Established early
I 489; destroyed in the autumn of the same year
The outlaws of
Túrin's Gaurwaith were joined by the
Elf Beleg, and many
Men dispossessed by the raids of
Orcs out of the
North
Primarily
Men, but also one
Elf, occupying the home of the
Petty-dwarf Mîm
Túrin was of the
Edain, as were many of his followers
The chief settlement was at the
House of Ransom,
Bar-en-Danwedh, on the
Bald Hill, with camps at
Bar-erib and
Methed-en-glad
Amon Rûdh, the
Bald Hill, lay at the heart of the land
The '
Bow and Helm' of the title refers to the land's
Two Captains:
Beleg Strongbow (who carried the great bow
Belthronding) and
Túrin Turambar (bearer of the
Dragon-helm of Dor-lómin)