The Great Gate of the City, also known as the Gateway,[1] was Minas Tirith's primary entrance point and (prior to its rebuilding), its only weakness.[2]
Description[]
The Great Gate of the City consisted of large rolling doors made of steel and iron, set between towers and bastions of indomitable stone. Behind the Gate was a wide court that ended at the base of the great "ship-keel" of stone that cut through most of the city. Before the Gate was the Gateway, a short avenue which led to the intersection of roads in the Pelennor Fields.
History[]
In the Siege of Minas Tirith in TA 3019, the armies of Mordor attempted to smash the gate with a conventional battering ram, but the city's defenders beat them back. In response, the Witch-king of Angmar ordered Grond, aided by his sorcery, to destroy the gates instead, which succeeded, resulting in the Witch-king's confrontation with Gandalf.[3]
After the One Ring was destroyed and Aragorn was crowned King of Gondor, Gimli rebuilt the gate using mithril, steel, and decorative jewels. As a result, the Great Gate of the City was rendered significantly stronger than before, nearly impregnable.[4]
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Afrikaans | Groot Poort van die Stad |
| Albanian | Porta e Madhe e qytetit |
| Amharic | የከተማዋ ታላቅ በር |
| Arabic | البوابة الكبرى للمدينة |
| Armenian | Քաղաքի Մեծ Դարպաս |
| Asturian | Gran Puerta de la ciudá |
| Azerbaijani | Şəhərin Böyük Qapısı |
| Basque | Hiriko Ate handia |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Вялікая Брама Горада |
| Bengali | শহরের মহান ফটক |
| Bosnian | Velika Kapija grada |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Голямата Порта на Града |
| Cambodian | ច្រកទ្វារដ៏អស្ចារ្យនៃទីក្រុង |
| Catalan | Gran Porta de la ciutat |
| Corsican | Grande Porta di a cità |
| Croatian | Velika Vrata grada |
| Czech | Velká Brána města |
| Danish | Den Store Port (i Minas Tirirth) |
| Dari | دروازه بزرگ شهر |
| Dutch | Grote Stadspoort |
| Esperanto | Granda Pordego de la urbo |
| Estonian | Linna Suur Värav |
| Finnish | Kaupungin Suuri portti |
| Filipino | Malaking Tarangkahan ng Lungsod |
| French | Grande Porte de la ville |
| Frisian | Grutte Poarte fan 'e Stêd (Western) |
| Galician | Gran Porta da cidade |
| German | Großes Tor der Stadt |
| Greek | Μεγάλη Πύλη της Πόλης |
| Gujarati | શહેરનો મહાન દરવાજો |
| Hebrew | שער העיר הגדול |
| Hindi | शहर का महान द्वार |
| Hungarian | Város Nagyszerű kapuja |
| Indonesian | Gerbang Besar Kota |
| Irish Gaelic | Geata Mór na Cthrach |
| Italian | Porta Grande della città |
| Japanese | 大きな市門 |
| Javaese | Gerbang Kutha sing Gedhe |
| Kannada | ನಗರದ ದೊಡ್ಡ ದ್ವಾರ |
| Kazakh | Қаланың Үлкен Қақпасы (Cyrillic) Qalanıñ Ülken Qaqpası (Latin) |
| Korean | 도시의 큰 문 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Шаардын Улуу дарбазасы |
| Laotian | ປະຕູທີ່ຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ຂອງນະຄອນ |
| Latin | Magna Porta Urbis |
| Latvian | Lielie Pilsētas Vārti |
| Lithuanian | Didieji Miesto Vartai |
| Luxembourgish | Grousst Paart vun der Stad |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Големата Порта на Градот |
| Malayalam | നഗരത്തിലെ വലിയ കവാടം |
| Malaysian | Pintu Besar Bandar |
| Malagasy | Vavahady Lehibe ny Tanàna |
| Maltese | Il-Bieb il-Kbir tal-belt |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Хотын Агуу Хаалга |
| Nepalese | सहरको ठूलो गेट |
| Norwegian | Store Porten til Byen |
| Occitan | Granda Pòrta de la vila |
| Pashto | د ښار ستره دروازه |
| Persian | دروازه ی بزرگ شهر |
| Polish | Wielka Brama Miasta |
| Portuguese | Grande Portão da cidade |
| Punjabi | ਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਦਾ ਮਹਾਨ ਦਰਵਾਜ਼ਾ |
| Romanian | Marea Poartă a Orașului |
| Russian | Великие Ворота Города |
| Sanskrit | नगरस्य महान् द्वारम् |
| Sardinian | Porta Manna de sa tzitade |
| Scottish Gaelic | Geata Mòr a' Bhaile |
| Serbian | Велика Капија града (Cyrillic) Velika Kapija grada (Latin) |
| Sicilian | Granni Porta dâ cità |
| Sindhi | شهر جو عظيم دروازو |
| Sinhalese | නගරයේ මහා දොරටුව |
| Slovak | Veľká Brána mesta |
| Slovenian | Velika Vrata mesta |
| Spanish | Gran Puerta de la ciudad |
| Swahili | Mlango Mkubwa wa Jiji |
| Swedish | Stora Porten i Staden |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Дарвозаи бузурги шаҳр |
| Tamil | நகரத்தின் பெரிய வாயில் |
| Tatar | Шәһәрнең Зур капкасы |
| Telugu | నగరం యొక్క గ్రేట్ గేట్ |
| Thai | ประตูใหญ่แห่งเมือง |
| Turkish | Şehrin Büyük Kapısı |
| Turkmen | Şäheriň Beýik Derwezesi |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Великі Міські Ворота |
| Urdu | شہر کا عظیم دروازہ |
| Uzbek | Шаҳарнинг Буюк Дарвозаси (Cyrillic) Shaharning Buyuk Darvozasi (Latin) |
| Venetian | Gran Porta de la città |
| Welsh | Porth Mawr y Ddinas |
| Yiddish | גרויסער טויער פון דער שטאָט |
| Yoruba | Ẹnubodè ńlá ìlú náà |
References[]
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Six, Ch. V: "The Steward and the King", pg. 966
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Five, Ch. I: "Minas Tirith"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Five, Ch. IV: "The Siege of Gondor"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "Durin's Folk"