding Corsairs.This was put to  an end in T A 1810.But again after TA 1940 the Crown  had too few resources to fortify and patrol the island,s o the manor was finally abandoned.Nevertheless,  Structures remained intact throug the end of the Third Age, and Prince Imrahil of Belfalas eventually refurbished  the ancient dwelling in F.A.52, during his restoration of  the island's defenses.