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During the First Age, the Drúedain, or Púkel-men, fled into the forests of Anórien after being hunted by men from the East. They would survive in these forests into the Fourth Age. By the end of the Second Age, after the fall of Númenór, the region was given to Anárion as part of the Realms in Exile and was named 'Anórien' after him. Anárion built Minas Anor, the future Minas Tirith on Amon Tirith of the Mindolluin. In the Third Age, people from Anórien sided with Eldacar against Castamir in the Kin-strife. By T.A. 3006, Anórien was the most northerly fiefdom of Gondor. It has become increasingly deserted due to plagues and the threat from Mordor. Nowadays, Anórien is one of the few fiefs which was dominated by the Dúnedain of Gondor; specifically, in Minas Tirith and the adjacent townlands where Sindarin is still known and used as a daily language.
