Stone of Erech

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The Stone of Erech is a mysterious black monolith in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, associated with ancient oaths and the Dead Men of Dunharrow.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artifact in Middle-earth
fictional object
monolith
appearsIn The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED
The Return of the King NERFINISHED
associatedCulture Dúnedain of Gondor NERFINISHED
people of Morthond
associatedWith Aragorn NERFINISHED
Dead Men of Dunharrow NERFINISHED
Isildur NERFINISHED
Men of the Mountains NERFINISHED
Oathbreakers NERFINISHED
broughtBy Isildur NERFINISHED
category Monuments in Middle-earth
Númenórean artifacts
Objects in The Lord of the Rings
color black
creator J. R. R. Tolkien
describedAs great globe of black stone
event cursing of the Men of the Mountains by Isildur
mustering of the Dead to Aragorn
swearing of the oath of the Men of the Mountains to Isildur
fictionalUniverse Middle-earth
function oath-stone
rallying point for the Dead
guardedBy Dead Men of Dunharrow NERFINISHED
hasMystery true
languageOfName Sindarin NERFINISHED
locatedInFiction Gondor NERFINISHED
Morthond Vale NERFINISHED
locatedNear Hill of Erech NERFINISHED
material stone
mentionedIn The Return of the King, Appendix A NERFINISHED
The Return of the King, Book V, Chapter 2 "The Passing of the Grey Company" NERFINISHED
nameRefersTo hill and stone together
narrativeRole catalyst for fulfillment of the Oathbreakers’ curse
originLegend brought out of the ruin of Númenor
fell from the sky
shape spherical
statusDuringWarOfTheRing intact
symbolism ancient Númenórean authority
binding oaths
curse and redemption
timeOfKeyEvent War of the Ring NERFINISHED
usedBy Aragorn to summon the Dead

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White Mountains notableLocation Stone of Erech