In the
J. R. R. Tolkien's mythology of
The Lord of the Rings, Dol Amroth was part of western
Gondor, ruled by a prince, descended from
Galador. In the
War of the Ring in the
Third Age, the current
prince of Dol Amroth,
Imrahil, was very helpful in defending
Minas Tirith. His
troops could be seen
marching proudly under a
banner of the
swan, the emblem of Dol Amroth. They were one of the few
lands of Gondor that produced a good
turnout for the defense of Minas Tirith. Imrahil was the temporary steward of Gondor during the time between the
suicide of
Denethor and
Faramir's recovery from the
malady spread by the
Ringwraiths, known as the
Black Shadow.
The title of Prince of Dol Amroth was given to Galador in the last milennium of the Third Age of Middle-earth. The title was almost certainly held long after the fall of Barad-dur and the defeat of Sauron. The princes of Dol Amroth have claimed some Elvish blood, and it is rumored that Galador was half elf. This should be taken with some skepticism, however, since this story was more of a tradition than history. The last recorded descendants of Imrahil were named Elphir (who succeeded Imrahil as prince of Dol Amroth), Elchirion, and Amrothos. More information on later princes is not given in any of Tolkien's writings.