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Pronunciation
Osgiliath is pronounced 'osgi'liath' ('ath' to rhyme with 'path')
Meaning
Osgiliath literally means 'fortess of the (host of) stars', but is also translated as 'Citadel of the Stars'
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Tower of the Dome of OsgiliathA landmark of Gondor's old chief cityA tower of Osgiliath associated with the famous Dome of Stars that contained the palantír of the city, the chief of the Seeing-stones of Gondor. The precise relationship between the tower and the dome is uncertain; possibly the dome was part of the tower (and since the dome is said to have housed a Great Hall, this implies that the tower must have been a significant structure). Alternatively, the tower may simply have been connected to the dome, or built adjacent to it. The tower was destroyed in the great burning of the year III 1437, when Castamir the Usurper besieged Osgiliath, where the rightful King Eldacar had taken refuge. With the breaking of the tower (and presumably also the dome), the Stone of Osgiliath was lost in the waters of Anduin.1 Notes
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