Lore:Minas Tirith

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[edit] Minas Tirith

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Timeline:

Dates:

First called 'Minas Tirith' in c.III 2002
Still standing well into the Fourth Age (the last recorded reference is in IV 172)

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:

meena's teeree'th

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.

[edit] 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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