Lond Galen

Lond Galen (S. "Green Haven") was the capital of Anfalas and was ihe largest and most important town of the coastal plain. It was situated far from the mouth of the River Celgalen, and was the site of export for the wool and ore trade coming down the river from the innner Pinnath Gelin. It was still a small town when compared to the Gondorian norm. The population was about 5,000, most of whom had to cultivate plots outside the town wall for their living. Many were small merchants and artisans, but there were also sailors and other sea-folk, as well as officials serving in the governor's staff. There were only a few-major buildings in the town, the most important being the governor's small manor. A few noblemen had townhouses, which were larger and more impressive than the average buildings. The town was originally built by the Dúnedain in the nineteenth century of the Second Age (by the mid-Third Age, a considerable fraction of the population was still of Númenórean descent). It was then a small trading harbor. Since the attitudes of the local Daen tribes varied from time to time, it was surrounded by a fifteen-foot wall. After the establishment of the Realms-in-Exile, the situation of Lond Galen became much more peaceful and the wall was pulled down, since its enclosure grew to be too confining for the needs of the settlement's population. A new wall was erected in T.A. 1652, when Corsair raiding of Anfalas had become endemic. Around the same time,a small fort was also located immediately to the south of Lond Galen.