Within the Citadel there stand many buildings, centred around the Place of the Fountain. Merethrond, the Hall of Feasts, the High Court of Minas Tirith and others. Amongst these grand places there stands another building of importance. The Great Library. Within its high walls the historians, the Kings scribes, the royal scribes of Gondor, and the scholars of the ages, have gathered in study. Its double doors made of black wood, Lebethron and intricately carved. Within the entrance hall is a museum, with sculptures and mementos of Gondor's rich history adorning its interior. There are rows of black marble statues depicting the High Kings. To the right as you enter you will find the reception area, with its comfortable chairs and mosaic tiled floor. To the left you will find the office of the Royal Librarian herself, her chamber dedicated to learning and research. If you pass through the central aisle you will find the office of guidance and the office of cartography. The Royal Master Cartographer dwells within, and she offers maps for sale at reasonable prices. In the office of Guidance those in need of aid through the wilderness may request a Ranger Guide, to help them safely on their journey.
Beyond that and you will find the Hall of Tomes, where great stone bookcases hold the secrets of Gondor's illustrious past, with tidings of Numenor and the Ages, a wealth of knowledge to explore.
To the left and the right of this large chamber are the wings, where the scribes research and record events that transpire and have transpired. Finally at the far end of the Hall of Tomes there is another door. This leads to the forbidden realm of Royal Archive, and only the King and Queen and the Royal Librarian have admittance. Only with special permission are others allowed. Here are kept the dark scrolls, the enigma's and the mysteries, both solved and unsolved, down through the years. Enjoy your tour of the Great Library, yet do not venture to the Royal Archive, for great would be the penalty paid by any unwanted prying eyes...

This month’s link leads to a site about the destruction of the only paradise ever bestowed upon Men by the Valar. It is the story of the fall of Numenor:
(click on the picture to go to the site )

The Wainriders and the coming of the Éothéod

Umbar - A Study of Gondor-Corsair Relationship

Men of Gondor
Rangers of the North
Rangers of Ithilien

The cats of Queen Beruthiel

The Lands of Gondor

The Kin-Strife

Genesis
a comic piece

Dead men of Dunharrow

The Races of Men

The Palantiri

The Language corner

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