The Doors of Felagund were a pair of great double doors raised by Finrod at the entrance to Nargothrond in the First Age. They were set in the face of a cliff above the river Narog, and could be accessed only by a narrow pathway, keeping Nargothrond secure from enemy attack.[1]
After Finrod's death, Túrin came to dwell in Nargothrond, and persuaded Finrod's successor Orodreth to build a great bridge before the Doors of Felagund, so that his armies could more easily pass over the Narog. However, it gave Morgoth's forces a viable means to approach the Doors. Following the Battle of Tumhalad, the dragon Glaurung came against the Doors and destroyed them, allowing the Orcs to sack Nargothrond.[2]
Translations[]
Foreign Language | Translated name |
Albanian | Dyert e Durin |
Armenian | Դորինի դռների |
Azerbaijani | Durinın qapılar |
Basque | Durinren atea |
Bulgarian Cyrillic | Вратите на Дурин |
Catalan | La portes de Durin |
Czech | Dveře Durinu |
Danish | Durins porte / Felagunds porte |
Dutch | Durins deuren |
Estonian | Durini uksed |
Finnish | Durinin ovet |
French | La portes de Durin |
Galician | As portas de Durin |
German | Tore Felagunds |
Hebrew | שערי דורין |
Icelandic | Durins hurðir |
Italian | La porte di Durin |
Kazakh | Дұрінның есіктер (Cyrillic) Durinnıñ esikter (Latin) |
Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Дуриндын эшиктер |
Latvian | Durins durvis |
Lithuanian | Durino durys |
Luxembourgish | Durins dieren |
Mongolian Cyrillic | Дурин-ийн үүд |
Norwegian | Durins dører |
Persian | درهای دورین |
Polish | Drzwi Felagunda |
Portuguese | A portas de Durin |
Russian | Двери Дурина |
Slovak | Dverí Durinu |
Spanish | La puertas de Durin |
Swedish | Durins dörrar |
Turkish | Durin'in kapılar |
Uzbek | Дуриннинг эшиклар (Cyrillic) Durinning eshiklar (Latin) |
References[]
- ↑ The Children of Húrin, Introduction
- ↑ The Children of Húrin, Ch. XI: "The Fall of Nargothrond"