Parth Galen

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Parth Galen is a fictional place in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, a green lawn above the Falls of Rauros at the feet of Amon Hen. It is on the western shore of Nen Hithoel near the southern end - a fair, green sward, watered by a small spring.

On February 25, 3019 T.A. the Fellowship camped at Parth Galen. The next day, the Fellowship was broken. While the others argued about the route to take, Frodo slipped away and Boromir followed quietly. When the others noticed, it was too late. Boromir frightened Frodo by demanding that he give him the One Ring so that he could save his people, of Gondor. Merry and Pippin ran off to find him but were captured by a group of Uruk-hai and orcs, including Grishnákh and Uglúk. Boromir was slain defending them. Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli brought Boromir's body to Parth Galen. They prepared his body, placing it in a boat with the Horn of Gondor, his sword and the weapons of his slain enemies. They set the boat adrift on the lake of Nen Hithoel and it went over the Falls of Rauros; they then left Parth Galen in pursuit of Merry and Pippin. Sam caught up to Frodo at Parth Galen and they set out together across Nen Hithoel on their journey to Mordor: at first Frodo stood on the shores of the lake at Parth Galen preparing to go the rest of the journey alone.

[edit] Etymology

Parth Galen means "Green Sward" in Sindarin, sward being a large open expanse of lawn: parth means "field, enclosed grassland", related to "path", meaning "level space, sward"; galen (or calen) means "green."

[edit] Soundtrack

Although the entire scene was whittled down to just a few cues for the The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring soundtrack, the music in its entirety appears on the third disc of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (The Complete Recording) in the form of a 9:13 minute cue - this version was used in the Special Extended DVD Edition, which included parts cut from the scene where the music would have played.