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Dates
First built in III 1900; rebuilt in III 2698
Location
At the highest point of Minas Tirith
Origins
Built by King Calimehtar; rebuilt by Steward Ecthelion I
Race
Men
Division
Dúnedain
Culture
Gondorians (Men of Minas Tirith)
Family
Originally built by a King of the House of Anárion; rebuilt by a Steward of the House of Húrin
Other names
Often called simply the Tower; known after its rebuilding as the Tower of Ecthelion

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White Tower

The Tower of Minas Tirith

A name used for the glistening Tower of Ecthelion at the peak of Minas Tirith, emphasising its opposition to Sauron's Dark Tower of Barad-dûr.


See also...

Captain of the White Tower, Dead Tree, Ecthelion I, Great Hall of Feasts, Guards of Minas Tirith, Hall of the White Tower, High Court, High Warden of the White Tower, House of the Kings, Isildur, Lord of the City, Lord of the Dark Tower, Lord of the White Tower, Merethrond, Minas Anor, [See the full list...]

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