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A city straddling the Anduin with a great stone bridge, its domes and the Dome of Stars reduced to ruin.
History
Gondor’s first capital, abandoned after the Great Plague and kin-strife, and fought over by Gondor and Mordor.
People & inhabitants
Formerly the court of Gondor; by the war a garrison and ruin.
Significance
Its ruined bridge and fords are where Boromir and Faramir make their stands and where the eastern threat is pressed home.
Events here
Figures of this place
CharacterBoromir
The proud eldest son of Denethor who joins the Fellowship, tries to take the Ring, and redeems himself dying to defend Merry and Pippin.
CharacterFaramir
Denethor’s younger son, a wise and gentle captain who resists the Ring’s temptation and befriends Frodo.
CharacterDenethor II
The proud Steward of Gondor, worn down by the palantír and despair, who perishes in madness.
Sources
The Lord of the Rings · 1954–55
Three volumes: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King.
Related places
LocationMinas Tirith
The seven-tiered white city of Gondor, built into Mount Mindolluin, and the great fortress of the West.
LocationIthilien
The fair land between the Anduin and the Mountains of Shadow, contested by Gondor and Mordor.
LocationMordor
Sauron’s realm behind the Mountains of Shadow, ringed by the Ephel Dúath and Ered Lithui.