Orthanc
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Orthanc is the black, indestructible tower of Isengard in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, serving as Saruman’s stronghold and seat of power.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional tower
ⓘ
location in The Lord of the Rings ⓘ structure in Middle-earth ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Return of the King
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Two Towers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ents
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gandalf NERFINISHED ⓘ Saruman NERFINISHED ⓘ Treebeard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| besiegedBy | Ents of Fangorn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy |
Men of Gondor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Númenóreans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cannotBe | broken by conventional means ⓘ |
| category |
Fortresses in Middle-earth
ⓘ
Towers in Middle-earth ⓘ |
| contains |
Orthanc-stone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
palantír of Orthanc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eraBuilt | Second Age ⓘ |
| event | flooding of Isengard by the Ents ⓘ |
| feature |
door at the base
ⓘ
flat summit ⓘ four pinnacles at the summit ⓘ windowed chamber at the top ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Fellowship of the Ring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
fortress
ⓘ
residence of Saruman ⓘ seat of power ⓘ stronghold ⓘ |
| grantedBy | Stewards of Gondor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedTo | Saruman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| guardedBy | Isengard forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | very tall ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sindarin ⓘ |
| laterOwner | Saruman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Isengard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ Nan Curunír ⓘ Rohan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | black stone ⓘ |
| nameMeaning |
cunning mind
ⓘ
forked height ⓘ |
| near |
Fangorn Forest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gap of Rohan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalOwner | Gondor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| property |
indestructible
ⓘ
sheer-sided ⓘ smooth-sided ⓘ |
| statusAfterWarOfTheRing | remained standing ⓘ |
| surroundedBy |
circular valley of Isengard
ⓘ
ring-wall of Isengard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.