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White Tower

The Tower of Minas Tirith

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


See also...

Ecthelion I, Lord of the White Tower, Ruling Steward, Steward of Gondor, The Tower, Tower of Ecthelion

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