Dunland

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Dunland is a rugged, sparsely populated region in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, inhabited by the Dunlendings and lying to the west of the Misty Mountains near Rohan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional region
region of Middle-earth
alliedWith Saruman NERFINISHED
appearsIn The Lord of the Rings (film series) NERFINISHED
appearsOnMapIn The Lord of the Rings appendices
associatedWithRace Men
belongsToRegion lands between Isen and Greyflood
borderedBy Enedwaith NERFINISHED
Isengard NERFINISHED
Misty Mountains NERFINISHED
Rohan NERFINISHED
chronologyEra Fourth Age (residual population)
Third Age NERFINISHED
climate cool and wet
creator J. R. R. Tolkien
cultureOfInhabitantsRelatedTo ancient Men of Eriador NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Dunlendings NERFINISHED
etymologyOfName land of the dark (or swarthy) people
geographicalCharacter hill-country
rough pastureland
governedBy local chieftains of the Dunlendings
hasCanonicalStatus part of Tolkien’s legendarium canon
hasHistoricalConflictWith Rohirrim NERFINISHED
historicalInhabitants Men
inInhabitedBy Dunlendings NERFINISHED
languageSpokenByInhabitants Dunlending tongue
locatedIn northwestern Middle-earth NERFINISHED
locatedInFictionalUniverse Middle-earth NERFINISHED
locatedNear Rohan NERFINISHED
locatedNorthOf Isengard NERFINISHED
locatedSouthOf Enedwaith NERFINISHED
locatedWestOf Misty Mountains NERFINISHED
mapFeatureType named region on Middle-earth maps
mentionedInWork The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED
The Return of the King NERFINISHED
The Two Towers NERFINISHED
notableEventAssociatedWith Dunlending participation in the War of the Ring
politicalAlignmentDuringWarOfTheRing hostile to Rohan
populationDensity sparsely populated
resentmentCauseForInhabitants expulsion from the plains of Rohan
strategicImportance buffer region between Rohan and the west
terrainType rugged
timePeriodOfProminence late Third Age
usedBy Saruman NERFINISHED
usedByFor recruiting Man-power against Rohan

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Thrór residence Dunland