In the
J. R. R. Tolkien's
fictional world of
Middle-earth, the
Pelennor Fields were the townlands and fields of
Minas Tirith, the second
capital city of
Gondor. The name
Pelennor means
fenced land in
Sindarin. It is pronounced with the emphasis on the penultimate syllable ("pe LEN nor").
After Minas Ithil had fallen and been renamed
Minas Morgul, the Pelennor Fields were surrounded by the great wall of
Rammas Echor, to prevent an invasion. This wall was in ruins shortly before the
War of the Ring, but was rebuilt in time on the orders of the Steward,
Denethor II. The gate and accompanying watch-towers of
Rammas Echor was known as the
Causeway Forts and were the strongest section of the entire wall. In total the wall consisted of three main gates; north, east and south.
During the
War of the Ring, the Pelennor Fields were the location of the largest battle of the
Third Age, the
Battle of the Pelennor Fields, when
Sauron's
Orcs and evil
Men overran the Rammas Echor by blasting through it and besieged the city. It was on these fields that King
Théoden was slain, and most of the battle was fought. After the
War of the Ring, the Rammas Echor was rebuilt by the
Dwarves of
Aglarond, led by
Gimli the Dwarf.
Rammas Echor
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