Dates

Built in II 3320 or shortly thereafter; under the control of Sauron between II 3429 and c. II 3434; captured by the Nazgûl and renamed Minas Morgul in III 2002

Location

The valley later named Imlad Morgul in the western slopes of Ephel Dúath

Origins

Built by the sons of Elendil

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Culture

Other names

Minas Ithil, Moontower, Tower of the Moon; later known as Minas Morgul

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Tower of the Rising Moon

Minas Ithil beneath Ephel Dúath

Years of the TreesFirst AgeISecond AgeIIThird AgeIIIFourth AgeIV

Map of Tower of the Rising Moon

A poetic name given to Minas Ithil, emphasising its position on the far eastern borders of the realm of Gondor.

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