Minas Tirith
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| Dates: | First called 'Minas Tirith' in c.III 2002 Still standing well into the Fourth Age (the last recorded reference is in IV 172) |
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| Location: | Beneath Mount Mindolluin in Anórien, on the western banks of the Anduin in Gondor | ||||||||||||||
| Builders: | Elendil and his sons | ||||||||||||||
| Race: | Men | ||||||||||||||
| Division: | Dúnedain | ||||||||||||||
| Culture: | Gondorians | ||||||||||||||
| Pronunciation: | mi'nas ti'rith (all the 'i' sounds here are short, so Minas is pronounced like 'minnas') | ||||||||||||||
| Meaning: | 'Tower of Guard' | ||||||||||||||
| Other Names: | City of the Kings, Mundburg, Tower of Guard, The White Tower | ||||||||||||||
| Note: | 'Minas Tirith' was the name given to this city after the capture of Minas Ithil by the Nazgûl in 2002 (Third Age). The city itself, though, was much older - as Minas Anor, it had stood since the late Second Age, and was some 2,100 years old when it was renamed. For its origins and earlier history, refer to the entry for Minas Anor. | ||||||||||||||
Gondor's Tower of Guard
The seven-tiered citadel of the Kings of Gondor, originally named Minas Anor. After the destruction of Osgiliath, Minas Tirith became the seat of power in the South-kingdom.
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