The Encyclopedia of Arda - Tower of the Setting Sun (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 Constructed in the early days of Gondor, before the end of the Second Age; renamed Minas Tirith ('Tower of Guard') in III 2002 Location Beneath Mount Mindolluin in Anórien, on the western banks of Anduin in Gondor Race Men Division Dúnedain Culture Gondorians Meaning The reference to the setting Sun is due to the tower's western position (relative to Osgiliath and Minas Ithil) Other names Tower of Anor, Minas Anor, Tower of the Sun Note 'Minas Anor' (literally 'Tower of the Sun') was the original name given to this city, which it held until the capture of Minas Ithil by the Nazgûl in III 2002; after that time, the city was renamed Minas Tirith, the name it retained until the War of the Ring and beyond; for its later history, refer to the entry for Minas Tirith Indexes: Alphabetical: S Alphabetical: T Cities and Buildings About this entry: Updated 18 July 2021 This entry is complete A name for Minas Anor Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV The great tower built beneath Mount Mindolluin, west of the River Anduin, in the earliest days of Gondor. Its position west of the River, compared with Isildur's tower of Minas Ithil in the east, is the reason for its association with the 'Setting' Sun. Historically, It was the tower of Anárion the son of Elendil, and over the centuries it came to replace Osgiliath as the seat of the Kings of Gondor. A thousand years before the War of the Ring, Minas Ithil was captured by the Nazgûl, and the Tower of the Setting Sun became the Tower of Guard, Minas Tirith. With its new name, the city remained a barrier to the forces of Mordor throughout the next millennium. See also... Anor, Minas Anor, Tower of Anor Indexes: Alphabetical: T Alphabetical: S Cities and Buildings About this entry: Updated 18 July 2021 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2002, 2009, 2021. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Need an individual professional DISC personality test for guidance with your career? Our personal DISC profiles have you covered!

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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 Constructed in the early days of Gondor, before the end of the Second Age; renamed Minas Tirith ('Tower of Guard') in III 2002 Location Beneath Mount Mindolluin in Anórien, on the western banks of Anduin in Gondor Race Men Division Dúnedain Culture Gondorians Meaning The reference to the setting Sun is due to the tower's western position (relative to Osgiliath and Minas Ithil) Other names Tower of Anor, Minas Anor, Tower of the Sun Note 'Minas Anor' (literally 'Tower of the Sun') was the original name given to this city, which it held until the capture of Minas Ithil by the Nazgûl in III 2002; after that time, the city was renamed Minas Tirith, the name it retained until the War of the Ring and beyond; for its later history, refer to the entry for Minas Tirith Indexes: Alphabetical: S Alphabetical: T Cities and Buildings About this entry: Updated 18 July 2021 This entry is complete A name for Minas Anor

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Map of the Tower of the Setting Sun

The great tower built beneath Mount Mindolluin, west of the River Anduin, in the earliest days of Gondor. Its position west of the River, compared with Isildur's tower of Minas Ithil in the east, is the reason for its association with the 'Setting' Sun. Historically, It was the tower of Anárion the son of Elendil, and over the centuries it came to replace Osgiliath as the seat of the Kings of Gondor. A thousand years before the War of the Ring, Minas Ithil was captured by the Nazgûl, and the Tower of the Setting Sun became the Tower of Guard, Minas Tirith. With its new name, the city remained a barrier to the forces of Mordor throughout the next millennium. Map of the Tower of the Setting Sun

See also... Anor, Minas Anor, Tower of Anor Indexes: Alphabetical: T Alphabetical: S Cities and Buildings About this entry: Updated 18 July 2021 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2002, 2009, 2021. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Need an individual professional DISC personality test for guidance with your career? Our personal DISC profiles have you covered!