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Constructed in the early days of Gondor, before the end of the Second Age; renamed Minas Tirith in III 2002Location
Beneath Mount Mindolluin in Anórien, on the western banks of Anduin in GondorOrigins
Built by the sons of ElendilRace
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Built on the hill later known as Amon Tirith, beneath Mount MindolluinPronunciation
mi'nas ah'norr (the 'i' in 'Minas' is short, so the word is pronounced like 'minnas'; 'rr' indicates that the final r sound should be distinctly pronounced)
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'Minas Anor' 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
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The Tower of the Setting Sun; the original name for Minas Tirith in Gondor, changed after the capture of Minas Ithil by the Nazgûl.
See also...
Amon Tirith, Anardil, Anor, Anor-stone, Anórien, City Gate, City of Gondor, City of the Kings, City of the Men of Gondor, Dark Plague, Dead Tree, Dúnedain of Gondor, East Anórien, Fallen King, Faramir, [See the full list...]Fell Riders, Gondorians, Great Hall of Osgiliath, Hill of Guard, House of the Stewards, Isildur, King of Gondor, Kingdoms of the Dúnedain, King’s House, Lord of the Black Land, Lord of the City, Lord of the White Tower, Minas Tirith, Mundburg, Old Gondor, Old Guesthouse, Ostoher, Palantíri, River Erui, Royal Road, Seeing-stones, Seven Seeing Stones, Seven Stones, Silent Hill, Silver Tree, South-realm, Stone of Anor, Stone of Minas Tirith, Stone-city, Stones of Gondor, Stonewain Valley, Sunlending, Tarondor, The Causeway, The Tower, The Tree, Third Age, Third Tower of Gondor, Tower of Anor, Tower of Guard, Tower of the Setting Sun, Tower of the Sun, Towers of Gondor, White Mountains, White Tree of Minas Anor, White Tree of Minas Tirith, White Tree of the Eldar
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