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'''Mundburg''' was the name given to [[Minas Tirith in Gondor|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 "[[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]]" comes from this title.<ref>{{RK|V6}}</ref>
==Other versions of the legendarium==
On an unfinished sketch, Tolkien has written the names ''Stanburg'' ([[Old English]]) and ''Steinborg'' ([[Old Norse]]) both meaning "Stone City".<Ref>{{HM|PT}}, #27</ref>
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Revision as of 15:33, 27 September 2020

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" comes from this title.[2]

Other versions of the legendarium

On an unfinished sketch, Tolkien has written the names Stanburg (Old English) and Steinborg (Old Norse) both meaning "Stone City".[3]

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