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	==Overview==		==Overview==
−	The Tower of Ecthelion was 50 fathoms (300 feet) tall. The plain white standard of the Stewards of Gondor flew from its pinnacle. The Tower stood in the center of the Citadel on the seventh level of the city. In front of the Tower was the [[Court of the Fountain (Minas Tirith)\|Court of the Fountain]] where the [[White Tree of Gondor]] grew.	+	The Tower of Ecthelion was 50 fathoms (300 feet) tall. The plain white standard of the Stewards of Gondor flew from its pinnacle. The Tower stood in the center of the [[Citadel]] on the seventh level of the city. In front of the Tower was the [[Court of the Fountain (Minas Tirith)\|Court of the Fountain]] where the [[White Tree of Gondor]] grew.
−	In the [[Tower Hall]] was the throne of the King of Gondor upon a dais, and at the foot the dais on the lowest step was a black chair where the Steward of Gondor sat. There was a chamber high in the Tower and above it in the summit there was a secret room where the palantir of Minas Anor.	+

−	~~==History==~~	+	Under the sun, the Tower's shapely form shone and glimmered like a spike of crystals, pearl and silver against the sky. White banners waved from its battlements.<ref>{{RK\|V1}}</ref>
−	~~The White Tower was first built by King [[Calimehtar (King of Gondor)\|Calimehtar]] in 1900 in order to house~~ the ~~palantír. In 2698~~, the Tower ~~was repaired~~ and ~~rebuilt by the Steward [[Ecthelion I]]~~, ~~for whom~~ the ~~Tower came to be named~~.	+

−	~~On March 9, 3019,~~ [[~~Peregrin Took~~]] ~~got his first glimpse~~ of the Tower of ~~Ecthelion as he rode with~~ [[~~Gandalf~~]] to [[~~Minas Tirith~~]]:	+	In the [[Tower Hall]] was the throne of the King of Gondor upon a dais, and at the foot the dais on the lowest step was a black chair where the [[Steward of Gondor]] sat. The royal court must have been also there.<ref>{{HM\|Guide}}, entry "White Tower"</ref>
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		+	There was a chamber high in the Tower and above it in the summit, just under its dome, there was a secret room where the palantir of Minas Anor, the [[Anor-stone]].
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		+	==History==
		+	The White Tower was first built by King [[Calimehtar (King of Gondor)\|Calimehtar]] in {{TA\|1900}} to house the [[Anor-stone]]. In {{TA\|2698}}, the Tower was repaired and rebuilt by the Steward [[Ecthelion I]], for whom the Tower came to be named.

−	~~Then Pippin cried aloud~~, ~~for~~ the Tower of Ecthelion~~, standing high within the topmost wall, shone out against the sky, glimmering like a spike of pearl and silver, tall and fair and shapely, and its pinnacle glittered~~ as ~~if it were wrought of crystals; and white banners broke and fluttered from the battlements in the morning breeze, and high and far~~ he ~~heard a clear ringing as of silver trumpets~~.	+	On [[March 9]], {{TA\|3019}}, [[Peregrin Took]] got his first glimpse of the Tower of Ecthelion as he rode with [[Gandalf]] to [[Minas Tirith]].

−	After the ~~War~~ of ~~the Ring~~ on May 1, the standard of the Stewards of Gondor was raised for the last time. That day [[Aragorn]] was crowned King and when he entered the Citadel, the ~~standard~~ of ~~the Kings of Gondor~~ bearing the Tree and the Stars was unfurled on the pinnacle of the Tower of Ecthelion.	+	After the fall of [[Sauron]], on [[May 1]], the standard of the Stewards of Gondor was raised for the last time. That day [[Aragorn]] was crowned King and when he entered the Citadel, the [[Livery of Elendil]] bearing the Tree and the Stars was unfurled on the pinnacle of the Tower of Ecthelion.<ref>{{RK\|Steward}}</ref>

	==Etymology==		==Etymology==
	Also called the White Tower. It was renamed the Tower of Ecthelion after the Steward Ecthelion I who rebuilt it. Also called the Tower of Denethor during the reign of Denethor II.		Also called the White Tower. It was renamed the Tower of Ecthelion after the Steward Ecthelion I who rebuilt it. Also called the Tower of Denethor during the reign of Denethor II.

−	~~==Sources==~~	+	{{references}}
	*[[The Two Towers]]: "[[The Departure of Boromir]]," p. 19; "[[The Palantir]]," p. 206		*[[The Two Towers]]: "[[The Departure of Boromir]]," p. 19; "[[The Palantir]]," p. 206
−	*[[The Return of the King]]: ~~"[[Minas Tirith (chapter)]]," p. 23-26 and passim;~~ "[[The Muster of Rohan]]," p. 73; "[[The Siege of Gondor]]," p. 91-92, 94-95, 97, 98-99; "[[The Pyre of Denethor]]," p. 129, 131, 132-33~~; "[[The Steward and the King]]," 244, 246~~	+	*[[The Return of the King]]: "[[The Muster of Rohan]]," p. 73; "[[The Siege of Gondor]]," p. 91-92, 94-95, 97, 98-99; "[[The Pyre of Denethor]]," p. 129, 131, 132-33
	*Appendix B of [[The Lord of the Rings]]: "[[Appendix B\|The Tale of Years]]," p. 367, 369		*Appendix B of [[The Lord of the Rings]]: "[[Appendix B\|The Tale of Years]]," p. 367, 369

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−	~~Though a [[~~Tower of Ecthelion\|White Tower]] had graced the highest point of [[Minas Tirith]] since ancient times, it was rebuilt by Steward [[Ecthelion I]] some three centuries before the [[War of the Ring]], and so gained his name~~. The Tower of Ecthelion was used to bear the standard of the City, and—at least during the last years of the [[Third Age]]—held the [[palantíri\|palantír]] known as the [[Anor-stone]]~~.	+	The '''Tower of Ecthelion''', also known as the '''White Tower''', was a tall white tower atop [[Minas Tirith]] which contained the the throne of the [[King of Gondor]] and a secret room housing a [[palantíri\|palantír]]. Although a tower had graced the highest point of [[Minas Tirith]] since ancient times, it was rebuilt by Steward [[Ecthelion I]] some three centuries before the [[War of the Ring]], and so gained his name.

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	==History==		==History==
−	The White Tower was first built by King [[Calimehtar (King of Gondor)\|Calimehtar]] in 1900 in order to house the ~~palantir~~. In 2698, the Tower was repaired and rebuilt by the Steward [[Ecthelion I]], for whom the Tower came to be named.	+	The White Tower was first built by King [[Calimehtar (King of Gondor)\|Calimehtar]] in 1900 in order to house the palantír. In 2698, the Tower was repaired and rebuilt by the Steward [[Ecthelion I]], for whom the Tower came to be named.

	On March 9, 3019, [[Peregrin Took]] got his first glimpse of the Tower of Ecthelion as he rode with [[Gandalf]] to [[Minas Tirith]]:		On March 9, 3019, [[Peregrin Took]] got his first glimpse of the Tower of Ecthelion as he rode with [[Gandalf]] to [[Minas Tirith]]:
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−	Though a [[White Tower]] had graced the highest point of [[Minas Tirith]] since ancient times, it was rebuilt by Steward [[Ecthelion I]] some three centuries before the [[War of the Ring]], and so gained his name. The Tower of Ecthelion was used to bear the standard of the City, and—at least during the last years of the [[Third Age]]—held the [[palantíri\|palantír]] known as the [[Anor-stone]].	+	Though a [[Tower of Ecthelion\|White Tower]] had graced the highest point of [[Minas Tirith]] since ancient times, it was rebuilt by Steward [[Ecthelion I]] some three centuries before the [[War of the Ring]], and so gained his name. The Tower of Ecthelion was used to bear the standard of the City, and—at least during the last years of the [[Third Age]]—held the [[palantíri\|palantír]] known as the [[Anor-stone]].

	==Overview==		==Overview==

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	*[[The Two Towers]]: "[[The Departure of Boromir]]," p. 19; "[[The Palantir]]," p. 206		*[[The Two Towers]]: "[[The Departure of Boromir]]," p. 19; "[[The Palantir]]," p. 206
	*[[The Return of the King]]: "[[Minas Tirith (chapter)]]," p. 23-26 and passim; "[[The Muster of Rohan]]," p. 73; "[[The Siege of Gondor]]," p. 91-92, 94-95, 97, 98-99; "[[The Pyre of Denethor]]," p. 129, 131, 132-33; "[[The Steward and the King]]," 244, 246		*[[The Return of the King]]: "[[Minas Tirith (chapter)]]," p. 23-26 and passim; "[[The Muster of Rohan]]," p. 73; "[[The Siege of Gondor]]," p. 91-92, 94-95, 97, 98-99; "[[The Pyre of Denethor]]," p. 129, 131, 132-33; "[[The Steward and the King]]," 244, 246
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−	Though a [[White Tower]] had graced the highest point of [[~~Minas Tirith in Gondor\|~~Minas Tirith]] since ancient times, it was rebuilt by Steward [[Ecthelion I]] some three centuries before the [[War of the Ring]], and so gained his name. The Tower of Ecthelion was used to bear the standard of the City, and—at least during the last years of the [[Third Age]]—held the [[palantíri\|palantír]] known as the [[Anor-stone]].	+	Though a [[White Tower]] had graced the highest point of [[Minas Tirith]] since ancient times, it was rebuilt by Steward [[Ecthelion I]] some three centuries before the [[War of the Ring]], and so gained his name. The Tower of Ecthelion was used to bear the standard of the City, and—at least during the last years of the [[Third Age]]—held the [[palantíri\|palantír]] known as the [[Anor-stone]].

	==Overview==		==Overview==

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