Gondor was born from catastrophe: when Númenor was drowned, Elendil's sons sailed up the Anduin and founded the South-kingdom — the Stone-land, named for a mastery of masonry no neighbouring people could match. Tolkien likened it to Rome or Byzantium: ancient, urbane, haunted by its own former greatness, ruled for a thousand years by Stewards who never claimed the crown. That is the character we build toward — dressed white stone, tiered walls and monumental gates, from the seven circles of Minas Tirith to the fought-over ruins of Osgiliath and the old Elf-haven of Edhellond by the sea.
Gondor
Where the Anduin meets the sea, the last kingdom of the Men of the West still stands — seven white walls rising toward a tower that has watched Mordor's gate for three thousand years.
The lore
Charting the region
Notable locations
- Minas Tirith The White City of seven walls In progress
- Osgiliath The ruined first capital astride the Anduin In progress
- Edhellond The vanished Elf-haven near Dol Amroth Built
- Dol Amroth Coastal seat of Gondor's most storied princely house Not yet started
- Pelargir The great river-port of the Ship-kings Not yet started
- Minas Morgul Once Minas Ithil, corrupted by the Nazgûl Not yet started
- Ithilien The garden province across the Anduin Not yet started
- Cair Andros The fortified river-island guarding the north Not yet started
- The Argonath The Pillars of the Kings on the Anduin Not yet started
- Pelennor Fields The walled townlands around Minas Tirith Not yet started
Explore the builds
Our Gondor
Minas Tirith
The White City of Gondor — seven tiers of stone rising against Mount Mindolluin, crowned by the Court of the Fountain.
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Edhellond
An ancient elven haven at the mouth of the Morthond — 125 buildings across five terraced levels, from harbour quays to the citadel.
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Osgiliath
The old capital of Gondor, sundered by the Anduin — a vast ruin of bridges, domes and drowned streets, rising block by block.
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The gallery 
Scenes from Gondor
