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Dates
Destroyed at the end of the First Age
Location
In the hidden valley of Tumladen, among the Encircling Mountains
Race
Elves
Division
Noldor and Sindar
Culture
Gondolindrim
Settlements
Gondolin
Pronunciation
a'mon gwa'reth
Meaning
'Hill of Defence' (also translated 'Hill of Watch')

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  • Updated 16 November 2008
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Amon Gwareth

The hill on which Gondolin stood

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The hill that stood in the valley of Tumladen, within the Encircling Mountains, on which Turgon built the city of Gondolin.


See also...

Gondolin

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