Amon Sûl
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Amon Sûl, also known as Weathertop, is a prominent hill and former watchtower in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth that once served as an important strategic and magical stronghold of Arnor.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
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fortress ⓘ hill ⓘ watchtower ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Weathertop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInChapter | A Knife in the Dark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInLegendarium | J. R. R. Tolkien legendarium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInVolume | The Fellowship of the Ring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithObject | palantír of Amon Sûl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRealm |
Arthedain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cardolan NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhudaur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contained |
the chief palantír of the North
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
tower of Amon Sûl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentState | ruins ⓘ |
| destroyedInConflict |
wars between the successor kingdoms of Arnor
ⓘ
wars with Angmar ⓘ |
| elevationRelative | highest point of the Weather Hills ⓘ |
| functionedAs |
signal tower
ⓘ
strategic outpost ⓘ stronghold ⓘ watchtower ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | prominent isolated hill ⓘ |
| guardedBy | the Dúnedain of the North NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadStrategicImportanceFor | Arnor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredAdaptation | Weathertop scenes in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sindarin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalUniverse | Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInKingdom | Arnor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Eriador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInSubregion | the Weather Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Hill of Wind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearRoute | Great East Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
great watchtower of Arnor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
height and visibility over Eriador ⓘ ruins visible from the Great East Road ⓘ |
| partOfDefensiveSystem | northern watchtowers of Arnor ⓘ |
| sceneOf | attack by the Nazgûl on the Ring-bearer ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Second Age
ⓘ
Third Age ⓘ |
| usedFor |
communication by palantíri
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defense of Arnor ⓘ surveillance of surrounding lands ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Aragorn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frodo Baggins NERFINISHED ⓘ Meriadoc Brandybuck NERFINISHED ⓘ Peregrin Took NERFINISHED ⓘ Samwise Gamgee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.