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|name=Durin's Tower | |name=Durin's Tower | ||
|type=Tower | |type=Tower | ||
|location=Upon the [[Zirakzigil]] | |location=Upon the [[Celebdil|Zirakzigil]] | ||
|inhabitants=[[Dwarves]] in the past; none by the [[War of the Ring]] | |inhabitants=[[Dwarves]] in the past; none by the [[War of the Ring]] | ||
|realms=[[Khazad-dûm]] | |realms=[[Khazad-dûm]] |
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Durin's Tower | |
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Tower | |
General Information | |
Location | Upon the Zirakzigil |
Type | Tower |
Description | Carved out of the living rock of the mountain |
Regions | Khazad-dûm |
People and History | |
Inhabitants | Dwarves in the past; none by the War of the Ring |
Events | Battle of the Peak |
Gallery | Images of Durin's Tower |
Durin's Tower was the tower upon the Silvertine. It was built by the Dwarves in ancient times on the peak of the Silvertine, which they called Zirakzigil - one of the three Mountains of Moria under which lay the realm of Khazad-dum. The tower was carved out of the living rock of the mountain and stood upon a high eyrie. The Endless Stair led to the tower from the foundations of the mountain.[1]
By the end of the Third Age, Durin's Tower had long been lost. Some Dwarves believed it had been destroyed, while others thought it was only a legend. On 23 January T.A. 3019, Gandalf and the Balrog climbed the Endless Stair to Durin's Tower. Upon the Silvertine they fought until Gandalf defeated the Balrog two days later.[2] During the battle, the tower was destroyed and the entrance to the stair was blocked.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, "The White Rider"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Great Years"