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'''Warden of the Keys''' was a high office of [[Minas Tirith]] in [[Gondor]]. At the time of the [[War of the Ring]], the position was filled by [[Húrin the Tall]], who gained the epithet "of the Keys". What keys they were, and what other tasks and responsibilities belonged to this office remains unknown. It is possible that the "keys" were the keys tho the gates of Minas Tirith.
'''Warden of the Keys''' was a high office of [[Minas Tirith]] in [[Gondor]].  


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At the time of the [[War of the Ring]], the position was filled by [[Húrin (Warden of the Keys)|Húrin the Tall]], who gained the epithet "of the Keys". At the coronation of [[Aragorn]], he opened the gate to the city for the new king. Other than that, what other tasks and responsibilities belonged to this office remains unknown.<ref>{{RK|VI5}}</ref>
 
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Revision as of 01:35, 14 February 2013

Warden of the Keys was a high office of Minas Tirith in Gondor.

At the time of the War of the Ring, the position was filled by Húrin the Tall, who gained the epithet "of the Keys". At the coronation of Aragorn, he opened the gate to the city for the new king. Other than that, what other tasks and responsibilities belonged to this office remains unknown.[1]

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