Tower of the Moon
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Tower of the Moon is the earlier, fair name of the Gondorian city later known as Minas Morgul in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional city
ⓘ
fortress ⓘ location in Middle-earth ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Minas Ithil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Lord of the Rings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Return of the King NERFINISHED ⓘ The Silmarillion ⓘ Unfinished Tales ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anárion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Isildur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToRealm | Gondor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | Isildur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedBy |
Nazgûl
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ringwraiths NERFINISHED ⓘ Sauron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| eraOfDownfall | Third Age ⓘ |
| event | capture by the forces of Mordor ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Middle-earth ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Isildur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
stronghold of Gondor
ⓘ
watch-tower against Mordor ⓘ |
| genre | high fantasy ⓘ |
| governedBy | a prince of Gondor ⓘ |
| guardedBy | Isildur’s heirs ⓘ |
| hasCounterpart |
Minas Anor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tower of the Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sindarin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterKnownAs | Minas Morgul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Gondor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Ithilien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Ephel Dúath
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mordor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | Tower of the Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
moon-themed symbolism
ⓘ
white tower ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Barad-dûr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oppositeFortress |
Minas Anor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Minas Tirith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Gondor–Mordor frontier defenses ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The History of Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | ruined and corrupted as Minas Morgul ⓘ |
| strategicRole | guarded the western approach to Mordor ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Second Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transformedInto | Minas Morgul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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