Rename to Beacons of Gondor
I propose to move the page to a new page called Beacons of Gondor.
In LOTR and in UT only the terms "beacons" and "beacon" are used. One exception is Gandalf who uses "beacons of Gondor", but this may be just him specifying that the beacons were situated in Gondor or made by Gondor. Another exception is where Gandalf uses "war-beacons of old" in connection with light and flame on weathertop when Gandalf fought against the Nazgûl on weathertop. There is an entry called "Beacons of Gondor" in the Index of UT, but the entry does not have a definition. In the Index entries for the names of the beacon-hills of Gondor in UT the term "beacon of Gondor" is used when talking about their order (e.g. "first of the beacons of Gondor", "second of the beacons of Gondor", etc.). One needs to keep in mind that the Index of UT was written by Christopher Tolkien.
The term "Warning Beacons of Gondor" is not used in LOTR and is not used in UT. In the chapter Minas Tirith says to Pippin "The beacons of Gondor are alight, calling for aid. War is kindled. See, there is the fire on Amon Dîn, and flame on Eilenach; and there they go speeding west: Nardol, Erelas, Min-Rimmon, Calenhad, and the Halifirien on the borders of Rohan." and "how the Lord of the City had beacons built on the tops of outlying hills along both borders of the great range, and maintained posts at these points where fresh horses were always in readiness to bear his errand-riders to Rohan in the North, or to Belfalas in the South." In this chapter Pippin says to Beregond "For I saw the beacons two nights ago and the errand-riders; and Gandalf said that it was a sign that war had begun." and asks him "But why were the beacons lit two nights ago?" Beregond answers "But if you would know what I think set the beacons ablaze, it was the news that came that eve out of Lebennin." In the chapter The Council of Elrond Gandalf says "I was hard put to it indeed: such light and flame cannot have been seen on Weathertop since the war-beacons of old."
The current page title does not match the Naturalness criterion of the Tolkien Gateway naming policy, because it is unlikely that some will actually search for "Warning beacons of Gondor", because this term is not used in LOTR and is not used in UT. The proposed page title meets the Conciseness criterion better, because it is shorter. The proposed page title still meeets the Precision criterion, because the page is not about beacons in general in Arda, but about beacons in Gondor. There may have been beacons in Arnor or in Arthedain, since Gandalf implies that there had been a beacon on Weathertop. Akhôrahil (talk) 13:54, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
- I agree that it should be "Beacons of Gondor". All the reasons you have listed are solid. MOONBOLT (talk) 18:43, 22 May 2026 (UTC)