Tower of Guard
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Tower of Guard is the English rendering of the Elvish name Minas Tirith, the chief city and fortress of Gondor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional city
ⓘ
fortress ⓘ settlement in Middle-earth ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Minas Tirith
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ⓘ
The City of Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ The Guarded City NERFINISHED ⓘ The White City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
The Lord of the Rings
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ⓘ
The Return of the King NERFINISHED ⓘ The Silmarillion (appendices and references) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Two Towers NERFINISHED ⓘ Unfinished Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | white stone fortifications ⓘ |
| author | J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continuedInto | Fourth Age of Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Minas Morgul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendedBy |
Gondorian army
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ⓘ
Rohirrim (allies) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Third Age of Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerNameOfRelatedCity | Minas Anor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Stewards of Gondor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Citadel of Gondor
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ⓘ
The Court of the Fountain NERFINISHED ⓘ The Great Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hall of the Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ The Houses of Healing NERFINISHED ⓘ The Rath Dínen NERFINISHED ⓘ The White Tree of Gondor NERFINISHED ⓘ White Tower of Ecthelion NERFINISHED ⓘ seven concentric levels ⓘ seven walls ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| laterRuledBy | King Elessar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalCountry | Gondor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Anduin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pelennor Fields NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mindsolluin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | Tower of Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Battle of the Pelennor Fields
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ⓘ
Siege of Minas Tirith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalName | Minas Tirith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalNameLanguage | Sindarin ⓘ |
| protectedBy | Rammas Echor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
capital of Gondor
ⓘ
chief city of Gondor ⓘ fortress of Gondor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
resistance against Sauron
ⓘ
strength of Gondor ⓘ |
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