The Encyclopedia of Arda - Rammas Echor (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 Built in III 2984 or shortly thereafter1; ruined during the invasion of III 3019 Location At the eastern end of the White Mountains, ringing Minas Tirith and the Pelennor Origins Built by Steward Denethor II Race Men Division Dúnedain Culture Gondorians Settlements Surrounded Minas Tirith and the townlands of the Pelennor Pronunciation ra'mmas e'chor (ch as in the name 'Bach') Meaning 'Encircling wall' Other names Wall of the Pelennor Indexes: Alphabetical: R Miscellaneous Places About this entry: Updated 19 July 2011 Updates planned: 1 The boundary wall of the Pelennor Fields Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV The great wall that surrounded Minas Tirith and enclosed the Fields of the Pelennor. It was repaired in the time of the War of the Ring, but did little to hold back the armies of Sauron under their Black Captain. Notes 1 The Lord of the Rings tells us only that the Rammas was built 'after Ithilien fell under the shadow of [Sauron]' (The Return of the King V 1, Minas Tirith). In itself this is somewhat ambiguous, but in his unfinished detailed index to the book, Tolkien states that the wall was built during Denethor's time as Steward. The fall of Ithilien must therefore refer to the events of III 2954, when Mount Doom erupted and Ithilien's last inhabitants abandoned it. Denethor became Steward thirty years later, so the earliest point at which the wall could have been built was III 2984, the year of his accession. The fact that it had fallen into a partly ruinous state by III 3019 implies that it was created early in Denethor's reign, perhaps even in the year he become Ruling Steward. See also... Battle of the Pelennor Fields, Causeway Forts, East Anórien, Full Muster, Gate of Gondor, Great West Road, Harlond, Hirgon, Ingold, Morgul-host, North-way, Pelennor Fields, River Anduin, South Road, Stormcrow, [See the full list...]The Causeway, Wall of the Pelennor Indexes: Alphabetical: R Miscellaneous Places About this entry: Updated 19 July 2011 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1999, 2001, 2011. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.Personality is one part of understanding a candidate's suitability, but aptitudes and skills are also key.

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Dates Built in III 2984 or shortly thereafter1; ruined during the invasion of III 3019 Location At the eastern end of the White Mountains, ringing Minas Tirith and the Pelennor Origins Built by Steward Denethor II Race Men Division Dúnedain Culture Gondorians Settlements Surrounded Minas Tirith and the townlands of the Pelennor Pronunciation ra'mmas e'chor (ch as in the name 'Bach') Meaning 'Encircling wall' Other names Wall of the Pelennor Indexes: Alphabetical: R Miscellaneous Places About this entry: Updated 19 July 2011 Updates planned: 1 The boundary wall of the Pelennor Fields

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Map of the Rammas Echor

The great wall that surrounded Minas Tirith and enclosed the Fields of the Pelennor. It was repaired in the time of the War of the Ring, but did little to hold back the armies of Sauron under their Black Captain. Notes 1 The Lord of the Rings tells us only that the Rammas was built 'after Ithilien fell under the shadow of [Sauron]' (The Return of the King V 1, Minas Tirith). In itself this is somewhat ambiguous, but in his unfinished detailed index to the book, Tolkien states that the wall was built during Denethor's time as Steward. The fall of Ithilien must therefore refer to the events of III 2954, when Mount Doom erupted and Ithilien's last inhabitants abandoned it. Denethor became Steward thirty years later, so the earliest point at which the wall could have been built was III 2984, the year of his accession. The fact that it had fallen into a partly ruinous state by III 3019 implies that it was created early in Denethor's reign, perhaps even in the year he become Ruling Steward. See also... Battle of the Pelennor Fields, Causeway Forts, East Anórien, Full Muster, Gate of Gondor, Great West Road, Harlond, Hirgon, Ingold, Morgul-host, North-way, Pelennor Fields, River Anduin, South Road, Stormcrow, [See the full list...]The Causeway, Wall of the Pelennor Indexes: Alphabetical: R Miscellaneous Places About this entry: Updated 19 July 2011 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1999, 2001, 2011. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.Personality is one part of understanding a candidate's suitability, but aptitudes and skills are also key.