High Court

The High Court,The Lord of the Rings, Vol. III: The Return of the King, Book Five, Ch. I: "Minas Tirith" also known as the Citadel of Gondor,The Lord of the Rings, Vol. III: The Return of the King, Book Five, Ch. VIII: "The Houses of Healing", pg. 868 the High City,The Lord of the Rings, Vol. III: The Return of the King, Book Six, Ch. V: "The Steward and the King" and the Citadel of Minas Tirith,The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, "Unfinished index for The Lord of the Rings", pgs. 361 (entry White Tower), 514 (entry Tower of Ecthelion), 515 (entry High Court) was the topmost circle of the city of Minas Tirith, within the seventh wall. Within the citadel was the White Tower of Minas Tirith, which housed the Tower Hall. Several other buildings were located here as well.
==Description==
In the center of the High Court was the White Tower, rising to a great height. Behind was the king's house, where the Kings of Gondor once lived. To one side was the feast hall Merethrond, where banquets and dances were held. In front of the tower was the Place of the Fountain, a courtyard containing the White tree and a central fountain. The High Court was accessed via a wide tunnel through the hill that led to a small arched gate with a keystone in the shape of a king's head. As with all the city's levels, the High Court had a high wall, the rampart of which crowned the great up thrust 'keel' of rock separating five of the seven circles.
Probably the most important symbolic area of the city, the Place of the Fountain, was the home of the great White Tree. It was a large circular grass area with the White Tree being the central feature. Next to the tree was a pool with the fountain that gave the courtyard its name. The Tree symbolized Gondor, and was the emblem of the realm. The Tree was grown from a seed of Nimloth, the tree given to the Númenóreans by the Eldar. It was planted by Isildur, and grew to symbolize the blessings of Men. But in the third age the tree was dead, perhaps symbolizing Minas Tirith's decline. It was only with the crowning of Elessar that a new sapling was founded, foreshadowing the City's return to glory under the new King.The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Five, Ch. I: "Minas Tirith"The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Six, Ch. V: "The Steward and the King"
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Afrikaans 	Sitadel van Minas Tirith
Arabic 	معقل ميناس تيريث
Armenian 	Մինաշ Տիրիտհ Միջնաբերդ
Asturian 	Ciudadela d'Minas Tirith
Azerbaijani 	Minas Tirith Qalasında
Basque 	Minas Tirithko zitadela
Belarusian Cyrillic	Мі́нас Ты́рыт цытадэль
Bosnian 	Minas Tirithova citadela
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Цитадела на Минас Тирит
Catalan 	Ciutadella d'Minas Tirith
Croatian 	Minas Tirithska citadela
Czech 	Citadela v Minas Tirith
Danish 	Borgen (i Minas Tirith)
Dutch 	Citadel van Minas Tirith
Esperanto 	Citadelo de Minas Tirith
Estonian 	Minas Tirithi tsitadell
Finnish 	Minas Tirithin Sitadelli
French 	Citadelle de Minas Tirith
Georgian 	მინას ტირითის ციტადელი
German 	Zitadelle von Minas Tirith
Greek 	Ακρόπολη του Μίνας Τίριθ
Hebrew 	מצודת מינאס טירית
Hindi 	मिनस तीरिथ का दुर्ग
Indonesian 	Istana Minas Tirith
Italian 	Cittadella di Minas Tirith
Japanese 	ミナス・ティリス 城塞
Korean 	미나스 티리스 성채
Latvian 	Minas Tiritho citadelė
Lithuanian 	Minas Tiritho citadelė
Luxembourgish 	Zitadell vu Minas Tirith
Malaysian 	Istana kota Minas Tirith
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Минас Тирит-ийн цайз
Nepalese 	मिनस तिरिथको कोट
Norwegian 	Minas Tirith citadell
Persian 	ارگ میناس تیریت
Polish 	Cytadela w Minas Tirith
Portuguese 	Cidadela de Minas Tirith
Romanian 	Citadela din Minas Tirith
Russian 	Цитадель Минас Тирита
Slovak 	Minas Tirith citadela
Slovenian 	Minas Tirith citadela
Spanish 	Ciudadela de Minas Tirith
Swedish 	Minas Tiriths citadell
Turkish 	Minas Tirith İç kale
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Цитадель Мінас-Тіріт
Uzbek 	Минас Тиритнинг арк (Cyrillic) Minas Tiritning ark (Latin)
==References==
Category:Minas Tirith
Category:Buildings and structures
Category:Courts and squares