Grond
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Grond is the massive, wolf-shaped battering ram used by Sauron’s forces to smash the gates of Minas Tirith during the War of the Ring in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battering ram
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fictional weapon ⓘ object in Middle-earth ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Lord of the Rings
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ⓘ
The Return of the King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInAdaptation | The Lord of the Rings film trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mordor
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ⓘ
Morgoth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Siege engines in fiction
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Weapons of Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Witch-king of Angmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandPhraseAssociated | "Grond! Grond!" battle-cry of Mordor’s hosts ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| describedAs |
a great ram with a carved wolf’s head
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huge battering-ram ⓘ |
| effect | shattered the gate of Minas Tirith ⓘ |
| fandomDomain | Tolkien legendarium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | weapon of Morgoth ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Westron (represented in English) ⓘ |
| locationDuringUse | Pelennor Fields NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | iron ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Grond, Hammer of the Underworld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Defenders of Minas Tirith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedInAdaptationBy | Weta Workshop (design and props) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| poweredBy | many trolls ⓘ |
| pulledBy | great beasts ⓘ |
| purpose | to break the Great Gate of Minas Tirith ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shape | wolf-shaped ⓘ |
| size | massive ⓘ |
| symbolizes | destructive power of Mordor ⓘ |
| timePeriod | end of the Third Age ⓘ |
| type | siege weapon ⓘ |
| universe | Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAgainst |
Great Gate of Minas Tirith
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ⓘ
Minas Tirith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAt | Siege of Minas Tirith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Sauron
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Witch-king of Angmar NERFINISHED ⓘ forces of Mordor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring | War of the Ring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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