Hornburg tower

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The Hornburg tower is a fortified stronghold of Rohan in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, serving as the central keep of the fortress at Helm's Deep.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional fortress
stronghold
tower
adaptedIn The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003 film series) NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs the Hornburg keep NERFINISHED
the Hornburg tower NERFINISHED
appearsInBook The Two Towers NERFINISHED
appearsInWork The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED
architecturalFeature battlements
fortified tower
stone walls
associatedCharacter Aragorn NERFINISHED
Gamling NERFINISHED
Gimli NERFINISHED
Háma NERFINISHED
Legolas NERFINISHED
Éomer NERFINISHED
associatedRace Men
associatedWithPeople Rohirrim NERFINISHED
authorOfWorkWhereAppears J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED
builtBy Men of Gondor (in the early days of the Mark)
category Fortresses of Rohan NERFINISHED
Locations in The Lord of the Rings
connectedToStructure the Deeping Wall NERFINISHED
controlledBy Rohan NERFINISHED
defensiveFunction shelter for civilians during war
defensiveRole last refuge of defenders at Helm's Deep
era Third Age NERFINISHED
filmDepictionBattle Battle of Helm's Deep (film adaptation) NERFINISHED
filmDepictionDirector Peter Jackson NERFINISHED
function central keep of Helm's Deep
garrisonedBy Rohan soldiers NERFINISHED
languageOfName Rohirric (represented by Old English)
laterControlledBy Kings of Rohan NERFINISHED
locatedInFictionalUniverse Middle-earth NERFINISHED
medium literature
nameMeaning Horn fortress
nearPlace the Deeping-coomb NERFINISHED
the Glittering Caves NERFINISHED
partOfFortress Helm's Deep NERFINISHED
primaryDefender Théoden NERFINISHED
region Rohan NERFINISHED
strategicImportance defense of the Gap of Rohan
subregion the Westfold NERFINISHED
usedInBattle Battle of Helm's Deep NERFINISHED
Battle of the Hornburg NERFINISHED

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