The fortress was built to guard against the Men of the White Mountains in the year SA 3320 by the Dúnedain of Gondor, those Faithful Númenóreans who escaped the destruction of Númenor the year prior. It was at that time named Minas Anor, meaning "Tower of the Sun". It served as the home of Anárion, and the chief settlement in the province of Anórien. Th…
