The most important town in Harithilien was the trading haven oh Hyarpende (Q. "South Slope"), opposite Pelargir on the bank of the Anduin and at the northern terminus of the Hyarmentie.Life was intimately connected with that of Pelargir, and it had grown accordingly. Hyarpende was built around the Númenórean ferry station linking the Hyarmentie to Pelargir. As Pelargir became a major trading center, Hyarpende was transformed from a lazy village into a bustling gate to the eastern Vale of Anduin. As roads were built and connmunication established, its business changed from principally fishing to exclusively trading. Merchants ponding horses and mules for the caravans to and from Pelargir prospered, and the town became renowned for its high quality of horses. The link to Pelargir was a ferry