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'''Fen Hollen''' was the [[Closed Door]] on the sixth level of [[Minas Tirith]], which led to [[Rath Dínen]], the [[Silent Street]], where the tombs of the [[Stewards of Gondor|Stewards]] and [[Kings of Gondor]] lay.{{fact}}
'''Fen Hollen''' was the [[Closed Door]] on the sixth level of [[Minas Tirith]], which led to [[Rath Dínen]], the [[Silent Street]], where the tombs of the [[Stewards of Gondor|Stewards]] and [[Kings of Gondor]] lay.{{fact}}
==Etymology==
==Etymology==
The first element in the [[Sindarin]] name ''Fen Hollen'' is ''fen'' ("door").<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 45</ref>
The first element in the name ''Fen Hollen'' is the [[Sindarin]] word ''fen'' ("door").<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 45</ref>
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[[Category:Doors and Gates]]
[[Category:Doors and Gates]]

Revision as of 18:46, 22 July 2011

Fen Hollen was the Closed Door on the sixth level of Minas Tirith, which led to Rath Dínen, the Silent Street, where the tombs of the Stewards and Kings of Gondor lay.[source?]

Etymology

The first element in the name Fen Hollen is the Sindarin word fen ("door").[1]

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 45