- Type: Tower and Coastal Town
- Inhabitants: 40% Gondorian, 60 % Haradan
- Population: 620
- Origin: Founded by Gondorian army, c. TA 932
- Purpose: Center for Gondorian control in Harondor; trading center for coastal traffic
Eithel Túrin (S."Túrin's Well") was a sleepy town of several hundred,situated half way between Methir and Barad Harn. It was founded in T.A. 932 by Gondorian veterans who had been wounded in fighting the Haruze and Umbareans. Little trade passed through the town along the Men Falas and even less from the few ships to call at the town dock. Following the Kin-strife, most of the population turned to smuggling and the town's ecomics improved. A few of Eithel Turin's leading citizens ran a local contraband trade in luxury goods obtained from the havens and cities of Ethir Harnen. When Eärnil II abandoned Harondor, he retained control of the coast between Barad Harn and the Poros. The town received a wall in T.A. 1945, along with an improved harbor, a small garrison, and a pair of patrol boats. Yet all of this did little to deter Umbarean and Haruze raiders, who burned it a dozen times.Still the kings rebuilt the town after every raid and the Residents made evacuation part of their routine. Only a small amount of legitimate trade flews through the town, though smuggling touched the life of virtually every resident.Shortly after the fall of Barad Harn, Eithel Turin was attacked again and was finally abandoned.
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- MERP:Southern Gondor - the Land