The Encyclopedia of Arda - Tower of Ecthelion (original) (raw)

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Dates The earlier White Tower (dating from III 1900) was rebuilt by Ecthelion I in III 2698 Location The Citadel of Gondor, on the highest tier of Minas Tirith Origins Rebuilt from the White Tower of Calimehtar by Steward Ecthelion I Race Men Division Dúnedain Culture Gondorians (Men of Minas Tirith) Family Ecthelion I descended from the House of Húrin Important peaks Overshadowed by the peak of Mindolluin Pronunciation Ecthelion is pronounced 'ekthe'lion' Meaning Ecthelion means either 'fountain' or 'spear-point' (see note 2 to the entry for Ecthelion I) Other names The Tower, The White Tower Indexes: Alphabetical: E Alphabetical: T Cities and Buildings About this entry: Updated 9 March 2021 Updates planned: 2 The White Tower at the peak of Minas Tirith Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV "...the Tower of Ecthelion, standing high within the topmost wall,1 shone out against the sky, glimmering like a spike of pearl and silver, tall and fair and shapely, and its pinnacle glittered as if it were wrought of crystals..." The Return of the King V 1_Minas Tirith_ Though a White Tower had graced the highest point of Minas Tirith since ancient times, it was rebuilt by Steward Ecthelion I some three centuries before the War of the Ring, and so gained his name. The Tower of Ecthelion was used to bear the standard of the City, and - at least during the last years of the Third Age - held the palantír known as the Anor-stone. Notes 1 Many earlier editions of The Lord of the Rings have the Tower standing '...within the topmost walls', rather than the singular 'wall'. The reference is to the bounding wall of the seventh and highest circle of Minas Tirith, and so the plural 'walls' in earlier editions appears to have been a simple typographical error. See also... Ecthelion I, High Court, Lord of the White Tower, Merethrond, Ruling Steward, Silver Tree, Steward of Gondor, White Tower Indexes: Alphabetical: E Alphabetical: T Cities and Buildings About this entry: Updated 9 March 2021 Updates planned: 2 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2002, 2021. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.With Discus our world-class support is free for all users. We believe in empowering clients to get the most from the DISC test.

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Dates The earlier White Tower (dating from III 1900) was rebuilt by Ecthelion I in III 2698 Location The Citadel of Gondor, on the highest tier of Minas Tirith Origins Rebuilt from the White Tower of Calimehtar by Steward Ecthelion I Race Men Division Dúnedain Culture Gondorians (Men of Minas Tirith) Family Ecthelion I descended from the House of Húrin Important peaks Overshadowed by the peak of Mindolluin Pronunciation Ecthelion is pronounced 'ekthe'lion' Meaning Ecthelion means either 'fountain' or 'spear-point' (see note 2 to the entry for Ecthelion I) Other names The Tower, The White Tower Indexes: Alphabetical: E Alphabetical: T Cities and Buildings About this entry: Updated 9 March 2021 Updates planned: 2 The White Tower at the peak of Minas Tirith

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV "...the Tower of Ecthelion, standing high within the topmost wall,1 shone out against the sky, glimmering like a spike of pearl and silver, tall and fair and shapely, and its pinnacle glittered as if it were wrought of crystals..." The Return of the King V 1_Minas Tirith_ Though a White Tower had graced the highest point of Minas Tirith since ancient times, it was rebuilt by Steward Ecthelion I some three centuries before the War of the Ring, and so gained his name. The Tower of Ecthelion was used to bear the standard of the City, and - at least during the last years of the Third Age - held the palantír known as the Anor-stone. Notes 1 Many earlier editions of The Lord of the Rings have the Tower standing '...within the topmost walls', rather than the singular 'wall'. The reference is to the bounding wall of the seventh and highest circle of Minas Tirith, and so the plural 'walls' in earlier editions appears to have been a simple typographical error. See also... Ecthelion I, High Court, Lord of the White Tower, Merethrond, Ruling Steward, Silver Tree, Steward of Gondor, White Tower Indexes: Alphabetical: E Alphabetical: T Cities and Buildings About this entry: Updated 9 March 2021 Updates planned: 2 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2002, 2021. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.With Discus our world-class support is free for all users. We believe in empowering clients to get the most from the DISC test.