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<b>Hill of Guard</b>, translated from [[Sindarin]] <i>[[Amon Tirith]]</i> is the hill on which [[Minas Tirith]] was built. It joined to the [[White Mountains]] by a narrow shoulder. ([[The Lord of the Rings]] III/5., Ch. 1).
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The '''Hill of Guard''' or '''Amon Tirith''' was the outlying hill on which [[Minas Tirith]] was build. It joined [[Mindolluin]] by a narrow shoulder which rose to the height of the fifth wall of the city.<ref>{{RK|MT}}</ref><ref name=Nomen/>
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==Etymology==
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''Amon Tirith'' is the [[Sindarin]] rendition of "hill of guard" (see ''[[amon]]'' and ''[[tirith]]'').<ref name=Nomen>{{HM|N}}, p. 772</ref>
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Latest revision as of 00:10, 6 December 2010

The Hill of Guard or Amon Tirith was the outlying hill on which Minas Tirith was build. It joined Mindolluin by a narrow shoulder which rose to the height of the fifth wall of the city.[1][2]

[edit] Etymology

Amon Tirith is the Sindarin rendition of "hill of guard" (see amon and tirith).[2]

[edit] References

  1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "Minas Tirith"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings" in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 772
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