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Date
I 495
Location
Nargothrond, on the river Narog beneath the hills of Taur-en-Faroth
Pronunciation
Nargothrond is pronounced 'narrgo'thrond' (where rr emphasises that the 'r' sound should be distinctly pronounced)
Meaning
Nargothrond means 'Underground fortress on the river Narog'
Other names
Sack of Nargothrond

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Fall of Nargothrond

The sack of the halls on the Narog

The overthrow and destruction of the citadel of Nargothrond by Glaurung and his hordes, in the four hundred and ninety-fifth year of the First Age.


See also...

Black Sword of Brethil, Black Sword of Nargothrond, Fens of Sirion, The Highway, Three Jewels

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