The Rammas Echor, also known as the Wall of the Pelennor or the Rammas, was a great ancient wall surrounding Minas Tirith and enclosing the Pelennor Fields. The northern gate on the Great West Road was called Forannest.
History and description[]
The Rammas Echor functioned as Minas Tirith's second line of defense, the first being the Anduin. First built after the fall of Minas Ithil, the wall was repaired prior to the War of the Ring by Denethor II, the work being completed only a few days before the Witch-king of Angmar attacked.
The Rammas followed an almost elliptical course, being further from Minas Tirith in some places than others. It was furthest from the city at the point where the highway to Osgiliath entered, and was strengthened there by the Causeway Forts. Gandalf and Peregrin Took passed through Forannest before the Siege of Gondor, the gate being under the command of Ingold.[1]
When the Witch-king's forces attacked, the Rammas was soon breached in many places, and its defenders, too few to hold such a long fortification, were killed or fled back to the city. After overrunning the Pelennor Fields, the Witch-king's soldiers failed to guard the Rammas against any allies of Gondor who might arrive, and so the Rohirrim were able to enter the Pelennor Fields without significant opposition.[2]
Etymology[]
Rammas Echor is Sindarin for 'Great wall' or 'Great wall circle'.
In adaptations[]
The video game The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King depicts a gate of a wall in the level "The Southern Gate".
Translations[]
Foreign Language | Translated name |
Amharic | ራምስ ዐክሆር |
Arabic | راماس ايسور |
Armenian | Րամմաս Էխոր |
Assamese | ৰামমাছ ইকোৰ |
Belarusian Cyrillic | Раммас Экор |
Bengali | রামমাস একর |
Bulgarian Cyrillic | Рамас Ехор |
Danish | Rammas Echor (Den Store Ringmur) |
Georgian | რამას ეხორი |
Greek | Ραμμας Έκορ |
Gujarati | રામમાસ ઇકોર |
Hebrew | ראמאס אכור |
Hindi | राममास एकोर |
Japanese | ラマ エコー |
Kannada | ರಾಮಾಸ್ ಎಕೋರ್ |
Kazakh | Раммас Екор (Cyrillic) Rammas Ekor (Latin) |
Korean | 램머 에코 |
Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Раммас Экор |
Macedonian Cyrillic | Раммас Ехор |
Malayalam | റമ്മസ് എക്കോർ |
Marathi | रॅमास एकोर |
Mongolian Cyrillic | Раммас Экор |
Nepalese | रम्मास ईकोर |
Punjabi | ਰਾਮਮਾਸ ਏਕੋਰ |
Russian | Раммас Эхор |
Sinhalese | රම්මාස් එකෝර් |
Tajik Cyrillic | Раммас Экор |
Tamil | ராம்மாஸ் எக்கோர் |
Tatar | Раммас Эчор |
Telugu | రామ్మస్ ఎకోర్ |
Urdu | رامماس ایچاور |
Yiddish | ראַממאַס עקהאָר |
References[]
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book V, chapter I: "Minas Tirith"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book V, chapter V: "The Ride of the Rohirrim"