The Encyclopedia of Arda - Osgiliath (original) (raw)

Dates Founded between II 3320 and II 3429; fell into decay from III 1640; completely ruined in III 2475 Location On the river Anduin, about fifteen miles northeast of Minas Tirith Origins Founded by Elendil and his sons Race Division Culture Family Pronunciation osgi'liath ('ath' to rhyme with 'path') Meaning Literally 'fortess of the (host of) stars',1 but also translated 'Citadel of the Stars' Other names Indexes: Alphabetical: O Cities and Buildings About this entry: Updated 11 August 2004 Updates planned: 13

The ancient capital of Gondor The 'fortress of the stars' that was the central and chief city of Gondor during its early years. It was largely deserted after the plague of the mid-Third Age, and lay in ruins at the time of the War of the Ring. Notes 1 'Fortress of the stars' is a particular reference to the 'Dome of Stars' that stood in the heart of the city, beneath whose figured dome the chief palantír of the South-kingdom was kept. See also... Anardil, Battle of the Pelennor Fields, Beacons of Gondor, Boromir, Cair Andros, Causeway Forts, Citadel of the Stars, City of Gondor, City of the Kings, City of the Men of Gondor, Cross-roads, Dark Lord, Dark Plague, Dead Tree, Denethor I, [See the full list...]Dome of Osgiliath, Dome of Stars, Dúnedain of Gondor, East Anórien, East Osgiliath, East-borders, Eastgate of the Bridge, Fallen King, Faramir, Fell Riders, Fords of Anduin, Gate of Gondor, Gondorians, Gothmog, Great Hall of Osgiliath, Great Road, Greenway-crossing, Isildur, Ivanneth, King of Gondor, Kingdoms of the Dúnedain, King’s House, Lieutenant of Morgul, Lord of the Black Land, Lord of the Dark Tower, Master Stone, Masterstone, Meneldil, Minas Anor, Minas Tirith, Mordor, Morgul-host, Mundburg, North Road of Ithilien, North-way, Old Gondor, Outlands, Palantíri, River Anduin, River of Gondor, Royal Road, Ruling Steward, Seeing-stones, Seven Stones, Ship of Long-foam, Siege of Gondor, South-realm, Southward Road, Steward of Gondor, Stone of Osgiliath, Stone-city, Stones of Gondor, Tarondor, The Causeway, The Causeway, The Usurper, Third Tower of Gondor, Tower of Anor, Tower of Guard, Tower of the Dome of Osgiliath, Tower of the Setting Sun, Tower of the Sun, Towers of Gondor, Uruk-hai, Vales of Anduin, Valley of the Wraiths, Vinyarion, Wall of the Pelennor, War of the Last Alliance, White Mountains, Yavannië Indexes: Alphabetical: O Cities and Buildings About this entry: Updated 11 August 2004 Updates planned: 13 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2000-2001, 2004. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discus provides a host of free and unlimited features to help manage your DISC assessments.