For Summoning album Minas Morgul, see Minas Morgul. Minas Morgul (Sindarin for "Tower of Black Magic"), also known by its earlier name Minas Ithil ("Tower of the Moon"), is a fictional city in J.R.R. Tolkien's world of Middle-earth. Its full title is Minas Ithil in the Morgul Vale, since the city is located in a deep valley of the same name. Second Age After the destruction of Númenor, Isildur and Anárion, the sons of Elendil, landed in Gondor. Isildur built Minas Ithil at the south end of a pleasant valley in Ithilien near the mountainous border of Mordor, while Anárion built Minas Anor further west across the Anduin. The brothers had their thrones side by side at Osgiliath. Isildur planted a sapling of the White Tree Nimloth outside his home in Minas Ithil, and one of the seven palantíri was kept in the tower. The city's white marble walls, buildings, and towe

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