"This was a Nandorin region, now a part of Arthedain, formally (in Elvish eyes) under the rule of Ellindiel. It extended from the Baranduin to the Aerossir and the Harered Luin. The Shire was carved out of the northeastern portion. The transfer of this territory to the authority of Arnor took place in mortal eyes as a result of the promise of oathkinship that the House of Elendil gave to Merethorn whilst they travelled to Mordor in the Last Alliance. Bereft of warriors, Ellindiel, his widow, placed herself and her people under the protection of Isildur by invoking this formal bond. Later generations of the Dunedain mistakenly assumed the region was simply ceded as a feudal fief, a misunderstanding of Eldarin law. Several Nandorin lords served Ellindiel: Sulor of the Green Hills, Halatir of "@en . . "Siragale"@en . . . . . "This was a Nandorin region, now a part of Arthedain, formally (in Elvish eyes) under the rule of Ellindiel. It extended from the Baranduin to the Aerossir and the Harered Luin. The Shire was carved out of the northeastern portion. The transfer of this territory to the authority of Arnor took place in mortal eyes as a result of the promise of oathkinship that the House of Elendil gave to Merethorn whilst they travelled to Mordor in the Last Alliance. Bereft of warriors, Ellindiel, his widow, placed herself and her people under the protection of Isildur by invoking this formal bond. Later generations of the Dunedain mistakenly assumed the region was simply ceded as a feudal fief, a misunderstanding of Eldarin law. Several Nandorin lords served Ellindiel: Sulor of the Green Hills, Halatir of Harvaneth, Gwendir and Niniel of the Tower Hills, and Nimien of the Luithen river."@en .