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Bar Iaur Dínen
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Location of Bar Iaur Dínen
(upper center) (MERP)
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Date constructed
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Third Age 842
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Bar Iaur Dínen (S. "Old Silent Home") was a royal manor on Tolfalas, used by the Kings when visiting the island for extended periods (usually for hunting). Bar Iaur Dínen 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 Gilros, a day's journey away. 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 Dínen to the safety of Gobel Tolfalas whenever the manor was unoccupied.
Bar Iaur Dínen was built in T.A. 842 by King Tarannon's nephew, Eärnil, who spent much of his uncle's reign conducting the war with Umbar from Tolfalas. After Eärnil became king, the manor, like many other feudal possessions, became a 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 Dínen at times served as a refuge for marauding Corsairs. This was put to an end in T.A. 1810, but again after T.A. 1940 the Crown had too few resources to fortify and patrol the island, so the manor was finally abandoned. Nevertheless, the structure remained intact through 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.
References[]
- MERP #2021: Southern Gondor: The Land