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.

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