The Encyclopedia of Arda - Gate of Isengard (original) (raw)

ALPHABETICAL RACES PLACES MISCELLANEOUS REFERENCE INTERACTIVE SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random
Dates Created II 3320 or shortly thereafter; destroyed 3 March III 3019 Location Within the wall of the Circle of Isengard, at its southern extent Origins Made by the early Gondorians Race Made by Men Divisions Built by the Dúnedain; Isengard was later occupied by the Wizard Saruman and the Orcs who served him Culture The original inhabitants of Isengard were Gondorians; the later servants of Saruman were known as Isengarders Settlements Guarded the way to the Tower of Orthanc Pronunciation Isengard is pronounced 'eye'sengard' ('eye' represents the sound of the English word 'eye') Meaning Isengard means 'iron enclosure' Indexes: Alphabetical: G Alphabetical: I Miscellaneous Places About this entry: Updated 2 November 2023 This entry is complete The guarded archway that led to Orthanc Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV A strong gateway guarding the single arched tunnel in the wide rock-wall that surrounded Isengard and Orthanc. It lay in the southern part of Isengard's defences, approached by an ancient highway. At least in Saruman's time as master of Isengard, the gate was heavily guarded, though it was eventually thrown down by the invading Ents. According to some background material,1 Saruman had given his Gate special properties. Whether by some mechanism or spell, he was able to project his famous voice through the Gate itself, and so communicate with those outside his defences without putting himself at risk. Notes 1 Specifically, The Hunt for the Ring in Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth. Note that it is uncertain whether Tolkien meant the Gate to have this special property or not: in other versions of the same story, it does not seem to have this power of projection. See also... Saruman, Treegarth of Orthanc Indexes: Alphabetical: G Alphabetical: I Miscellaneous Places About this entry: Updated 2 November 2023 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2005, 2018, 2023. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.How do your personal strengths fit in with career matching? How can you identify them? Try a free personality test from myDISCprofile.

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Dates Created II 3320 or shortly thereafter; destroyed 3 March III 3019 Location Within the wall of the Circle of Isengard, at its southern extent Origins Made by the early Gondorians Race Made by Men Divisions Built by the Dúnedain; Isengard was later occupied by the Wizard Saruman and the Orcs who served him Culture The original inhabitants of Isengard were Gondorians; the later servants of Saruman were known as Isengarders Settlements Guarded the way to the Tower of Orthanc Pronunciation Isengard is pronounced 'eye'sengard' ('eye' represents the sound of the English word 'eye') Meaning Isengard means 'iron enclosure' Indexes: Alphabetical: G Alphabetical: I Miscellaneous Places About this entry: Updated 2 November 2023 This entry is complete The guarded archway that led to Orthanc

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Map of the Gate of Isengard

A strong gateway guarding the single arched tunnel in the wide rock-wall that surrounded Isengard and Orthanc. It lay in the southern part of Isengard's defences, approached by an ancient highway. At least in Saruman's time as master of Isengard, the gate was heavily guarded, though it was eventually thrown down by the invading Ents. According to some background material,1 Saruman had given his Gate special properties. Whether by some mechanism or spell, he was able to project his famous voice through the Gate itself, and so communicate with those outside his defences without putting himself at risk. Notes 1 Specifically, The Hunt for the Ring in Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth. Note that it is uncertain whether Tolkien meant the Gate to have this special property or not: in other versions of the same story, it does not seem to have this power of projection. See also... Saruman, Treegarth of Orthanc Indexes: Alphabetical: G Alphabetical: I Miscellaneous Places About this entry: Updated 2 November 2023 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2005, 2018, 2023. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.How do your personal strengths fit in with career matching? How can you identify them? Try a free personality test from myDISCprofile.