Kingdom of Gondor



Gondor is a kingdom of men in Middle-earth, bordered byRohan to the north, Belegaer to the west, Harad to the south, and Mordor to the east. Its first capital wasOsgiliath, moved to Minas Tirith in TA 1640. The city of Minas Tirith remained the capital of Gondor for the rest of the Third Age and into years of the Fourth Age; other majorfortresses include Dol Amroth, Pelargir, Osgiliath.

Gondor was founded by brothers Isildur and Anárion, exiles from Númenor. Together with Arnor in the north, they served as the last strongholds of the Dúnedain. Gondor was at the height of its power in the early years due to the ship kings and the military might that their armies possessed. However multiple devastations caused it to gradually decline in course of the Third Age, being continually weakened by the allies of Sauron, and was only restored in dominance after Sauron's final defeat and the crowning of Aragorn II Elessar.