Dates

First built in III 1900; rebuilt in III 2698

Location

At the highest point of Minas Tirith

Origins

Built by King Calimehtar; rebuilt by Steward Ecthelion I

Race

Division

Culture

Gondorians (Men of Minas Tirith)

Family

Originally built by a King of the House of Anárion; rebuilt by a Steward of the House of Húrin

Other names

Known after its rebuilding as the Tower of Ecthelion

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White Tower

The Tower of Minas Tirith

Years of the TreesFirst AgeISecond AgeIIThird AgeIIIFourth AgeIV

A name used for the glistening Tower of Ecthelion at the peak of Minas Tirith, emphasising its opposition to Sauron's Dark Tower of Barad-dûr.

See also...

Captain of the White Tower, Ecthelion I, High Warden of the White Tower, Isildur, Lord of the Dark Tower, Lord of the White Tower, Ruling Steward, Seventh Gate, Silver Tree, Steward of Gondor, The Ship and the Silver Swan, The Tower, The Tree, Tower Hall, Tower of Ecthelion

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