Great Hall of Feasts
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Other names | Merethrond |
Location | Citadel of Gondor in Minas Tirith |
Type | Hall |
Description | The feasting hall of the king in Gondor |
The Great Hall of Feasts (Sindarin Merethrond)[1] was a feasting-hall to the right (i.e. north) of the Tower of Ecthelion in the Citadel, the topmost seventh circle of walls of the city of Minas Tirith[2].[3]
History[edit | edit source]
On July 18 T.A. 3019[4] King Éomer of Rohan returned to Minas Tirith with an éored of his knights and participated in a feast that was held by the recently crowned King Aragorn in the Great Hall of Feasts.[1]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Merethrond is a Sindarin name,[5] which means "Great Hall of Feasts"[1] or "Hall of Feasts"[6]. The first element of the name is mereth ("feast").[6] Paul Strack suggests that the second element is rond ("vaulted or arched roof", "large hall or chamber so roofed").[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "Many Partings", p. 975
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Unfinished index for The Lord of the Rings", in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, entry Citadel, p. 515
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Sauron Defeated, "Part One: The End of the Third Age: VII. Many Partings", p. 67 citing from a plan of the Citadel that was drawn by J.R.R. Tolkien on a manuscript
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Chief Days from the Fall of Barad-dûr to the End of the Third Age", entry for the year 3019, July 18, p. 1095
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Paul Strack, "S. Merethrond pn.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 2 May 2023)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", entry mereth