Great Gate
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The Great Gate is the massive, fortified main entrance to the city of Minas Tirith in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional city gate
ⓘ
location in The Lord of the Rings ⓘ structure in Middle-earth ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Rammas Echor road ⓘ |
| afterBreached | repaired after the War of the Ring ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Great Gate of Minas Tirith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInBook | The Return of the King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attackedBy |
Mordor armies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
forces of Sauron ⓘ |
| breachedBy |
Grond
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the Witch-king of Angmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Minas Tirith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo | main road to Osgiliath ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Gondor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| defendedBy |
Gandalf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prince Imrahil of Dol Amroth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Third Age of Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| event | breached during the Battle of the Pelennor Fields ⓘ |
| faces | Pelennor Fields NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
fortified city gate
ⓘ
main entrance to Minas Tirith ⓘ |
| guardedBy |
Guards of the Citadel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
soldiers of Gondor ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
defensive battlements
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flanking towers ⓘ massive doors ⓘ portcullis ⓘ towering walls ⓘ |
| locatedIn | first circle of Minas Tirith ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalUniverse | Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
iron
ⓘ
steel ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| mentionedInChapter |
The Battle of the Pelennor Fields
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Ride of the Rohirrim NERFINISHED ⓘ The Siege of Gondor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Great Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Minas Tirith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| realm | Gondor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
controls access to the city from the Pelennor
ⓘ
primary defensive point of Minas Tirith ⓘ |
| symbolism |
symbol of the strength of Gondor
ⓘ
threshold between the free peoples and the Shadow ⓘ |
| timePeriod | War of the Ring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.