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Dates
Built in the earliest years of Gondor, II 3320 or soon afterward; Minas Ithil (which later became known as Minas Morgul) was razed after the War of the Ring; the other two towers survived into the Fourth Age
Location
Minas Anor and Minas Ithil stood in eastern Gondor, to the west and east of the royal city of Osgiliath; Angrenost lay far to the west, near the Gap of Calenardhon
Origins
Raised by the sons of Elendil
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Three towers originally named Angrenost,1 Minas Anor and Minas Ithil; at the close of the Third Age, these towers were usually known as Orthanc, Minas Tirith and Minas Morgul
Pronunciation
Gondor is pronounced 'go'ndorr' (the final 'r' should be pronounced - 'rr' is used here to emphasise this)
Meaning
Gondor means 'land of (the people of) stone'
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Towers of GondorThe sites of three Seeing-stones![]() Three towers in Gondor, each of which held one of the South-kingdom's four palantíri. The first two Towers were founded by Elendil's sons Isildur and Anárion: Minas Ithil and Minas Anor. The third was an outpost that guarded Gondor's northern and western borders: Angrenost. By the time of the War of the Ring, each of these Towers had acquired a new name. Angrenost became better known as Orthanc in Isengard, and was taken over by the Wizard Saruman, and Minas Ithil was captured by the Nazgûl, and renamed as Minas Morgul. Only Minas Anor remained in Gondor's hands, and it was also given a new name: Minas Tirith, the Tower of Guard to keep watch on the Ringwraiths in the Tower beyond the Anduin.
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