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'''Mundburg''' was the name given to [[Minas Tirith]] by the [[Rohirrim]] of [[Rohan]] in their own [[Rohirric|tongue]]. It presumably comes from the [[Old English]] ''mundbeorg'', meaning "Protecting Hill". The name of the "[[Song of the Mounds of Mundburg|Mounds of Mundburg]]" come from this title. | '''Mundburg''' was the name given to [[Minas Tirith]] by the [[Rohirrim]] of [[Rohan]] in their own [[Rohirric|tongue]].<ref>{{TT|III6}}</ref> It presumably comes from the [[Old English]] ''mundbeorg'', meaning "Protecting Hill". The name of the "[[Song of the Mounds of Mundburg|Mounds of Mundburg]]" come from this title.<ref>{{RK|V6}}</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 06:29, 25 March 2012
Mundburg was the name given to Minas Tirith by the Rohirrim of Rohan in their own tongue.[1] It presumably comes from the Old English mundbeorg, meaning "Protecting Hill". The name of the "Mounds of Mundburg" come from this title.[2]
