Guards of the Citadel - Revision history

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	[[File:Angelo Montanini - Tower Guard of Minas Tirith.jpg\|thumb\|''Tower Guard of Minas Tirith'' by [[Angelo Montanini]]]]		[[File:Angelo Montanini - Tower Guard of Minas Tirith.jpg\|thumb\|''Tower Guard of Minas Tirith'' by [[Angelo Montanini]]]]
−	The '''Guards of the Citadel''' or '''Tower of Gondor''' were those honoured guards of [[Minas Tirith]] who were charged with protecting the [[Citadel of Gondor\|Citadel]], the highest and most important tier of the city, and participated in official functions.	+	The '''Guards of the Citadel''' or '''Tower of Gondor''' were those honoured guards of [[Minas Tirith]] who were charged with protecting the [[Citadel of Gondor\|Citadel]], the highest and most important tier of the city, and participated in official functions.<ref name="MT">{{RK\|V1}}</ref> When on duty they were not permitted to leave their post for any cause, save at the command of their lord.<ref name="Siege">{{RK\|V4}}</ref>

−	They also guarded the [[White Tree of Gondor\|White Tree]] that stood in the [[Court of the Fountain (Minas Tirith)\|Court of the Fountain]]. At the time of the [[War of the Ring]] it had been dead for nearly 150 years, until the new King [[Aragorn\|Elessar]] and [[Gandalf]] found a new seedling of the Tree, and the Guards' great duty was refounded.	+	They also guarded the [[White Tree of Gondor\|White Tree]] that stood in the [[Court of the Fountain (Minas Tirith)\|Court of the Fountain]]. At the time of the [[War of the Ring]] it had been dead for nearly 150 years,<ref>{{App\|TA}}, 2872</ref> until the new King [[Aragorn\|Elessar]] and [[Gandalf]] found a new seedling of the Tree,<ref>{{RK\|VI5}}</ref> and the Guards' great duty was refounded.
−	==Appearance and ~~attire~~==	+
−	At the end of the [[Third Age]], they were the only soldiers of [[Gondor]] to wear the [[Livery of Elendil]] [[Elendil\|himself]] - a white tree in blossom, surmounted by a silver crown and stars, all embroidered on a field of black. They also bore heirlooms of [[Gondor]]'s ancient wealth, tall helmets wrought out of [[mithril]], and bearing the carved wings of sea-birds.	+	==Appearance and Attire==
		+	At the end of the [[Third Age]], they were the only soldiers of [[Gondor]] entitled to wear the [[Livery of Elendil]] [[Elendil\|himself]] - a white tree in blossom, surmounted by a silver crown and stars, all embroidered on a field of black. They also bore heirlooms of [[Gondor]]'s ancient wealth, tall helmets wrought out of [[mithril]], with close-fitting cheek-guards and bearing the carved wings of sea-birds.<ref name="MT"/> On [[10 March]] {{TA\|3019}}<ref>{{App\|Great}}</ref> [[Peregrin Took]] was arrayed as a Guard of the Citadel, at the command of the [[Stewards of Gondor\|Steward]] [[Denethor]]. His appearance in this uniform gave strength to the rumour that he was indeed ''[[Ernil i Pheriannath]]'', the Prince of the Halflings.<ref name="Siege"/>

	==Organisation==		==Organisation==
−	There ~~seem to have been~~ at least three companies, each of which had its own storehouse; [[Beregond (soldier of Gondor)\|Beregond, son of Baranor]] belonged to the Third Company.<ref~~>{{RK\|~~MT~~}}<~~/~~ref~~> The Captain-general of the Guards was probably the heir of the throne; during the time of the [[Ruling Stewards]] it was the heir of the Steward.	+	There were at least three companies, each of which had its own storehouse; [[Beregond (soldier of Gondor)\|Beregond]], son of [[Baranor (man of Gondor)\|Baranor]] belonged to the Third Company.<ref name="MT"/> The Captain-general of the Guards was probably the heir of the throne; during the time of the [[Ruling Stewards]] it was the heir of the Steward.

	==References==		==References==

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	==Organisation==		==Organisation==
−	There seem to have been at least three companies, each of which had its own storehouse; [[Beregond (soldier of Gondor)\|Beregond, son of Baranor]] belonged to the Third Company.<ref>{{RK\|I}}</ref> The Captain-general of the Guards was probably the heir of the throne; during the time of the [[Ruling Stewards]] it was the heir of the Steward.	+	There seem to have been at least three companies, each of which had its own storehouse; [[Beregond (soldier of Gondor)\|Beregond, son of Baranor]] belonged to the Third Company.<ref>{{RK\|MT}}</ref> The Captain-general of the Guards was probably the heir of the throne; during the time of the [[Ruling Stewards]] it was the heir of the Steward.

	==References==		==References==

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	==Organisation==		==Organisation==
−	There seem to have been at least three companies, each of which had its own storehouse; [[Beregond (soldier of Gondor)\|Beregond, son of Baranor]] belonged to the Third Company.<ref>{{RK\|1}}</ref> The Captain-general of the Guards was probably the heir of the throne; during the time of the [[Ruling Stewards]] it was the heir of the Steward.	+	There seem to have been at least three companies, each of which had its own storehouse; [[Beregond (soldier of Gondor)\|Beregond, son of Baranor]] belonged to the Third Company.<ref>{{RK\|I}}</ref> The Captain-general of the Guards was probably the heir of the throne; during the time of the [[Ruling Stewards]] it was the heir of the Steward.

	==References==		==References==

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Appearance and attire

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	They also guarded the [[White Tree of Gondor\|White Tree]] that stood in the [[Court of the Fountain (Minas Tirith)\|Court of the Fountain]]. At the time of the [[War of the Ring]] it had been dead for nearly 150 years, until the new King [[Aragorn\|Elessar]] and [[Gandalf]] found a new seedling of the Tree, and the Guards' great duty was refounded.		They also guarded the [[White Tree of Gondor\|White Tree]] that stood in the [[Court of the Fountain (Minas Tirith)\|Court of the Fountain]]. At the time of the [[War of the Ring]] it had been dead for nearly 150 years, until the new King [[Aragorn\|Elessar]] and [[Gandalf]] found a new seedling of the Tree, and the Guards' great duty was refounded.
	==Appearance and attire==		==Appearance and attire==
−	At the end of the [[Third Age]], they were the only soldiers of [[Gondor]] to ~~be liveried in~~ the ~~arms of~~ [[Elendil]] himself - a white tree in blossom, surmounted by a silver crown and stars, all embroidered on a field of black. They also bore heirlooms of [[Gondor]]'s ancient wealth, tall helmets wrought out of [[mithril]], and bearing the carved wings of sea-birds.	+	At the end of the [[Third Age]], they were the only soldiers of [[Gondor]] to wear the [[Livery of Elendil]] [[Elendil\|himself]] - a white tree in blossom, surmounted by a silver crown and stars, all embroidered on a field of black. They also bore heirlooms of [[Gondor]]'s ancient wealth, tall helmets wrought out of [[mithril]], and bearing the carved wings of sea-birds.
		+
	==Organisation==		==Organisation==
	There seem to have been at least three companies, each of which had its own storehouse; [[Beregond (soldier of Gondor)\|Beregond, son of Baranor]] belonged to the Third Company.<ref>{{RK\|1}}</ref> The Captain-general of the Guards was probably the heir of the throne; during the time of the [[Ruling Stewards]] it was the heir of the Steward.		There seem to have been at least three companies, each of which had its own storehouse; [[Beregond (soldier of Gondor)\|Beregond, son of Baranor]] belonged to the Third Company.<ref>{{RK\|1}}</ref> The Captain-general of the Guards was probably the heir of the throne; during the time of the [[Ruling Stewards]] it was the heir of the Steward.

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	[[File:Angelo Montanini - Tower Guard of Minas Tirith.jpg\|thumb\|''Tower Guard of Minas Tirith'' by [[Angelo Montanini]]]]		[[File:Angelo Montanini - Tower Guard of Minas Tirith.jpg\|thumb\|''Tower Guard of Minas Tirith'' by [[Angelo Montanini]]]]
−	The '''Guards of the Citadel''' were those honoured guards of [[Minas Tirith]] who were charged with protecting the [[Citadel of Gondor\|Citadel]], the highest and most important tier of the city.	+	The '''Guards of the Citadel''' or '''Tower of Gondor''' were those honoured guards of [[Minas Tirith]] who were charged with protecting the [[Citadel of Gondor\|Citadel]], the highest and most important tier of the city, and participated in official functions.

−	At the end of the [[Third Age]], they were the only soldiers of [[Gondor]] to be liveried in the arms of [[Elendil]] himself - a white tree in blossom, surmounted by a silver crown and stars, all embroidered on a field of black. They also bore heirlooms of [[Gondor]]'s ancient wealth, tall helmets wrought out of [[mithril]], and bearing the carved wings of sea-birds. ~~The numbers of these Guards is not known, but there~~ seem to have been at least three companies; [[Beregond (soldier of Gondor)\|Beregond, son of Baranor]] belonged to the Third Company.<ref>~~[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[The Return of the King]]'', "[[Minas Tirith (chapter)~~\|~~Minas Tirith]]"~~</ref>	+	They also guarded the [[White Tree of Gondor\|White Tree]] that stood in the [[Court of the Fountain (Minas Tirith)\|Court of the Fountain]]. At the time of the [[War of the Ring]] it had been dead for nearly 150 years, until the new King [[Aragorn\|Elessar]] and [[Gandalf]] found a new seedling of the Tree, and the Guards' great duty was refounded.
−		+	==Appearance and attire==
−	~~In the past, they had watched over the [[White Tree~~ of ~~Gondor\|White Tree]] that stood in~~ the ~~[[Court of~~ the ~~Fountain (Minas Tirith)\|Court~~ of the ~~Fountain]], though at~~ the time of the [[~~War of the Ring~~]]~~, that Tree had been dead for nearly one hundred and fifty years. After~~ the ~~War, the new King [[Aragorn\|Elessar]], with the aid of [[Gandalf]], found a new seedling~~ of the ~~Tree, and the Guards' great duty was refounded~~.	+	At the end of the [[Third Age]], they were the only soldiers of [[Gondor]] to be liveried in the arms of [[Elendil]] himself - a white tree in blossom, surmounted by a silver crown and stars, all embroidered on a field of black. They also bore heirlooms of [[Gondor]]'s ancient wealth, tall helmets wrought out of [[mithril]], and bearing the carved wings of sea-birds.
		+	==Organisation==
		+	There seem to have been at least three companies, each of which had its own storehouse; [[Beregond (soldier of Gondor)\|Beregond, son of Baranor]] belonged to the Third Company.<ref>{{RK\|1}}</ref> The Captain-general of the Guards was probably the heir of the throne; during the time of the [[Ruling Stewards]] it was the heir of the Steward.

	==References==		==References==
	<references/>		<references/>
	[[Category:Armies]][[Category:Gondor]]		[[Category:Armies]][[Category:Gondor]]

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	The '''Guards of the Citadel''' were those honoured guards of [[Minas Tirith]] who were charged with protecting the [[Citadel of Gondor\|Citadel]], the highest and most important tier of the city.		The '''Guards of the Citadel''' were those honoured guards of [[Minas Tirith]] who were charged with protecting the [[Citadel of Gondor\|Citadel]], the highest and most important tier of the city.

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	The '''Guards of the Citadel''' were those honoured guards of [[Minas Tirith]] who were charged with protecting the [[Citadel of Gondor\|Citadel]], the highest and most important tier of the city.		The '''Guards of the Citadel''' were those honoured guards of [[Minas Tirith]] who were charged with protecting the [[Citadel of Gondor\|Citadel]], the highest and most important tier of the city.

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		+	[[Image:Tower Guard of Minas Tirith.jpg\|thumb\|''Tower Guard of Minas Tirith'' by [[Agelo Montanini]]]]
	The '''Guards of the Citadel''' were those honoured guards of [[Minas Tirith]] who were charged with protecting the [[Citadel of Gondor\|Citadel]], the highest and most important tier of the city.		The '''Guards of the Citadel''' were those honoured guards of [[Minas Tirith]] who were charged with protecting the [[Citadel of Gondor\|Citadel]], the highest and most important tier of the city.

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−	The '''Guards of the Citadel''' were those honoured guards of [[~~Minas Tirith\|~~Minas Tirith]] who were charged with protecting the [[Citadel of Gondor\|Citadel]], the highest and most important tier of the city.	+	The '''Guards of the Citadel''' were those honoured guards of [[Minas Tirith]] who were charged with protecting the [[Citadel of Gondor\|Citadel]], the highest and most important tier of the city.

	At the end of the [[Third Age]], they were the only soldiers of [[Gondor]] to be liveried in the arms of [[Elendil]] himself - a white tree in blossom, surmounted by a silver crown and stars, all embroidered on a field of black. They also bore heirlooms of [[Gondor]]'s ancient wealth, tall helmets wrought out of [[mithril]], and bearing the carved wings of sea-birds. The numbers of these Guards is not known, but there seem to have been at least three companies; [[Beregond (soldier of Gondor)\|Beregond, son of Baranor]] belonged to the Third Company.<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[The Return of the King]]'', "[[Minas Tirith (chapter)\|Minas Tirith]]"</ref>		At the end of the [[Third Age]], they were the only soldiers of [[Gondor]] to be liveried in the arms of [[Elendil]] himself - a white tree in blossom, surmounted by a silver crown and stars, all embroidered on a field of black. They also bore heirlooms of [[Gondor]]'s ancient wealth, tall helmets wrought out of [[mithril]], and bearing the carved wings of sea-birds. The numbers of these Guards is not known, but there seem to have been at least three companies; [[Beregond (soldier of Gondor)\|Beregond, son of Baranor]] belonged to the Third Company.<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[The Return of the King]]'', "[[Minas Tirith (chapter)\|Minas Tirith]]"</ref>