Anfalas

It is not known when Anfalas became a part of the kingdom of Gondor. It is possible that it became a part of Gondor when king Tarannon Falastur extended the borders of Gondor along the coasts west of the Ethir Anduin.

During the reign of King Telumehtar the Corsairs of Umbar raided the coasts of Gondor as far as the Anfalas. As a consequence, King Telumehtar assembled his troops, conquered Umbar by storm in Third Age 1810 and drove out the Corsairs.

During the War of the Ring Golasgil, the lord of Anfalas, led a long line of men of many sorts from Anfalas, hunters, herdsmen and men from little villages, which except the men of his household were scantily equipped from Anfalas to defend Minas Tirith in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields.

Anfalas is a Sindarin name, which means "Long Beach". It consists of the elements and and falas ("beach", "strand"). It is also translated as Andafalasse in Quenya and Langstrand in Westron ("translated" into English). Tolkien noted that the shortening of long to lang is very frequent in English place-names.

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Added with the Corsairs of Umbar expansion, Anfalas has an arid coastal climate. Lord Golasgil ruled Anfalas from the the town of Lond Cirion, with the only other major settlements of Anfalas being a fishing town of Melgobas and Barad Faen located under one of the Beacons of Gondor.

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