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The '''House of the Kings''' on [[Rath Dínen]] in [[Minas Tirith]] was the | The '''House of the Kings''' on [[Rath Dínen]] in [[Minas Tirith]] was the building wherein the [[kings of Gondor]] were buried.<ref>{{RK|V4}}</ref> It was in this place on [[1 March]] {{FoA|120}}<ref name="Later">{{App|Later}}</ref> that [[Aragorn]] laid down and died, after bidding farewell to [[Eldarion]] and giving unto him the Winged [[Crown of Gondor]].<ref>{{App|Tale}}</ref> It is said that the beds of [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]] and [[Peregrin Took]] were set beside the bed of Aragorn in the House of the Kings.<ref name="Later"/> | ||
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Revision as of 18:57, 30 June 2012
The House of the Kings on Rath Dínen in Minas Tirith was the building wherein the kings of Gondor were buried.[1] It was in this place on 1 March Fo.A. 120[2] that Aragorn laid down and died, after bidding farewell to Eldarion and giving unto him the Winged Crown of Gondor.[3] It is said that the beds of Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took were set beside the bed of Aragorn in the House of the Kings.[2]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Siege of Gondor"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "Later Events Concerning the Members of the Fellowship of the Ring"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen"