Cair Andros
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Cair Andros is a strategically important river island fortress of Gondor on the Anduin in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional fortress
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location in Middle-earth ⓘ river island ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInPart | The Return of the King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attackedBy | forces of Sauron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToRealm | Reunited Kingdom of Gondor and Arnor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Sauron’s forces during the War of the Ring ⓘ |
| category |
Fortresses of Gondor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Islands of Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| describedAs |
long narrow island
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rocky ⓘ |
| feature |
Gondorian garrison
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fortifications ⓘ steep shores ⓘ strong current around the island ⓘ |
| function |
defense of northern approaches to Minas Tirith
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fortress guarding the Anduin ⓘ |
| guardedApproachTo |
Anórien
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Minas Tirith by land from the north ⓘ |
| guardedBy | soldiers of Gondor ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Gondor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Anórien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Ithilien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf |
Minas Tirith
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Osgiliath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Anduin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | North Undeep NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | The Lord of the Rings Appendix A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Sindarin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Ship of Long-foam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | the realm of Gondor’s river defenses ⓘ |
| purpose | to prevent enemy crossings of the Anduin ⓘ |
| recapturedBy |
Gondor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rangers of Ithilien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recaptureLedBy | Faramir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
blocks passage of large forces westward
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controls major crossing of the Anduin ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early Fourth Age
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late Third Age ⓘ |
| universe | Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring | War of the Ring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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