Rhûn

the East beyond the inland sea of the same name

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In briefanswer capsule

Rhûn is the eastern land of Middle-earth and the inland sea within it. Aragorn counts it among the far countries he has walked, together with Harad, where the stars are strange. At the height of Gondor's power under Hyarmendacil I the realm reached east as far as the Sea of Rhûn, and the wild kine of Araw ranged in its far fields, where Vorondil hunted them for the horn that Boromir bore. From these lands came the Men of Rhûn who fought for Sauron and saw their war ruined before the Captains of the West; afterwards Éomer rode with King Elessar beyond the Sea of Rhûn.

Sources

The Lord of the Rings — Book II, ch. 2, The Council of Elrond
The Lord of the Rings — Book V, ch. 1, Minas Tirith
The Lord of the Rings — Book VI, ch. 4, The Field of Cormallen
The Lord of the Rings — Appendix A, I (iv), Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion
The Lord of the Rings — Appendix A, II, The House of Eorl

Cite this page

Legendarium (2026): „Rhûn“. Last updated September 15, 2026. https://www.legendarium.page/places/rhun/

APA

Legendarium. (2026). Rhûn. Last updated September 15, 2026. https://www.legendarium.page/places/rhun/

MLA

„Rhûn“. Legendarium, 2026, https://www.legendarium.page/places/rhun/. Last updated September 15, 2026.

BibTeX

@misc{legendarium-rhun-en,
  title        = {Rhûn},
  author       = {{Legendarium}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.legendarium.page/places/rhun/}},
  note         = {Last updated September 15, 2026}
}