Argonath

The Argonath, also known as the Gates of Argonath or Pillars of Kings, was a great monument of Gondor. 
== Description ==
The monument comprised two enormous statues carved in the likenesses of Isildur and Anárion, standing upon either side of the River Anduin at the northern entrance to Nen Hithoel. It marked the northern border of Gondor, and nearby to the south were previous outposts, Amon Hen and Amon Lhaw.
Each of the two figures bore a crown and a helm, with an axe in its right hand and its left hand raised in a gesture of warning to Gondor's enemies.The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book Two, Ch. IX: "The Great River"
== History ==
The Argonath was originally constructed after the year TA 1248 at the order of Rómendacil II, to commemorate his victory over the Easterlings and to mark the northern border of Gondor.The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, I. "The Númenórean Kings", iv. "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion"
By the time the Fellowship of the Ring passed the monument on February 25, 3019, on their way to Amon Hen, the realm of Gondor had diminished, leaving the Argonath far outside its effective boundaries.
== Other versions ==
In an earlier version of the "The Great River" chapter, Tolkien used the name Sern Erain before changing it to the name Sarn Aran, meaning King Stones.The History of Middle-earth, VIII: The War of the Ring, Part Two: The Ring Goes East", "I. The Taming of Sméagol", pg. 98 (note 5)
== In adaptations ==
=== The Fellowship of the Ring (film) ===
In Peter Jackson's 2001 movie The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, the Argonath comprises two large and highly detailed models, which are combined with live action footage and digital backgrounds to convey the proper sense of scale. Unlike in the books, these Argonath statues portray Isildur and his father Elendil (shown holding a sword, not an axe, as portrayed during the film's prologue). Anárion was removed entirely from the films. Also seen in the film is a quarry near one of the statues' feet, reasoned to have been necessary to provide stone for construction of the statues' uppermost sections.
=== The Lord of the Rings Online ===
The Argonath appears in The Lord of the Rings Online, portrayed similarly to its appearance in the films.
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	አርጎናት
Arabic 	أرغوناث
Armenian 	Արգոնաթ
Assamese 	অৰ্গোনাথ
Belarusian Cyrillic	Арганат
Bengali 	আর্গোনাথ
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Аргонат
Chinese 	阿戈纳特
Danish 	Argonath (Kongestøtterne)
Dogri 	अरगोनाथ
Georgian 	არგონათი
Greek 	Άργκοναθ
Gujarati 	આર્ગોનાથ
Hebrew 	ארגונאת
Hindi 	अर्गोनाथी
Japanese 	アルゴナス
Korean 	아르고나스
Kannada 	ಅರ್ಗೋನಾಥ್
Kazakh 	Аргонат (Cyrillic) Argonat (Latin)
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Аргонат
Macedonian Cyrillic	Аргонат
Malayalam 	അർഗോനാഥ്
Marathi 	अर्गोनाथ
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Аргонат
Nepalese 	अर्गोनाथ
Persian 	آرگونات
Punjabi 	ਅਰਗੋਨਾਥ
Russian 	Аргонат
Serbian 	Аргонат (Cyrillic) Argonat (Latin)
Sindhi 	ارگناٿ
Sinhalese 	ආර්ගෝනාත්
Tajik Cyrillic 	Аргонат
Tamil 	அர்கோநாத்
Tatar 	Аргонат
Telugu 	అర్గోనాథ్
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Аргонат
Urdu 	ارگوناتھ
Yiddish 	אַרגאָנאַטה
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Category:Statues
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