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{{Infobox fictional location |
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| name = Dunharrow |
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| source = ] ] |
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| image = dunharrowwide.jpg |
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| caption = Dunharrow in ] |
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| alt_name = The Hold, Dunberg |
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| type = Cliff-top refuge of the ] |
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| blank_label = Location |
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| blank_data = Hidden in the ] above Harrowdale |
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| blank_label1 = Lifespan |
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| blank_data2 = Men of Twilight |
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| first = ], ], ] |
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'''Dunharrow''' is a ]al place from ]'s ] ]. Aldor, third king of Rohan, established it as a refuge of the ] hidden in the ] and fortified against attack. Dunharrow had been used as a refuge by the Middle Men of the White Mountains during the ] — many millennia before ]. |
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==Natural and cultural features== |
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Dunharrow was a cliff-top overlooking Harrowdale, the valley of the river Snowbourn. Access to the refuge was only possible by a winding path known as the Stair of the Hold. This path was lined with statues known as the Púkel-men — statues originally carved by the Men of the White Mountains, in the likeness of the ]. After the stair was the "Firienfeld", a large grassy area for the encampment of soldiers and refuge-seekers.<ref>{{ME-ref |TT|"The Muster of Rohan"}}</ref> |
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Large carved stones marked the entrance to the Dimholt, a natural ], which led into the Paths of the Dead. This subterranean complex, haunted by the '''Dead Men of Dunharrow''', led all the way under the White Mountains. |
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As with other names in the ], Tolkien derived the name "Dunharrow" from the ] language. He explained in his "]" that the name was "A modernization of . . . ''Dûnhaerg'' 'the heathen fane on the hillside,' so-called because was on the site of a sacred place of the old inhabitants (now the Dead Men)." <ref>''A Tolkien Compass'', ed. Jared Lobdell, p. 183 (Open Court Press, Chicago, 1975).</ref> |
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Tolkien drew several detailed sketches of Dunharrow as he developed his concept of the location. Some of these sketches, including a colour drawing, are published in '']''.<ref>] and ] (1995), '']'', Harper Collins, plates 165 & 166, pp. 170-172(text); {{ISBN|0-261-10322-9}}</ref> |
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==Middle-earth narrative== |
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Dunharrow is the main setting of 'The Muster of ]': chapter 5 of '']'' (volume 3 of ''The Lord of the Rings''); the chapter describes the location in detail. The characters ] (King of Rohan) and ] arrive in Dunharrow to camp, and are greeted by ] and a large contingent of Rohan's cavalries. During the night, Théoden is visited by an errand-rider bearing the Red Arrow, a high-level request from ] seeking urgent aid. The next morning Théoden and his cavalries set out from Dunharrow to ] and onwards to the ], a ride that took six full days. |
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Earlier in ''The Return of the King'', Dunharrow had been visited by ] and the Grey Company on their way to the Paths of the Dead. However their focus was on the Gate of the Dead, and the Paths beyond. |
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== References == |
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