Henneth Annûn

Henneth Annûn, also called the Window of the Sunset, or Window on the West, was a hidden refuge of the Rangers of Ithilien in the northern part of Ithilien along the Ephel Dúath, the Mountains of Shadow. The waterfall cascading over the cliff-face had originally run through the cave itself, but was altered to flow over one of the entrances; this likeness to a window gave Henneth Annûn its name. There were two entrances into the cave system- one being the route through which Samwise Gamgee and Frodo Baggins were led, and the other being the window itself. At the bottom of the window was a bowl full of sharp stone knives, the Forbidden Pool.
== History ==
Like the other hidden refuges of Gondor in Ithilien, Henneth Annûn was created by the Steward Túrin II circa TA 2901 in response to incursions of Orcs from Mordor. Henneth Annûn was the longest-lasting of all the refuges in Ithilien. During the War of the Ring, Faramir, son of the Steward of Gondor, Denethor II, made it his base of operations. Caught in Ithilien, Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee were taken there to be questioned by Faramir. Requiring the utmost security, the ring-bearer and his servant were blindfolded until arrival at the refuge.
Gollum found the Forbidden Pool quite by accident whilst he was diving for fish. The penalty for coming to Henneth Annûn without permission was death. However, Frodo convinced Faramir to spare Gollum, and he was also taken to the cave blindfolded.
The refuge's garrison departed just after the Ring-bearer, and was used to reinforce the western half of Osgiliath against the forces of Minas Morgul.
==Etymology==
Henneth Annûn was Sindarin for "Window of the West."
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Arabic 	هنث أنون
Amharic 	ሄነዝ አኑን
Armenian 	Հենեթ Անուն
Assamese 	হেনেথ এন্নুন
Belarusian Cyrillic	Хенет Анун
Bengali 	হেনেথ আনুন
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Хенет Анун
Chinese 	漢那斯安南
Danish 	Henneth Annûn ("Solnedgangsvinduet")
Greek 	Χένεθ Αννούν
Gujarati 	હેનેથ અન્નન
Hebrew 	הנת אנון
Hindi 	हेनेथ अन्नुन
Japanese 	ヘンネス・アンヌーン
Kannada 	ಹೆನ್ನೆತ್ ಅನ್ನುನ್
Korean 	헤네스 아눈
Pashto 	هینیت انون
Persian 	هه‌نت آنون
Punjabi 	ਹੈਨੇਥ ਅੰਨੂਨ
Russian 	Хеннет Аннун
Sanskrit 	हेन्नेथ अन्नुन्
Serbian 	Хенет Аннун (Cyrillic) Henet Annun (Latin)
Sinhalese 	හෙනෙත් ඇනන්
Tamil 	ஹெனெத் அன்னூன்
Telugu 	హెన్నెత్ అన్నూన్
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Геннет-Аннун
Urdu 	ہینتھ اینون
Yiddish 	חעננעטה אַננון
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