This fanlisting is for the Argonath from The Lord of the Rings.


"As Frodo was borne towards them the great pillars rose like towers to meet him. Giants they seemed to him, vast grey figures silent but threatening. Then he saw that they were indeed shaped and fashioned: the craft and power of old had wrought upon them, and still they preserved through the suns and rains of forgotten years the mighty likenesses in which they had been hewn. Upon great pedestals founded in the deep waters stood two great kings of stone: still with blurred eyes and crannied brows they frowned upon the North. The left hand of each was raised palm outwards in gesture of warning; in each right hand there was an axe; upon each head there was a crumbling helm and crown. Great power and majesty they still wore, the silent wardens of a long-vanished kingdom. Awe and fear fell upon Frodo, and he cowered down, shutting his eyes and not daring to look up as the boat drew near. Even Boromir bowed his head as the boats whirled by, frail and fleeting as little leaves, under the enduring shadow of the sentinels of Númenor. So they passed into the dark charm of the Gates" (Tolkien).
-Fellowship of the Ring, page 383.


Argonath
The Pillars of the Kings

Dates: Apparently built in about the year III 1250, but this is open to question.
Location: The northern entrance to Nen Hithoel
Origins: Apparently built by King Rómendacil II
Race: Men
Division: Dúnedain
Culture: Gondorians
Pronunciation: a'rgonath
Meaning: 'Two noble stones'
Other Names: Pillars of the Kings

Two mighty statues, carved in the likenesses of Isildur and Anárion, that guarded the passage of the Great River Anduin. They marked the ancient northern border of Gondor.


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