The Lord of the Rings · Character
Argonath
- Minor
- First seen · Book 3 · Ch. 1
The Argonath feels less like a place than a threshold guarded by the weight of ages. Silent and immense, it lends the river passage a solemn majesty, as though the old kingdom itself were watching.
- First appears
- Book 3 · Ch. 1
- Books
- 1
The Argonath is the name given to the two colossal stone images of Isildur and Anárion, ancient kings of Gondor, carved to mark the northern approach to their realm. The Fellowship passes beneath their raised hands while travelling down the Anduin, dwarfed by the monument’s scale and antiquity. Though the statues do not act or speak, their enduring presence recalls Gondor’s proud beginnings and gives the river journey a moment of awe.
Description
The Argonath consists of two immense stone statues of crowned kings, set high on opposing rocky shores above the River Anduin. Their carved forms are weathered and monumental, with stern faces, royal bearing, and raised hands that seem to command the passage below. Age has worn their surfaces, but their scale and solemn grandeur remain unmistakable. Seen from the river, they tower over the travellers like silent guardians of an ancient realm.
Story so far
BOOK 3The Return of the King: Being the Third Part of the Lord of the Rings
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