Tolkien Gateway  Pelennor Fields  Revision as of 19:00, 27 June
2011 by Morgan (Talk | contribs)  The Pelennor Fields (S, pron.
[peˈlenːor]) were the townlands and fields of Minas Tirith,
capital of Gondor. They lay just outside the city, on the west
bank of the river Anduin. The land ran down toward the river in
slopes and terraces. The City of Minas Tirith was located on the
southwestern corner of the fields, at the foot of Mount
Mindolluin. After Minas Ithil had fallen and been renamed Minas
Morgul, the Pelennor Fields were walled by the great wall of
Rammas Echor, to prevent an invasion.  A road ran northeast
across the Pelennor Fields to the Causeway Forts on the river
bank; a distance of 12 miles. The North-way led from the City
through the fields to the Forannest, or north-gate, before
turning westward to become the Great West Road to Rohan. The
South Road came from the southern provinces of Gondor and passed
through the Pelennor Fields on the way to Minas Tirith. A number
of other paths also criss-cro