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Weathertop was originally constructed during the Second Age, a time when the influence of Númenór was still palpable in Middle-earth. It served as a lookout point for Elendil, the King of Arnor and Gondor, who famously defeated Sauron during the Last Alliance of Elves and Men. Long before Frodo’s perilous travels, the tower at Weathertop held one of the fabled palantíri—a seeing stone that facilitated communication across vast distances. Elendil would use this vantage point to await the arrival of Gil-galad from the West, lending the location an aura of strategic significance.