Dorwinion History

History of Dorwinion 

The early history of Dorwinion is one lost to the annals of time among the kinship of Men who now claim the place at home. There are legends that once the land was host to a body of stately Elves. As lore says they did elsewhere they patiently shared their knowledge and taught mortal Men handicrafts and writing. Under such tutelage grew the culture of Dorwinion - "the land of fresh green vines" in the Elven tongue. In time this host left the realm for the Halls of their kin and King in Mirkwood and the Men of Dorwnion were left on their own accord. 

In the long time that followed, Dorwinion was visited by the mysterious Men known as Easterlings from beyond the Sea of Rhûn.  A people split into many subcultures, tribes, and political alliances, their reasons for arrival was just as varied. Some arrived for trade and commerce hawking luxuries and mysteries from the Eastern lands, some arrived to settle lush green land, and some - like the feared Wainriders or the Balcoth arrived with the most base of dreams - the bloody desire for war and conquest. Known for a legendary war-like temperament they paraded through the land on their forays into Rhovanion and on their warpaths of conquest into the lands held by the Kingdom of Gondor. Aligned with like-minded Men in the Haradrim, Easterling people known as the Wainriders organized with Haradrim to attempt their great invasion of Gondor (and it's subsequent failure at the great Battle of the Camp) and later the Easterling people known as the Balcoth attempted the same and were defeated at the great Battle of Celebrant Field, 

It is common knowledge that accusing, or comparing, a Dorwinion to an Easterling is the gravest of insults and as such no Dorwinion would claim it of themselves for Dorwinions are not Easterlings. That said, some of Rhovanion do not make the distinction between the two.

The Land of Dorwinion 

The land of Dorwinion sits south and east of Rhovanion, following where the River Running (which the Wood Elves call the Celduin) meets the Red Water (Carnen) flowing out from the Iron Hills on it's long travel towards the Inland Sea in the great land of Rhûn. 

A lush and fertile region, where the larger portion of it's arable land is set aside for one famous and well-beloved purpose - the production of the finest wines known in all of Arda. Served on the tables of Stewards, Masters, and even the Elven King of the Woodland Realm, the wine production brings great wealth and prestige to the handful of land-owning merchant families known to rule over their holdings with a firm hand and a swift sense of justice. 

Note for Elven or RPP Sage Role Roleplay:  In an Age past, Dorwinion was settled by a host of the Eldar who named the place Dorwinion in their own tongue as homage to a garden region on Tol Eressëa, the Lonely Isle.