Weathertop

Location from The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

A ruined watchtower on a lonely hilltop — once a great fortress of the North-kingdom, now a windswept ruin where Frodo was wounded by the Witch-king's blade.

Also known as: Weathertop, Amon Sûl, the Weather Hills

What They Know

• A palantír was once housed here — it was lost when the North-kingdom fell
• The Nazgûl are drawn to this place — Frodo was stabbed with a Morgul-blade here and nearly turned into a wraith
• The hilltop provides unmatched visibility but zero concealment — lighting a fire here is visible for miles
• Rangers of the North use Weathertop as a waypoint and leave messages in the stone cairns

Connections

• gateway_to — rivendell
• gateway_to — bree

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