Timeline Event
Tarondor removes the King's House to Minas Anor
Event Type: Cultural/Social
Age: 3rd Age - The Kings
Year: 1640
Description:
An event in the Great Plague; see that entry for an overview:
1640 King Tarondor removes the King's House to Minas Anor
The Return of the King, LoTR Appendix B, The Tale of Years: The Third Age
[Tarondor] it was who removed the king's house permanently to Minas Anor, for Osgiliath was now partly deserted, and began to fall into ruin. Few of those who had fled from the plague into Ithilien or to the western dales were willing to return.
The Return of the King, LoTR Appendix A, Annals of the Kings and Rulers: Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion
[Note: date is nominal to keep events in the right order in the timeline]
Contributors:
Tanaqui 22Apr05, link to Great Plague overview added 25Apr05
