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|location=Upon the [[Celebdil|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=[[Moria|Khazad-dûm]] | ||
|description=Carved out of the living rock of the mountain | |description=Carved out of the living rock of the mountain | ||
|events=[[Battle of the Peak]] | |events=[[Battle of the Peak]] | ||
Revision as of 11:29, 19 August 2015
| Durin's Tower | |
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| Tower | |
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| 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"
