- Cities and buildings
- Fields, plains and deserts
- Forests
- Hills and mountains
- Islands and promontories
- Lands, realms and regions
- Rivers and lakes
- Seas and oceans
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Dates
Probably dated back to the foundation of Gondor in II 3320, but only specifically mentioned after the loss of Ondoher in III 1944; the Council continued to the end of the Third Age, and was reconstituted by Aragorn Elessar1
Location
Earlier Councils would presumably have been convened in Osgiliath, but in later times the Council met in Minas Tirith
Origins
Race
Division
Culture
Family
Settlements
Formerly Osgiliath, but latterly Minas Tirith
Pronunciation
Gondor is pronounced 'go'ndorr' (where 'rr' emphasises that the final r should be distinctly pronounced)
Meaning
Gondor means 'land of (the people of) stone'
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Council of GondorAdvisors to the ruler of the South-kingdomIn his account of Arvedui's claim on Gondor's throne, Tolkien once mentions a body known as the Council of Gondor, that took authority over Gondor after the loss of Ondoher left it kingless. Except for the fact that it acted under the control of Steward Pelendur, we are told almost nothing of this Council or its normal function. It was traditional among the Men of Númenor for the King to maintain a council of advisers, and it is not unreasonable to presume that their descendants in Gondor followed a similar system. The Númenórean 'Council of the Sceptre' was composed of nobles from each of the main regions of Númenor, together with the King's Heir. Indeed, we know that Gondor's Council was made up from representatives of each of the South-kingdom's separate lands as well as the armed forces, probably in addition to the King's heir, and apparently the Steward as well. Notes
See also...Arciryas, Artamir, Counsellor of the North-kingdom, Lord of the White Tower, Pelendur, Reunited Kingdom, Steward of the King Indexes: About this entry:
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