Minas Tirith of Finrod
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Minas Tirith of Finrod is an Elven watch-tower and fortress on Tol Sirion in Beleriand, originally built by Finrod Felagund to guard the Pass of Sirion in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Elven fortress
ⓘ
stronghold ⓘ watch-tower ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Minas Tirith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInSection | Quenta Silmarillion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
The History of Middle-earth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Silmarillion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEnemy |
Morgoth
GENERATED
ⓘ
Sauron GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople |
Elves
ⓘ
Noldor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRace | Noldorin Elves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToHouse | House of Finarfin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | Finrod Felagund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtOnFeature | island in the River Sirion ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Sauron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Elven realms and strongholds
ⓘ
Fortresses of Beleriand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructedBy | Finrod Felagund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controls | approaches between West Beleriand and East Beleriand ⓘ |
| defensiveRole | barrier against the forces of Angband moving south ⓘ |
| era | Elder Days ⓘ |
| fictionalLocationIn | legendarium of J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Arda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInAge | First Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| guardedRoute | main north–south route along Sirion ⓘ |
| guards | Pass of Sirion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sindarin ⓘ |
| laterLord | Orodreth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterNameMeaning | Isle of Werewolves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Beleriand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Tol Sirion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Tower of Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyRegion |
Dorthonion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East Beleriand NERFINISHED ⓘ Hithlum NERFINISHED ⓘ West Beleriand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
capture by Sauron in the First Age
ⓘ
imprisonment of Beren and Finrod in its dungeons after its capture ⓘ |
| originalLord | Finrod Felagund GENERATED ⓘ |
| purpose | to guard the Pass of Sirion ⓘ |
| regionGuarded | northern Beleriand ⓘ |
| relatedStructure | Nargothrond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedToCharacter | Beren son of Barahir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renamedAs | Tol-in-Gaurhoth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicLocation | on the River Sirion ⓘ |
| typeOfFortification | island fortress ⓘ |
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