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== Lethrain ==
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'''Region:''' Foothills of the Misty Mountains, Eriador
'''Region:''' Foothills of the Misty Mountains, Eriador


'''Type:''' Small Kingdom
[[File:LethrainRuins.jpeg|right|thumb|The ruins of Lethrain]]
[[File:SigelLethrain.jpeg|right|thumb|The sigil of Lethrain]]
 
'''Type:''' Fallen kingdom


'''Capital:''' Itharil
'''Capital:''' Itharil


'''Ruler:''' Last known king was Borlan II
'''Last crowned ruler:''' [[Lord of the Rings/History/The Ring of Power|Borlan Thornfall II]]


'''History:'''
'''History:''' Lethrain was founded around the middle of the Second Age when Borlan I united the region’s nomadic clans. Its peaceful communities prospered for generations. After S.A. 1700, Borlan Thornfall II accepted one of the Nine Rings from Sauron. His corruption and eventual transformation into a Nazgûl shattered the ruling house and began the kingdom’s long decline. Communities survived among the ruins throughout much of the Third Age, but the last inhabitants of Itharil fled during the War of the Ring.
Lethrain was a small, secluded kingdom in the foothills of the Misty Mountains, founded during the Second Age. Known for its peaceful, self-sustaining communities, it flourished briefly before falling into obscurity. The kingdom’s fall began when one of its rulers accepted a Ring of Power from Sauron, leading to corruption and eventual ruin.


'''Notable Events:'''
'''Notable events:'''
* [[Rise of Borlan I during the Second Age]]
* [[Lord of the Rings/History/The Rise of Borlan I|The Rise of Borlan I]]
* [[Corruption of the ruling line by a Ring of Power]]
* [[Lord of the Rings/History/The Ring of Power|The Ring of Power]]
* [[Final abandonment of Itharil in the Third Age]]
* [[Lord of the Rings/History/The Abandonment of Itharil|The Abandonment of Itharil]]


'''Legacy:'''
'''Legacy:''' Lethrain survives in ruins, scattered records, and the memory of its rangers. [[Lord of the Rings/Characters/Darethor Thornfall|Darethor Thornfall]], the last known heir of its ruling house, carries both its name and the shadow of Borlan II’s Ring.
Lethrain’s remnants exist in ruins and legend. Darethor, its last known descendant, carries the kingdom’s dark legacy.
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Lethrain

Region: Foothills of the Misty Mountains, Eriador

The ruins of Lethrain
The sigil of Lethrain

Type: Fallen kingdom

Capital: Itharil

Last crowned ruler: Borlan Thornfall II

History: Lethrain was founded around the middle of the Second Age when Borlan I united the region’s nomadic clans. Its peaceful communities prospered for generations. After S.A. 1700, Borlan Thornfall II accepted one of the Nine Rings from Sauron. His corruption and eventual transformation into a Nazgûl shattered the ruling house and began the kingdom’s long decline. Communities survived among the ruins throughout much of the Third Age, but the last inhabitants of Itharil fled during the War of the Ring.

Notable events:

Legacy: Lethrain survives in ruins, scattered records, and the memory of its rangers. Darethor Thornfall, the last known heir of its ruling house, carries both its name and the shadow of Borlan II’s Ring.