Calenhad
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The Beacon of Calenhad (MERP)
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Location of Calenhad (center-left)
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Calenhad (S. "Green-place") was the sixth, counting from east to west, in a chain of seven northern beacon-towers of Gondor. Its watch-fire relayed warning to Minas Anor (Minas Tirith) of any attack on Gondor’s northern frontiers (Calenardhon (later Rohan), or Anórien) and vice versa, whether a Dunman invasion from the west, an Orcish raid across the Anduin from the east, or civil strife within Calenardhon. Calenhad flashed messages between Halifirien (the seventh beacon) and Min-Rimmon (the fifth). ln later years, the tower’s beacon was set ablaze to summon military aid from the Rohirrim. Provided with natural fortification by steep cliffs to the north and inaccessible mountain slopes at its southerly back, Calenhad's elevated site originally sported but a rude signal-platform. The structure's fire-cage, when set alight, warned nearby Gondorian settlements of incursions by Dunlending tribes as these displaced people migrated toward the Misty Mountains. Centuries later, when Easterlings raided across the Anduin, a more formidable tower was constructed over the platform’s ruins. As the Shadow in Mordor grew and spilled out across its mountain borders to threaten the West, the tower was expanded and strengthened, eventually becoming a fortress of considerable military significance.
Characters[]
Second Age[]
before T.A. 1640[]
Ca. T.A. 1640/50[]
Ca. T.A. 3018/19[]
Amaron Amrod of Calenhad Baramor Barmir Beren of Calenhad Calmarin Daramin Eärnar II Eglor Glindiel Hallamon Halrin Hamarath Húrin of Calenhad Nimriel Selin Silrien Taren Tharl Vinryon
References[]
- MERP #8203: Calenhad - A Beacon of Gondor