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The beacons were great fire places permanently manned by men of Gondor, and were placed on top of seven peaks in the range of the White Mountains. From east to west they were the Amon Dîn, Eilenach, Nardol, Erelas, Min-Rimmon, Calenhad and Halifirien (or Amon Anwar).

In the late Second Age and early Third Age, they mainly served to warn south Gondor of a danger for the northern province of Calenardhon, or vice versa, but after the Steward of Gondor Cirion granted Calenardhon to the Éothéod they were used mainly to warn the people in Anórien (the only part of Calenardhon Gondor kept in its realm) of danger.

Calls for aid between Gondor and Rohan were exchanged by a messenger carrying the Red Arrow instead.

During the War of the Ring the beacons were lit when Minas TirithFor the First Age tower of the same name, see Minas Tirith (First Age). Minas Tirith is a fictional city in J. Tolkien's universe of Middle-earth. Minas Tirith is the capital of Gondor. Originally known as Minas Anor (the "Tower of the Sun"), it was in bu came under siege, and as the RohirrimTolkien's fictional universe of Middle-earth, the Rohirrim were the people of Rohan. The name is Sindarin for People of the Horse-lords (sometimes translated simply as Horse-lords and was mostly used by outsiders: the name they had for themselves was Eorl rode to Gondor's aid they passed all seven beacons by on their way east.

One of the major changes made to the story by Peter JacksonPeter Jackson CNZM (born October 31, 1961), is a film writer, director and producer born in Pukerua Bay, New Zealand to Bill and Joan Jackson. He first gained attention with his "splatstick" horror comedies, and came to prominence with his movie Heavenly's movie is that when GandalfIan McKellen portrays Gandalf in The Two Towers. Because of his openness he is well-liked by many Tolkien fans. This article is about the fictional character from J. Tolkien's books. For other meanings of Gandalf see: Gandalf (disambiguation Gandalf is a and PippinPeregrin Took ( T. 2990-?), better known to his friends as Pippin is a fictional character from J. Tolkien's universe of Middle-earth; a Hobbit, and one of Frodo Baggins's youngest but best friends. In Peter Jackson's film trilogy commencing with The Lord ride to Minas TirithFor the First Age tower of the same name, see Minas Tirith (First Age). Minas Tirith is a fictional city in J. Tolkien's universe of Middle-earth. Minas Tirith is the capital of Gondor. Originally known as Minas Anor (the "Tower of the Sun"), it was in bu the beacons are not lit, since the despairing DenethorTolkien's fictional universe of Middle-earth, Denethor II is the twenty-sixth and last Ruling Steward of Gondor. He succeeded his father Ecthelion II at his death in T. Denethor (2930 3019) is known to have secretly used a palantir to probe Sauron's stren has decided not to send for help. In the movie there is a beacon just above the city, and to summon the Rohirrim Gandalf asks Pippin to evade the guards and light it. Once he has done so, the film depicts the other beacons being lit one by one until the last is sighted by Aragorn who is in Edoras, and it is this (and not the Red Arrow, which is not mentioned in the film) which finally helps him to persuade Théoden to muster the Rohirrim to Gondor's aid.

Another change is that in the movie there are about ten beacons as opposed to the seven described in the book.