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Dates
Founded before the first rising of the Sun; destroyed in the War of Wrath at the end of the First Age
Location
To the east of Mount Dolmed in the Ered Luin
Race
Dwarves
Division
Not certainly known1
Culture
Dwarves of Belegost
Pronunciation
mi'ckleburg
Meaning
'Great city' or 'great fortress'
Other names
Belegost, Gabilgathol

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  • Updated 9 September 2010
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Mickleburg

A great Dwarf-city of the Blue Mountains

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'Great City', a Mannish rendering of 'Belegost', the name of one of the two great Dwarf-cities of the ancient Blue Mountains.


Notes

1

Based on comments in volume 12 of The History of Middle-earth, it seems that Mickleburg was populated by a clan of Dwarves distinct from the more familiar Longbeards of Durin's Folk. These seem to have been either the Firebeards or the Broadbeams, and (based purely on word order in the original text) Mickleburg appears to have been the domain of the Broadbeam Dwarves.

See also...

Gabilgathol

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