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October 3. ] interpreted the message when he came with the ] to Weathertop on October 6. Later that night in a dell on the western side of Weathertop, five Ringwraiths attacked and ] was gravely wounded by the Witch-king before the Ringwraiths withdrew and Aragorn led the Hobbits away.
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Over time the ring of stones that had once been the foundation of the Tower of Amon Sûl crumbled and became overgrown with grass. When ] came to
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Weathertop hill. It was once tall and fair, but by the end of the ] only ruins remained.The Tower of Amon Sûl was built in the first days of the North-kingdom of ], which was founded in 3320 of the Second Age. At that time, the seven ''palantíri'' were
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Arthedain was slain defending the Weather Hills against an assault from Rhudaur, which was then ruled by an evil lord of the Hillmen who had secretly joined forces with the ] of ]. ], son of Argeleb, drove back the invaders and defended the Weather Hills for many years. But in
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Weathertop is not mentioned in '']'', but is a scene of action in '']''. After fleeing from Bree, ] and the ]s avoid the main road and approach
Weathertop from the north. At the top they discover a ] with a message from ], and see the ]s approaching in the distance along the road. That night, the
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1409, Weathertop was surrounded by a great host from Angmar. Arveleg was killed and the Tower of Amon Sûl was burned and razed. The stone ( Palantir) of Amon Sûl was rescued by the forces of
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