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Originally Posted by Huinesoron
It's clear that Legolas doesn't know the layout of Minas Tirith - he's claiming the Seaward road runs south from the gate, when actually, the gate faces north.
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Originally Posted by Inziladun
In his defense, he'd probably never been south of Lórien in his life, and would have known hardly anything of Minas Tirith's layout.
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The original Minas Tirith, built by Finrod in the 1st Age, was located on the isle of Tol Sirion to keep watch upon Morgoth on the northern plain of Ard-galen. The watch faced northward, but perhaps the actual gate faced south towards the river (and escape, if necessary). Legolas may have recalled ancient tales of the wrong keep. Or I could just be recalling some useless trivia regarding the name "Minas Tirith", and have actually nothing germane to add to this specific point.
