I was recently reading through the Silmarillion when I came upon the creation of a watchtower by Finrod in the first age, it was known as Minas Tirith. Does anyone know how the citadel of Gondor came to bear the same name?
"In the year TA 2002, the White City's companion tower Minas Ithil (the "Tower of the Moon") on the borders of Mordor was captured by the Ringwraiths and renamed Minas Morgul (the "Tower of Sorcery"). Minas Anor was then renamed Minas Tirith, meaning the "Tower of Guard", to indicate that, since the fall of Minas Ithil, Minas Tirith was the only thing that guarded Gondor and all the other lands around and behind it against the horrifying evil from Mordor."
Taken from http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Minas_Anor
I don't think there are any connection between the two, other than the name meaning the same thing, "Tower of Guard".
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