Lord of the Rings Wiki

Welcome to Lord of the Rings Gateway
Lord of the Rings Gateway - Your fully editable guide to the world of Middle-Earth!

Featured Article
Gondor was a kingdom of men in Middle-earth, bordered to Rohan to the north, Belegaer to the west, Harad to the south, and Mordor to the east. Its first capital was Osgiliath, moved to Minas Tirith in TA 1640; other major fortresses include Aglarond, Dol Amroth, Isengard, Minas Ithil and Pelargir.

Gondor was founded by brothers Isildur and Anárion, exiles from Númenor. Together with Arnor in the north they served as last strongholds of the Dúnedain. Gondor gradually declined in course of the Third Age, being continually weakened by the allies of Sauron, and was only restored in dominance after his final defeat and the crowning of Aragorn II Elessar.

Read More

Featured Media
 Gondor had a long and honorable military tradition harkening back to the days of Isildur and Elendil, and to Numenor even before that. The cornerstone of Gondor's well-equipped, professional army was a heavy infantryman armed with a stabbing and slashing sword and a large metal shield emblazoned with the White Tree of Gondor. Each man was well-protected by heavy plate armor and was trained to fight in cohesive box formation, much like real-life Roman legionaries..

Read More