The Old Guesthouse or Sennas Iaur[1] was an inn in Minas Tirith. It was located on the first tier, on Lampwrights' Street (Rath Celerdain). It was surrounded on three sides by a lawn, and the fourth was open, leading out to the street.
During the War of the Ring, Pippin met Bergil here. The inn's fate is not known, but it could have been destroyed in the Siege of Minas Tirith.[2]
Etymology
Sennas Iaur is a Sindarin name. Its meaning is not glossed, but Paul Strack suggests it means "Old Guesthouse" and is a compound of sennas ("guesthouse") and iaur ("old").[3]
Portrayal in adaptations
2015: The Lord of the Rings Online:
- The Old Guesthouse is one of more than fifteen inns and taverns of Minas Tirith. It is only lightly damaged during the siege.
References
- ↑ 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, p. 523.
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "Minas Tirith".
- ↑ Paul Strack, "S. Sennas Iaur loc.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon, accessed 7 February 2022