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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.<ref>{{RK|V4}}</ref>
'''Fen Hollen''' or the '''Steward's Door''' was on the sixth level of [[Minas Tirith]], in its rearward wall to the west. It led to [[Rath Dínen]] (the Silent Street) and the [[Hallows]] where the tombs of the [[Stewards of Gondor|Stewards]] and [[Kings of Gondor]] lay.
 
Guarded by a porter, the door was also called the '''Closed Door''' as it opened only for funerals, or to those who tended the tombs and had the token.<ref>{{RK|V4}}</ref>
 
Around the time of the [[Siege of Gondor]], [[Beregond]] killed the porter in order to save wounded [[Faramir]] and took his key. After he locked the Door again, [[Gandalf]] gave the key to the injured [[Faramir]].<ref>{{RK|Pyre}}</ref>
==Etymology==
==Etymology==
''Fen Hollen'' is a [[Sindarin]] name meaning "shut door", consisting of ''fen'' ("door") and ''hollen'' ("shut").<ref>{{PE|17}}, pp. 45, 98</ref>
''Fen Hollen'' is a [[Sindarin]] name meaning "shut door", consisting of ''fen'' ("door") and ''hollen'' ("shut").<ref>{{PE|17}}, pp. 45, 98</ref>

Revision as of 18:29, 8 October 2014

Fen Hollen or the Steward's Door was on the sixth level of Minas Tirith, in its rearward wall to the west. It led to Rath Dínen (the Silent Street) and the Hallows where the tombs of the Stewards and Kings of Gondor lay.

Guarded by a porter, the door was also called the Closed Door as it opened only for funerals, or to those who tended the tombs and had the token.[1]

Around the time of the Siege of Gondor, Beregond killed the porter in order to save wounded Faramir and took his key. After he locked the Door again, Gandalf gave the key to the injured Faramir.[2]

Etymology

Fen Hollen is a Sindarin name meaning "shut door", consisting of fen ("door") and hollen ("shut").[3]

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