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The Tolkien Encyclopedia

THE PUBLIC MIDDLE-EARTH ENCYCLOPEDIA

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Places and kingdoms

Minas Tirith

Minas Tirith (S. 'Tower of the Guard') was a city of Gondor, originally called Minas Anor. From T.A. 1640[5] onwards it was the capital of the South-kingdom and the seat of its…

Places and geography

Mordor

Mordor is Sauron’s principal realm in southeastern Middle-earth, enclosed on much of its perimeter by mountain ranges. Its most important sites include Barad-dûr, Mount Doom and the fortified northern approaches.

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