Known as the Tower of Sorcery (
Minas Morgul) from c.
III 2002; destroyed in the early
Fourth AgeIn the valley of
Imlad Morgul, on the western slopes of
Ephel DúathBuilt (as the
Tower of the Moon,
Minas Ithil) by
Isildur son of
Elendil; captured long afterward by the
NazgûlThe Tower was originally built by the
Dúnedain, but during the time it was known as the Tower of Sorcery it was occupied by the
NazgûlThis entry covers the history of the Tower after its capture by the
Nazgûl (which caused it to become known as the Tower of Sorcery); for its origins and earlier history, see
Minas Ithil
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