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'''Rath Dínen''' was the main street that ran between to the [[Hallows]] of [[Minas Tirith]], where the great of [[Gondor]], Kings and Stewards alike, were laid after death.
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'''Rath Dínen''' was the street through the [[Hallows]] of [[Minas Tirith]], where the great of [[Gondor]], Kings and Stewards alike, were laid after death. It was accessed through the gate of [[Fen Hollen]] in the rear wall of the sixth level of the city.<ref name=Siege>{{RK|Siege}}</ref>


A steep, winding pathway behind [[Fen Hollen]], in the sixth circle of the City that led down beneath the shadow of [[Mindolluin]] to Rath Dínen.
The Street was lined with images of those who lay there. The [[Stewards of Gondor|Stewards]] had a House apart from the tombs of the Kings, the [[House of the Stewards]], where [[Denethor]] perished in {{TA|3019}}.<ref>{{RK|Pyre}}</ref>


The Street was lined with images of those who lay there. The [[Stewards]] had a House apart from the tombs of the Kings, the [[House of the Stewards]], where [[Denethor II|Denethor]] perished in [[Third Age 3019]].
When the seedling of the [[White Tree of Gondor|White Tree]] was found on the slopes of Mindolluin by [[Gandalf]], the [[Dead Tree]] that had stood in the courts of Minas Tirith was laid in Rath Dínen.<ref>{{RK|Steward}}</ref>


When the seedling of the [[White Tree of Gondor|White Tree]] was found on the slopes of Mindolluin by [[Gandalf]], the [[Dead Tree]] that had stood in the courts of Minas Tirith was laid in Rath Dínen.
After [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]] and [[Peregrin Took]] died of old age in [[Gondor]] they were laid to rest in Rath Dínen.<ref name="Later">{{App|Later}}</ref>


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In {{FoA|120}}<ref name="Later"/> when [[Aragorn|King Elessar]] felt the oncoming of death he went to Rath Dínen and laid himself down in the House of the Kings.  It was there that he bade farewell to [[Arwen]].<ref>{{App|Tale}}</ref>
 
==Etymology==
''Rath Dínen'' is a [[Sindarin]] name. It means "Silent Street".<ref name=Siege/> It is a compound of ''[[rath]]'' ("street (in a city)") and ''[[tîn|tínen]]'' ("silent").<ref>{{HM|UI}}, p. 551</ref>
 
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Latest revision as of 14:13, 7 February 2022

Rath Dinen by Lída Holubová

Rath Dínen was the street through the Hallows of Minas Tirith, where the great of Gondor, Kings and Stewards alike, were laid after death. It was accessed through the gate of Fen Hollen in the rear wall of the sixth level of the city.[1]

The Street was lined with images of those who lay there. The Stewards had a House apart from the tombs of the Kings, the House of the Stewards, where Denethor perished in T.A. 3019.[2]

When the seedling of the White Tree was found on the slopes of Mindolluin by Gandalf, the Dead Tree that had stood in the courts of Minas Tirith was laid in Rath Dínen.[3]

After Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took died of old age in Gondor they were laid to rest in Rath Dínen.[4]

In Fo.A. 120[4] when King Elessar felt the oncoming of death he went to Rath Dínen and laid himself down in the House of the Kings. It was there that he bade farewell to Arwen.[5]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

Rath Dínen is a Sindarin name. It means "Silent Street".[1] It is a compound of rath ("street (in a city)") and tínen ("silent").[6]

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