Stone of Erech

The Stone of Erech, a mysterious black globe from Númenor, stands half-buried on the hill of Erech in Gondor, evoking ancient oaths and spectral oaths sworn before it by Isildur. Introduced in The Return of the King, it serves as the pivotal site where Aragorn summons the Dead Men of Dunharrow, fulfilling Isildur's curse and turning the tide against Sauron's forces at the Battle of the Pelennor Fields. Though static in its ancient vigil, the Stone's activation marks a climactic convergence of Númenórean legacy and the War of the Ring's desperate hour.