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- "Look, I can take you as far as Anchorhead. You can get a transport there to Mos Eisley or wherever you're going."
- ―Luke Skywalker, to Obi-Wan Kenobi
Anchorhead was a small town on Tatooine. It offered connections to other cities on the planet, such as Mos Eisley. Shortly before the Battle of Yavin, Luke Skywalker offered to take Obi-Wan Kenobi there before making the decision to join him on his journey to Alderaan before the murder of his aunt and uncle at the hands of the Galactic Empire.[1] By the time of the Galactic Civil War, Tusken Raiders had gathered in large enough numbers to attack the outskirts of small towns such as Anchorhead.[2] Also, during this time, an Imperial installation, Fort Ironhand, had been erected near Anchorhead. The facility was commanded by Captain Kosh and the 68th Legion. It was destroyed prior to the Battle of Hoth by the Tatooine rebel cell. Its destruction marked the liberation of Tatooine from the control of the Galactic Empire.[3]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First mentioned)
- A New Hope: The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy (Mentioned only)
- A New Hope: The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy audiobook (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: A New Hope junior novelization (Mentioned only)
- Episode IV: A New Hope Read-Along Storybook and CD (Mentioned only)
- "Stories in the Sand"—From a Certain Point of View (Mentioned only)
- "Reirin"—From a Certain Point of View (Mentioned only)
- "Beru Whitesun Lars"—From a Certain Point of View (Mentioned only)
- From a Certain Point of View audiobook (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition audiobook (Mentioned only)
Sources[edit | edit source]
Tusken Raiders in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)- Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded
- Star Wars: Complete Locations
- Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
- Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 3 (Droid Directory: R2-series Astromech Droids, Part 2)
- Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 5 (Building the Galaxy: Filming R2-D2, Part 2)
- Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 7 (Droid Directory: LOM-series Protocol Droids)
- Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded
- Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z
- Star Wars: The Rebel Files
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 35 (Databank A-Z: Kyber Crystals–Laser Cannons)
- Rise of the Separatists
- "Tatooine" – Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Cliegg Lars in the Databank (backup link)
- Tatooine in the Databank (backup link)
- Tusken Raiders in the Databank (backup link)
- X-34 Landspeeder in the Databank (backup link)
