Pinnath Gelin or Green Hills was a fief in the far west of Gondor, bounded to the west by the River Lefnui, and to the east by the Morthond.
History
At the time of the War of the Ring, the lord of this region was Hirluin the Fair. He led three hundred of his soldiers to the defence of Minas Tirith, all dressed in green. During the Battle of the Pelennor Fields Hirluin rode with Húrin the Tall, Imrahil and the horsemen of Gondor rode eastward from Minas Tirith to the aid of Éomer and the Rohirrim. Hirluin did not survive the battle and never went back to the Green Hills of his home.
Etymology
Pinnath Gelin is a Sindarin name. It is usually translated as "Green Hills" and sometimes as "Green Downs", "Green Slopes", "Green Crests/Ridges" or "Green-crests". The first word was the dialectical Sindarin or Gondor Sindarin plural pinnath ("hill sides", "downs", "slopes", "crests", "ridges"). The second was a lenited version of the plural form of the word calen ("green").
Portrayal in adaptations
2023: The Lord of the Rings Online:
