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.

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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

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Palantíri associatedWith Elostirion