Tower of Sorcery
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Tower of Sorcery is the translated name of Minas Morgul, the sinister fortress-city in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth that served as a stronghold of the Nazgûl.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tower of Dark Sorcery | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional city
ⓘ
fictional fortress ⓘ location in Middle-earth ⓘ |
| appearsInLegendarium | J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
The Lord of the Rings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Return of the King NERFINISHED ⓘ The Two Towers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Morgul Vale
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Morgul-knife NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| besiegedBy | Sauron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedBy | forces of Sauron ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Minas Anor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tower of Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlsPass |
Cirith Ungol
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Morgul Vale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| corruptedBy | Sauron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | sinister fortress-city ⓘ |
| destroyedAfter | destruction of the One Ring ⓘ |
| destroyedInEvent | War of the Ring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerlyFunctionedAs | Gondorian watch-tower ⓘ |
| formerlyKnownAs | Minas Ithil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Lord of the Nazgûl
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Witch-king of Angmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| guardedBy |
Easterlings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Haradrim NERFINISHED ⓘ Orcs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sindarin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Mordor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Ephel Dúath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedInChapter |
The Black Gate Opens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Land of Shadow NERFINISHED ⓘ The Siege of Gondor NERFINISHED ⓘ The Stairs of Cirith Ungol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Tower of Sorcery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
horrid stench
ⓘ
pale luminous glow ⓘ sickly corpse-light ⓘ |
| opposes | Minas Tirith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originallyBuiltBy |
Isildur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Men of Gondor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryInhabitants | Nazgûl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs | stronghold of the Nazgûl ⓘ |
| symbolizes | corruption and terror ⓘ |
| threatens | Gondor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translatedNameOf | Minas Morgul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Sauron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | launching attacks on Gondor ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tower of Dark Sorcery