Horn of Gondor

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The Horn of Gondor is a legendary heirloom of the Stewards of Gondor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, famously borne by Boromir as a symbol of his rank and a call for aid in battle.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional object
heirloom
musical instrument
war horn
appearsIn The Fellowship of the Ring NERFINISHED
The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED
The Return of the King NERFINISHED
The Two Towers NERFINISHED
associatedWith Boromir NERFINISHED
Gondor NERFINISHED
Minas Tirith NERFINISHED
category Artifacts in The Lord of the Rings
Objects of Gondor
color white
creator J. R. R. Tolkien
culturalRole emblem of Gondor's call for aid
symbol of Boromir's nobility and fall
decoration runes
silver mountings
fandomWiki https://lotr.fandom.com/wiki/Horn_of_Gondor
function call for aid in battle
signal of distress
genre high fantasy
inscription runes of Gondor NERFINISHED
keptIn Minas Tirith NERFINISHED
locationAfterBreaking Minas Tirith GENERATED
material great wild ox-horn
medium literature
mentionedIn The Lord of the Rings Appendices NERFINISHED
notableBearer Boromir NERFINISHED
Denethor II NERFINISHED
notableEvent blown by Boromir at Amon Hen
broken at Boromir's death
origin Gondor NERFINISHED
ownedBy Stewards of Gondor NERFINISHED
piecesSentTo Denethor II NERFINISHED
relatedItem Banner of the Kings of Gondor NERFINISHED
White Tower of Ecthelion NERFINISHED
statusAfterBoromir broken in two pieces
symbolOf Stewardship of Gondor NERFINISHED
rank of the heir to the Steward of Gondor
tradition borne by the heir of the Steward of Gondor
universe Middle-earth NERFINISHED
usage blown at need
blown in battle

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Boromir notableItem Horn of Gondor
Boromir objectOwned Horn of Gondor