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| − | }}'''Gondolin''' was a hidden city of the [[Elves]] located approximately in the middle of the land of [[Beleriand]] in [[Middle-earth]]. It was founded by [[Turgon|Turgon the Wise]], a [[Ñoldor]]in lord in the early [[First Age]]. It endured the longest of all the Ñoldorin kingdoms in [[Noldorin exiles|exile]], lasting nearly four-hundred years of the [[Sun]]. |
+ | }}'''Gondolin''' was a hidden city of the [[Elves]] located approximately in the middle of the land of [[Beleriand]] in [[Middle-earth]]. It was founded by [[Turgon|Turgon the Wise]], a [[Ñoldor]]in lord in the early [[First Age]]. It endured the longest of all the Ñoldorin kingdoms in [[Noldorin exiles|exile]], lasting nearly four-hundred years of the [[Sun]]. |
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Gondolin was described as this - "Now the streets of Gondolin were paved with stone and wide, kerbed with marble, and fair houses and courts amid gardens of bright flowers were set about the ways, and many towers of great slenderness and beauty builded of white marble and carved most marvelously rose to the heaven. Squares there were lit with fountains and the home of birds that sang amid the branches of their aged trees, but of all these the greatest was that place where stood the King's palace, and the tower thereof was the loftiest in the city, and the fountains that played before the doors shot twenty fathoms and seven in the air and fell in a singing rain of crystal; therein did the sun glitter splendidly by day, and the moon most magically shimmered by night. The birds that dwelt there were of the whiteness of snow and their voices sweeter than a lullaby of music."<ref>''[[The History of Middle-earth]],'' Vol. 2: ''[[The Book of Lost Tales 2|The Book of Lost Tales Part Two]],'' III: "The Fall of Gondolin"</ref> |
Gondolin was described as this - "Now the streets of Gondolin were paved with stone and wide, kerbed with marble, and fair houses and courts amid gardens of bright flowers were set about the ways, and many towers of great slenderness and beauty builded of white marble and carved most marvelously rose to the heaven. Squares there were lit with fountains and the home of birds that sang amid the branches of their aged trees, but of all these the greatest was that place where stood the King's palace, and the tower thereof was the loftiest in the city, and the fountains that played before the doors shot twenty fathoms and seven in the air and fell in a singing rain of crystal; therein did the sun glitter splendidly by day, and the moon most magically shimmered by night. The birds that dwelt there were of the whiteness of snow and their voices sweeter than a lullaby of music."<ref>''[[The History of Middle-earth]],'' Vol. 2: ''[[The Book of Lost Tales 2|The Book of Lost Tales Part Two]],'' III: "The Fall of Gondolin"</ref> |
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{{Quote|Gondobar am I called and Gondothlimbar, City of Stone and City of the Dwellers in Stone; Gondolin the Stone of Song and Gwarestrin am I named, the Tower of the Guard, Gar Thurion or the Secret Place.|''The History of Middle-earth'', Vol. II: ''[[The Book of Lost Tales 2|The Book of Lost Tales Part Two]]'', chapter III: "[[The Fall of Gondolin (chapter)|The Fall of Gondolin]]"}} |
{{Quote|Gondobar am I called and Gondothlimbar, City of Stone and City of the Dwellers in Stone; Gondolin the Stone of Song and Gwarestrin am I named, the Tower of the Guard, Gar Thurion or the Secret Place.|''The History of Middle-earth'', Vol. II: ''[[The Book of Lost Tales 2|The Book of Lost Tales Part Two]]'', chapter III: "[[The Fall of Gondolin (chapter)|The Fall of Gondolin]]"}} |
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Revision as of 11:40, 21 November 2018
Gondolin was a hidden city of the Elves located approximately in the middle of the land of Beleriand in Middle-earth. It was founded by Turgon the Wise, a Ñoldorin lord in the early First Age. It endured the longest of all the Ñoldorin kingdoms in exile, lasting nearly four-hundred years of the Sun.
History
The City of Gondolin
As recounted in The Silmarillion, the Vala Ulmo, the Lord of Waters, revealed the location of the Vale of Tumladen to the Noldorin Lord Turgon in a dream around the year FA 50. Under this divine guidance, Turgon travelled from his kingdom in Nevrast and found the vale in FA 53. Within the Encircling Mountains just west of Dorthonion and east of the river Sirion, lay a round level plain with sheer walls on all sides and a ravine and tunnel leading out to the southwest known as the Hidden Way. In the middle of the vale there was a steep hill which was called Amon Gwareth. There Turgon decided to found a great city that would be protected by the mountains and hidden from the Dark Lord Morgoth.
For nearly seventy-five years, Turgon and his people built Gondolin in secret. After it was completed in FA 116, he took with him to dwell in the hidden city his entire people in Nevrast — almost a third of the Ñoldor — as well as nearly three quarters of the northern Sindar. The city stood for nearly 400 years until it was betrayed to Morgoth by Maeglin, Turgon's nephew, and sacked shortly thereafter by the Dark Lord's forces.[3]
The Fall of Gondolin
Gondolin was described as this - "Now the streets of Gondolin were paved with stone and wide, kerbed with marble, and fair houses and courts amid gardens of bright flowers were set about the ways, and many towers of great slenderness and beauty builded of white marble and carved most marvelously rose to the heaven. Squares there were lit with fountains and the home of birds that sang amid the branches of their aged trees, but of all these the greatest was that place where stood the King's palace, and the tower thereof was the loftiest in the city, and the fountains that played before the doors shot twenty fathoms and seven in the air and fell in a singing rain of crystal; therein did the sun glitter splendidly by day, and the moon most magically shimmered by night. The birds that dwelt there were of the whiteness of snow and their voices sweeter than a lullaby of music."[4]
Specifications
The Hidden Way was protected by seven gates, all constantly guarded; the first of wood, then stone, Bronze, Iron, Silver, Gold, and Steel.[5][6]
Etymology
It was originally called Ondolindë, which is Quenya for "The Rock of the Music of Water", after the springs of Amon Gwareth. The name was later changed to its Sindarin form which meant Hidden Rock.[7][8]
Houses of Gondolin
| Twelve Houses of the Gondolindrim | ||||
| Leader | House | Emblem | Notes | |
| Turgon | House of the King | A star, the moon, and the red heart of Finwë Nolemë | Comprised of the King's family and bodyguard. | |
| Egalmoth | House of the Heavenly Arch | Rainbow, Opal, Jewelled Boss | A very wealthy house; comprised the other part of Gondolin's archers. | |
| Galdor | House of the Tree | Tree upon green | Wielded clubs and slings. | |
| Glorfindel | House of the Golden Flower | Rayed Sun | Fought in the Great Market during the Fall of Gondolin, then defended the Elves retreating to Idril's Secret Way. | |
| Ecthelion | House of the Fountain | Silver Fountain and Diamonds | The guard of the fountains, primarily those of the king | |
| Maeglin | House of the Mole | Sable attire, mole on a sable field | Comprised of miners loyal to Maeglin | |
| Salgant | House of the Harp | Silver harp on sable field | House of musicians | |
| Duilin | House of the Swallow | Fan of purple feathers | Gondolin's best archers | |
| Tuor | House of the White Wing | Swan-wing upon a blue field | The bodyguard of Tuor, and the smallest house | |
| Penlod | House of the Pillar | A pillar | Little is told of them. | |
| Penlod | House of the Tower of Snow | A tower | Little is told of them. | |
| Rog | House of the Hammer of Wrath | Black hammer and anvil on a red field | The largest and most valiant house, comprised of those blacksmiths that were not under Maeglin, as well as former thralls of Morgoth. | |
People of interest
- Aredhel - Princess of Gondolin and sister of Turgon
- Elemmakil - Captain of the Guard of the Outer Gate[6]
- Enerdhil - A possibly mythical jewel-smith of the city[6]
- Voronwë - Mariner that accompanied Tuor to the city[6][9]
Other versions of the legendarium
Gondolin was known as the "City of Seven Names". Its Gnomish names were:
- "Gondobar am I called and Gondothlimbar, City of Stone and City of the Dwellers in Stone; Gondolin the Stone of Song and Gwarestrin am I named, the Tower of the Guard, Gar Thurion or the Secret Place."
- —The History of Middle-earth, Vol. II: The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, chapter III: "The Fall of Gondolin"
- Gondobar (Stone House)
- Gondothlimbar (House of the Stone Folk)
- Gwarestrin (Tower of Guard)
- Gar Thurion (Secret Place)
- Loth (Flower)
- Lothengriol (Plan Flower-Blossom, Lily of the Valley)
See also
- Gar Ainion, a place in Gondolin
Gallery
Translations around the World
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
|---|---|
| Amharic | ጎንዶሊኒ |
| Arabic | غوندولين |
| Armenian | Գոնդոլին |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Гондолін |
| Bengali | গোন্দোলিন |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Гондолин |
| Chinese (Mainland) | 刚多林 |
| Chinese (Taiwan) | 剛多林 |
| Chinese (Hong Kong) | 貢多林 |
| Georgian | გონდოლინი |
| Greek | Γκοντολιν |
| Gujarati | ગોંડોલીન |
| Hebrew | גונדולין |
| Hindi | घोन्दोलिन |
| Japanese | ゴンドリン |
| Kannada | ಗೊಂಡೋಲಿನ್ |
| Kazakh | Гондолин (Cyrillic) Gondolïn (Latin) |
| Korean | 곤돌린 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Гондолин |
| Lao | gໂນດໂຣິນ ? |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Гондолин |
| Marathi | घोन्दोलिन |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Гондолин |
| Nepalese | गोन्डोलिन |
| Pashto | عوندولین ? |
| Persian | گوندولین |
| Punjabi | ਗ਼ਓਨ੍ਦੋਲ੍ਇਨ |
| Russian | Гондолин |
| Sanskrit | ङोन्दोलिन् |
| Serbian | Гондолин (Cyrillic) Gondolin (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | ගොන්ඩොලින් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Гондолин |
| Tamil | கொந்தொலிந் ? |
| Telugu | గొండోలిన్ |
| Thai | กอนโดลิน |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Ґондолін |
| Urdu | گونڈولان ? |
| Uzbek | Гондолин (Cyrillic) Gondolin (Latin) |
| Yiddish | גאָנדאָלין |
References
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, The First Age, The Elder Days, "Gondolin"
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 11: The War of the Jewels, Part Two: The Later Quenta Silmarillion, XII: "Of Turgon and the Building of Gondolin"
- ↑ The Silmarillion: Quenta Silmarillion
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 2: The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, III: "The Fall of Gondolin"
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, The First Age, The Elder Days, "Gondolin"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Unfinished Tales, Part One: The First Age, I: "Of Tuor and his Coming to Gondolin"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XV: "Of the Noldor in Beleriand"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Index of Names
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXIII: "Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin"