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Bar-en-Hendaer
Bar-en-Hendaer
Bar-en-Hendaer
Hendaerond Labeled Revised
Hendaerond at Bar-en-Hendaer
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Other names Zadan n'Agannâlu
Type Monastery/seminary
Location Nan Siring, Rhudaur
Realm Rhudaur
Capital
Founded ca. T.A. 1550
Ruler Dolgubâr (ca. T.A. 1640)
Summary A sanctuary dedicated to Dark Worship
Inhabitants Hillmen of Rhudaur
Language(s) Blarm; Black Speech
Lifespan ?

Bar-en-Hendaer (S. "Dwelling/House of the Great Eye"; Bl. Ot na Sul Mor; Ad. Zadan n'Agannâlu = "House of Death-shadow") was a sanctuary (monastery/seminary) dedicated to Dark Worship, located on Amon Ereb in the Nan Siring, Coldfells, of Rhudaur. The main building was called Kil na Sul Mor (Bl. "Temple of the Great Eye"; S. Hendaerond).

T.A. 1640-1650[]

The Elves of Rivendell and the Dúnedain of the North had long known that the Witch-king of Angmar had spread his evil influence into Rhudaur, corrupting the Hillmen who dominated it. Not long before they had become aware that a secret sanctuary dedicated to Dark Worship had been established in the remote Coldfells of Rhudaur, but had thus far discovered little more about it. Recently there had also been a notable increase in Hillmen raids taking prisoners, which the Elves had tracked to Nan Siring (aka Nan Guruthos), the location of the shrine.

Zadan n'Agannâlu (Bar-en-Hendaer) was founded about T.A. 1550 as a clandestine monastery/seminary for Dark Worship (the nascent Cult of the Eye). This facility represented a substantial investment for the Witch-king, and was expected to expand greatly. The main functions of this seminary were to train Hillmen priests in the Dark Religion; and breeding experiments, which were conducted with wanton depravity. Subjects were criminals or prisoners taken in raids, who were kept in abject misery and forced to work menial jobs – until they no longer could work and became experiments. High mortality and thus high turnover necessitated a steady supply of new captives.

The monastery/seminary was in T.A. 1640-1650 headed by a Black Númenórean (epithet: Dolgubâr) Sorcerer-Priest from the far south of Middle-earth. The rest of the monk-priests were male Easterlings. The Hillmen of Rhudaur had no priestly tradition, so as yet there were only four acolytes, all male priests. The facility boasted about a dozen support personnel (all male Hillmen of Rhudaur) – the place had to be self-sufficient. Due to its remoteness, there was minimal security (only 8 guards plus a leader, all male Hillmen). Only males were allowed in Zadan n'Agannâlu. This was for purely practical purposes, to reduce distractions.

The main temple (Hendaerond) of Bar-en-Hendaer was shaped like a stylized eye, with an altar at the center on a raised chancel (the "pupil"), surrounded by a domed (with oculus) circular area for worshipers paved in colored tile (the "iris"), and two triangular side areas (the "corners of the eye").

Characters[]

Dolgubâr Krum Shom


Notes[]

The place seems to be identical with MERPs Cerin Iaur.

References[]

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