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The ruins of Osgiliath
Osgiliath used to be the capital of Gondor And its largest and most important city before Minas Tirith. At the height of Gondor's power the city was a reflection of the splendour of Númenor's cities, but this was not to last.
A gondor civil war and a Great Plague depopulated the city. It began to fall into ruin so the King's House was moved to Minas Tirith. This leads Osgiliath to become vulnerable to attack and was widely believed to be haunted, as its population continued to shrink. It was finally abandoned by the remaining civilian population after being overrunned by Uruk-hai.
Even if Gondor took the city back before “The Return of the King” events, Gondor did not rebuild the city even partially at this time: they just put a military garrison to prevent the crossing of the Anduin which failed as the city fell to Sauron's forces!
This scene is depecting Faramir scouting the city in order to prepare its defence. But he is stopping and admiring the foutain, wondering how great the city was at its peak!
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The ruins of Osgiliath
Osgiliath used to be the capital of Gondor And its largest and most important city before Minas Tirith. At the height of Gondor's power the city was a reflection of the splendour of Númenor's cities, but this was not to last.
A gondor civil war and a Great Plague depopulated the city. It began to fall into ruin so the King's House was moved to Minas Tirith. This leads Osgiliath to become vulnerable to attack and was widely believed to be haunted, as its population continued to shrink. It was finally abandoned by the remaining civilian population after being overrunned by Uruk-hai.
Even if Gondor took the city back before “The Return of the King” events, Gondor did not rebuild the city even partially at this time: they just put a military garrison to prevent the crossing of the Anduin which failed as the city fell to Sauron's forces!
This scene is depecting Faramir scouting the city in order to prepare its defence. But he is stopping and admiring the foutain, wondering how great the city was at its peak!
This is a part of a moc that will be bigger, so if you want to see the rest of the moc follow me on Instagram, Flickr and Youtube !