Elostirion
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Elostirion is a tall, ancient tower in the Elven haven of the Tower Hills in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, notable as the westernmost tower of Middle-earth and the last known resting place of one of the palantíri.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional tower
ⓘ
structure in Middle-earth ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Lord of the Rings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Silmarillion ⓘ Unfinished Tales ⓘ |
| associatedLocation | the Shire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Elendil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gil-galad NERFINISHED ⓘ the Elves of Lindon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | Elves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Locations in Eriador
ⓘ
Towers in Middle-earth ⓘ |
| contains | a palantír ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| culturalAssociation | Eldar of the West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directionFromShire | far west ⓘ |
| era | Second Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fateOfPalantír |
Elendil-stone removed by Círdan and the Elves
ⓘ
Elendil-stone taken to the West ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Fellowship of the Ring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
locus for using the Elendil-stone
ⓘ
watch-tower ⓘ |
| guardedBy | Elves of the Tower Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sindarin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Elven haven of the Tower Hills
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eriador NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ Tower Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Tower of vision NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | the White Towers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyRegion | Lindon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the westernmost tower of Middle-earth
ⓘ
housing one of the palantíri ⓘ |
| orientation | facing west toward the Undying Lands ⓘ |
| palantírType | Elendil-stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| palantírVisibility |
could look only west toward Tol Eressëa
ⓘ
could not communicate with other palantíri of Middle-earth ⓘ |
| partOf | the White Towers complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedArtifact | palantíri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedPeople |
Bilbo Baggins
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Círdan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativeLocation | west of the Shire ⓘ |
| timeOfPalantírRemoval | end of the Third Age ⓘ |
| universe | Arda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visibility |
looks west over the Sea
ⓘ
overlooks the Tower Hills ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.