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Dates
Built early in the third age of the Captivity of Melkor; sacked in I 509
Location
In the Forest of Region, on the southern banks of the River Esgalduin
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Pronunciation
mene'groth
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Menegroth

The Thousand Caves of Doriath

Map of Menegroth in Doriath

Called 'The Thousand Caves', the stronghold and citadel of Thingol on the banks of the River Esgalduin in Doriath. It was delved in the long years before the rising of the Moon by the Dwarves of the Blue Mountains.


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