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	Fall of Gondolin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien, the "Fall of Gondolin" is the name of one of the original Lost Tales which formed the basis for a section in his later work, The Silmarillion.
		"The Fall of Gondolin" tells of the founding of the Elven city of Gondolin (built in secret by Turgon and his people), of the arrival Tuor, a prince of the Edain, of the betrayal of the city to Morgoth by Turgon's nephew Maeglin, and of its subsequent destruction by Morgoth's armies.
		A partial new version of "The Fall of Gondolin" was published in the Unfinished Tales under the title "Of Tuor and his Coming to Gondolin".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fall_of_Gondolin (320 words)

	Encyclopedia of Arda: Gondolin
		The city was inviolate for almost four hundred years; Turgon did not break his secret leaguer until the time of the Nirnaeth Arnoediad in I 471, and even after that disastrous battle he was able to return in secret to the city with the aid of Húrin Thalion.
		Morgoth's servants finally discovered Gondolin through the treachery of Maeglin, and it was sacked in I 510.
		There followed two centuries of happy peace: Morgoth was besieged in the far north of the world, and the people of Gondolin lived undisturbed by the events outside their fair city.
	www.glyphweb.com /arda/g/gondolin.html (1039 words)

	Gondolin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The only entrance to the green valley amidst the mountains was a deep way, the stony bed of the Dry River renamed to the Secret Escape, under the mountains carved by water thus the valley had in ancient times been a lake.
		The streets og Gondolin were paved with stone and wide,kerbed with marble, and fair houses and courts amid gardens of bright flowers were set about the ways, and many towers of great slenderness and beauty builded of white marble and carved most marvellously rose to the heaven.
		Squares there were lit with fountains and the home of birds that sang amid the branches of their aged trees, but of all these the greatest was that place where stood the Kings palace and near that Gar-Ainion.
	www.annalsofarda.dk /annals-of-arda/Places-index/Places-Beleriand/Gondolin.htm (300 words)

	Gondolin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The inhabitants of Gondolin (the Gondolindrim) laboured over it and rendered it bare of trees and large rocks so that the approach of anyone towards the City could be seen immediately.
		The only way to reach Gondolin on foot was to locate the Hidden Way, a tunnel in the Echoriath which was closely guarded by magic and protected by Ulmo so that only the kin of the Gondolindrim could find it.
		The streets of Gondolin were wide and paved with marble, and most of the city was built of white marble, including the houses and many tall towers.
	www.lotrlibrary.com /placesofarda/gondolin.asp (1069 words)

	Legolas of Gondolin
		This character was of the House of the Tree in Gondolin.
		He and the tiny remnant of eight-hundred survivors whom he led from the ruin of Gondolin were swift and hardy.
		For Legolas of Gondolin to be the same person as Legolas of the Fellowship, he would have had to die and be reborn without memory, although perhaps retaining some skills from his first life.
	valarguild.org /varda/Tolkien/encyc/articles/l/Legolas/LegolasGondolin.htm (842 words)

	Maeglin - Tolkien Gateway
		Maeglin (F.A. 320-510) was an Elf, the son of Eöl the Dark Elf and Aredhel daughter of Fingolfin.
		Aredhel had left Gondolin to wander through Beleriand, and in the woods of Nan Elmoth she met Eöl, and stayed with him, eventually giving birth to Maeglin.
		Morgoth promised both Gondolin and Idril in return for the location of the hidden city, thus luring Maeglin into the greatest treachery done in the Elder Days.
	tolkiengateway.net /wiki/Maeglin (442 words)

	GONDOLIN
		After seven years had gone by since the treason of Maeglin (F.A.500.) Idril councel Tuor to press on that the tunnel soon was made ready for great fear had come to her heart and she had a boding that Melkor was behind it.
		The winter passed and a spring of wondrous glory melted the snow, the walley bursted into flowers and the festival of Nost-na-Lothion passed and the great feast of the Gates of Summer was drawing near.
		Mighty was the array of Gondolin and many was the colours of all the great houses.
	gondolin.czweb.org /battle.htm (1796 words)

	TolkienWiki: Gondolin
		Turgon's hidden kingdom in the valley of Tumladen.
		The first one was the made of wood, the second one of stone, the third of bronze, the fourth of (writhen) iron, the fifth of silver, the sixth of gold and the seventh(which was made by Maeglin after Nirnaeth) gate was made out of iron.
		The city of Gondolin was destroyed by the host of Morgoth on the eve of the feast of the Gates of Summer.
	www.thetolkienwiki.org /wiki.cgi?Gondolin (102 words)

	The Twilight of Gondolin by Cirdan
		The safekeeping of Gondolin was of utmost importance, especially after the Dagor Nirnaeth, and such a thing was stressful to any individual assigned as even a mere sentry.
		Still, like Glorfindel, Ecthelion too was a Lord of Gondolin, the pride of the people, and it was well nigh one of their jobs to be cheerful so that others would not despair.
		For here in Gondolin, though the Dagor Nirnaeth was known to all, few knew of the fullness of the sorrow that lay beyond the Encircling Mountains.
	www.freewebs.com /edhellond/cirdan/twilight_gondolin.htm (2939 words)

	War of the Ring : The Lord of the Rings and Tolkien site : Trailer, Pictures, Wallpaper, Pic, Film, Preview, ...
		Gondolin existed from approximately 100 to 500 First Age, thus placing Glamdring's age at over 6000 years during the War of the Ring.
		Originally wielded by Turgon, the King of Gondolin, Glamdring was lost with the fall of both the king and the city.
		Since Gondolin and all of Beleriand were completely destroyed at the end of the First Age, Glamdring must have left and traveled east prior to this, either as a spoil of war, or in the hands of one of the fleeing elves.
	www.warofthering.net /armoury/forcesofgood/glamdring.shtml (842 words)

	TolkienWiki: Tuor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		After counseling Turgon to build Gondolin as a secret threat to Morgoth, Ulmo had told Turgon to leave a shield, sword, and hauberk in his dwelling of Vinyamar at Nevrast, dictating the size to fit his yet-unborn messenger.
		This storm washed Voronwë, an Elf of Gondolin who was the last survivor of a ship seeking for Valinor to plea for pardon of the Noldor, on to the rocks, where he met Tuor.
		Thus it was that the son of Huor rode across Tumladen, and came to the gate of Gondolin; and passing up the wide stairways of the city he was brought at last to the Tower of the King, and looked upon the images of the Trees of Valinor.
	www.thetolkienwiki.org /wiki.cgi?Tuor (1557 words)

	Tolkien Literature Resources - Glossary - Gondolin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The hidden city of Gondolin was founded and then ruled by Turgon, son of the elven Lord Fingolfin.
		The first time elves from Gondolin came out from their city was during the fifth great battle of Beleriand - The Nirnaeth Arnoediad or Battle of unnumbered tears.
		The armies of Morgoth were gaining the upper hand when the armies from Gondolin appeared unexpected, to aid the combined armies of elves, dwarves and men.
	www.oneil.com.au /tolkien/glossary/gondolin.html (287 words)

	Gondolin City -- Middle Earth Vault
		Then in the year 1511 Gondolin was betrayed by Turgons Nephew Maeglin (who was later killed by Tuor son of Huor) and its secret passes were revealed to Morgoth.
		Gondolin was built on a hill which had once been an island in a lake surrounded by mountains.
		Gondolin was in the center of the valley surrounded by a lake...
	mevault.ign.com /View.php?view=Maps.Detail&id=293 (737 words)

	Cuiviénen :: Idril
		But fairer than all the wonders of Gondolin was Idril, Turgon's daughter, she that was called Celebrindal, the Silver-foot, whose hair was as the gold of Laurelin before the coming of Melkor.
		In these days, Gondolin was still full of peace and joy, but Idril, who was wise and far-seeing, knew thatthis peace would not last forever, so she let prepare a secret way out of Gondolin.
		She and Tuor led the remnant of the Gondolindrim down the Sirion to Nan-tathren, the Land of the Willows, were the power of Ulmo still ran in the river.
	www.councilofelrond.com /members/CeledAnthaas/Idril.html (780 words)

	LotR Fanatics Library: Idril (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		She lived in great contentment within Gondolin until her cousin Maeglin arrived with his mother Aredhel, the sister of Turgon, who shortly afterwards died of a wound she took trying to protect her son from her husband.
		When Tuor, the messenger of Ulmo, arrived in Gondolin after a journey of great valour and peril, she saw the wisdom of his words and the warning of the impending doom of Gondolin.
		Though Gondolin could not be saved,Idril escaped with her husband and many of her people down to the Sea.
	www.lotrlibrary.com /racesofarda/idril.asp (507 words)

	The Tale of Gondolin by Alex Lewis illustrated by Ruth Lacon - the story of Of Tuor and his coming to Gondolin
		The Fall of Gondolin Song Cycle was composed mainly during the early summer of 1985 and came to initial completion by the summer of the following year.
		Once the Fall of Gondolin was ready even a further stage of refinement in the texts was pursued and The Tale of Gondolin was written out in full.
		Completed in detail the Tale of Gondolin was presented to the Vice President of the Tolkien Society with an explanation of the Song cycle and its genesis.
	www.tolkienlibrary.com /reviews/taleofgondolin.htm (1704 words)

	The Bag End Bugle \| Silmarillion Index
		Aredhel Ar-Feiniel, youngest child of Fingolfin and the sister of Turgon and Fingon, was called the White Lady of Gondolin for her pale complexion.
		He was born in Gondolin and was brought to Arvernien after the destruction of Gondolin and later became the lord of Arvernien.
		Glorfindel the "Golden-haired" was an Elf of Gondolin.
	thebagendbugle.net /silmarillion.html (8144 words)

	Ibrahim and some pukes die at Tall Orc
		Gondolin utters the words, 'diesilla barh' Naswan the Elf staggers back as the lightning bolt sent by Gondolin hits him.
		Gondolin utters the words, 'diesilla barh' Lerion the Elf staggers back as the lightning bolt sent by Gondolin hits him.
		Gondolin utters the words, 'bfzahp ay bfugtizgg' An energy begins to flow within your legs as your body becomes lighter.
	www.student.nada.kth.se /~d97-msa/mume/logs/ibrahim_tall.html (9867 words)

	THE TOLKIEN FORUM - Sting, Glamdring, and the other.
		11-30-2001 11:38 AM Sting; Was forged in Gondolin and was probably taken as spoil of war in the fall of Gondolin by the armies of Morgoth..
		Orchrist; Forged in Gondolin and was probably taken as spoil of war in the fall of Gondolin by the armies of Morgoth..
		Turin was never in Gondolin and carried Gurthang at the time of his death.
	www.thetolkienforum.com /printthread.php?t=850 (278 words)

	Tolkien's Gondolin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Infact the Iliad is comparable to Gondolin's fall through certain characters, mythological motifs, and plot.
		Tuor like Achilles is favored by the gods especially the god of the sea and said to be the greatest warrior of the time.
		This would be Homer's Paris taking Helen to Troy; and in Gondolin Meglin's meeting with Morgoth, an evil power, where he tells the secret of Gondolin's local.
	www.velocity.net /~jutman/gondolin (636 words)

	Runes of Gondolin
		Since Gondolin was known for the learning of the linguists who lived there, it may be that the alphabet was designed to be used for notating a variety of languages.
		There is no known example by Tolkien of the use of the Gondolinic Runes, however we find an apparent reference to their use in The Hobbit.
		They were made in Gondolin for the Goblin-wars," and he then reads their names "Glamdring" for the sword which Gandalf has chosen, and "Orcrist" for the sword of Thorin [Chapter on A Short Rest].
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Parthenon/9902/runegond.html (537 words)

	GONDOLIN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Gondolin was located in a green vale, called Tumladen, and upon a hill that emerged from the fields made of pure rock.
		Beyond was Doriath, the guarded kingdom of Thingol and Melian, in whose northern border was Nan Dungortheb, a long narrow land laying between the mountains of Terror and the forests of Doriath, in these places nobody lived.
		The First Gate, the Gate of Wood was a wide arch with pillars upon either hand, hewn in the rock, and between hung a great portcullis of crossed wooden bars, marveously carved and studded with iron nails.
	gondolin.czweb.org /geography.htm (624 words)

	Guide to the Silmarillion-Stories of Elves and Men: Eärendil the Mariner
		Though things were good in Gondolin, Idril Celebrindal, being wise and far-seeing, had misgivings, so she made a secret way out of the city without her enemies knowing anything of it.
		On the right hand side of the pass it was walled by a precipice, and on the left a dreadful leap into emptiness.
		Then Tuor led the remnant of the people of Gondolin over the mountains, and they rested and were healed of their hurts.
	www.english.ilstu.edu /students/ajkapla/Final/earendil.htm (1288 words)

	The Shaping of Middle-earth by J. R. R. Tolkien (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In The Fall of Gondolin he is ‘son of Peleg son of Indor’ (II.
		His people are here the Tunglin, the folks of the Harp, whereas in The Fall of Gondolin (ibid.) he belongs to ‘the house of the Swan of the sons of the Men of the North’.
		Also noteworthy is the opening of the present text where Ulmo’s desires and devisings are described: his unceasing attempts to persuade the Gnomes to send messengers to Valinor, his isolation from the other Valar, his wish that the power of Valinor should go against Melko in time.
	www.randomhouse.com /catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780345400437&view=excerpt (880 words)

	The Others
		Later, they were joined by the survivors from Gondolin among whom was Eärendil, son of Tuor and Idril Celebrindal.
		Idril, daughter Turgon King of Gondolin and of Elenwë, who died during the crossing of the Helkaraxë, was born in Valinor.
		The remnant of Gondolin fled to Nan-tathren, the Land of Willows.
	www.galadriel.org /others.html (2566 words)

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