Henneth Annun

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The name Henneth Annun means "Window of Sunset".

This secret place was made up of a cave that was behind a west-facing waterfall overlooking a pool. The cave had been dug out by the stream feeding the waterfall, which originally fell from the hole in the cliff, which makes up the "window" part of the name, but that stream had since been redirected to block the tunnel and conceal the cave entrance. Like all of the other hidden refuges of Gondor in Ithilien, Henneth Annun was created by the Steward Ecthelion I circa TA 2900, in response to Ithilien being desolated by the incursions of the orcs from Mordor. Henneth Annun was the longest-lasting of all of the refuges in Ithilien.

During the War of the Ring, Faramir son of the Steward of Gondor Denethor II, made his base of operations there. Frodo Baggins and his servant/companion Samwise Gamgee were taken there by Faramir and his company when they where caught in Ithilien. Gollum, who was caught fishing in the pool beneath the waterfall, was also brought to Henneth Annun where he was interrogated by Faramir.