Minas Tirith is the capital of Gondor in J. R. R. Tolkien 's fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings. It is a seven-walled fortress city built on the spur of a mountain, rising some 700 feet to a high …

Gondor was founded by the brothers Isildur and Anárion, exiles from the downfallen island kingdom of Númenor. Along with Arnor in the north, Gondor, the South-kingdom, served as a …

Minas Tirith, the Tower of Guard, formerly known as Minas Anor, the Tower of the Sun, was the capital city of Gondor from TA 1640 onward. Many important events took place in and in front …

Jan 2, 2025 · Minas Tirith (S. 'Tower of the Guard') was a city of Gondor, originally called Minas Anor. From T.A. 1640 [2] onwards it was the capital of the South-kingdom and the seat of its …

Aug 23, 2024 · It is possible that Éomer, the new King of Rohan, referred to the city of Minas Tirith in general and not to the Citadel of Minas Tirith as the topmost seventh circle of the city, when …

Gondor was the most prominent kingdom of Men in Middle-earth, bordered by Rohan to the north, Harad to the south, the Cape of Andrast and the Sea to the west, and Mordor to the east. Its …

Nov 26, 2024 · Gondor, or the South-kingdom, was one of the two Kingdoms of the Dúnedain (the other being Arnor in the north) in the lands about the Mouths of Anduin. Initially the lesser of …

Jun 9, 2020 · For a long time, Men called it Minas Anor, even when it became the capital of Gondor and the seat of power of its Kings and Ruling Stewards. Minas Anor was a heavily …

Gondor was the greatest kingdom of Men in Middle-earth, bordered by Rohan to the north, Harad to the south, the cape of Andrast and the Sea to the west, and Mordor to the east. Its first …

Gondor was the seat of the Dominion of Men in the beginning of the Fourth Age, and many of the tales and legends of the earlier Ages of Middle-earth come from the lore and history it preserved.