"Welcome to Minas Tirith. It is also called the Tower of the Guard and it is the principal city of Gondor. It's former name was Minas Anor, the Tower of the Setting Sun. It is set against Minas Morgul which was once Minas Ithil, the Tower of the Rising Moon. Minas Tirith has seven cicular walls with gates connecting each level to the next. In the center of the 7 layers is the Citadel. Located in the Citadel is the Hall of Kings where the throne of Gondor stands. In the citadel also stand the huge White Tower of Ecthelion, towering over the rest of the stronghold. Before Aragorn claimed his kingship, Minas Tirith was ruled by the Stewards for a very long periode of time. The Last Steward of Gondor was Denethor who had two sons: Boromir and Faramir. Minas Tirith was the most important stronghold of the enemies of Sauron. If it would fall, then all hope would be lost."


Pippin before Denethor

"Pippin was the first Hobbit to meet Denethor in Minas Tirith. Gandalf had warned him about Denethor and had told him to keep much things to himself and not talk about Frodo and his quest. Denethor had heared about Hobbits and he connected the name to the death of his much beloved son Boromir. He asked Pippin questions about the events that led to Boromir's death and Pippin answered the man to his best knowledge. He then decided to swear loyalty to Gondor:
"Here do I swear fealty and service to Gondor, and to the Lord and Steward of the realm, to speak and to be silent, to do and to let be, to come and to go, in need or plenty, in peace or war, in living or dying, from this hour henceforth, until my lord release me, or death take me, or the world end. So say I, Peregrin son of Paladin, of the Shire of the Halflings."
"And this do I hear, Denethor, son of Ecthelion, Lord of Gondor, Steward of the High King, and I will not forget it, nor fail to reward that which is given: fealty with love, valour with honour, oath-breaking with vengeance."


The Battle of the Pelennor Fields

"The Battle of the Pelennor Fields is one of the biggest events in the history of Middle-Earth. Sauron had unleashed his forces on Gondor sending a gigantic army to conquer Minas Tirith. The Siege of Gondor was terrible and the enemy proved too strong as they advanced towards the Gate of Gondor. The Gate was broken eventually and in rode the Lord of the Nazgul, under the archway that no enemy ever yet had passed, and all fled before his face, all but Gandalf: "You cannot enter here", said Gandalf. "Go back to the abyss prepared for you! Go back! Fall into the nothingness that awaits you and your Master. Go!" "Old fool," said the Lord of the Nazgul. "Old fool! This is my hour. Do you not know Death when you see it? Die now and curse in vain!"
And then just as the Lord of the Nazgul was about to attack, the great horns of the North could be heard. Rohan had come at last. It was King Theoden himself who challenged the Lord of the Nazgul as all around him fled. Theoden's horse however could not stand the sight of the Lord of the Nazgul and mad with fear it fell with the King beneath him.
Then Dernhelm made his real identity known and it was Eowyn, daughter of Eomund. Her eyes grey as the sea were hard and fell, and yet tears were on her cheek. A sword was in her hand, and she raised her shield against the horror of her enemy's eyes. As the winged creature, upon which the Lord of the Nazgul was seated, attacked her, she clove its neck and the creature was killed. The Lord of the Nazgul was now enraged and broke her arm with a mighty stroke of his maze. Merry, who had been too striken by fear to do anything, now came to action and he stabbed the Lord of the Nazgul from behind in his knee. Eowyn at her turn drove her sword between the crown of the mantle and so the Lord of the Nazgul was slain. Then finally Aragorn arrived after walking the Paths of the Dead, and with him were the Dunedain and Legolas and Gimli. Soon after the battle of the field of Gondor was over; and not one living foe was left within the circuit of the Rammas