The Encyclopedia of Arda - Front Gate (original) (raw)

ALPHABETICAL RACES PLACES MISCELLANEOUS REFERENCE INTERACTIVE SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random
Dates Erebor was originally founded in III 1999, so the Front Gate likely existed in some form from that date Location At the base of the southern cliff-face of Erebor, the Lonely Mountain Race Dwarves Division Longbeards (Durin's Folk) Culture Dwarves of Erebor Family House of Durin Settlements The main entrance of the Kingdom under the Mountain, overlooking Dale in the valley below Source The river Running rose within the Lonely Mountain and flowed out through the Front Gate Outflow The river flowed southward from the Mountain into the Long Lake, and then on into the far southeast Important peaks Erebor, the Lonely Mountain Meaning The most important of the entrances to Erebor1 Other names The Gate of Erebor Indexes: Alphabetical: F Miscellaneous Places About this entry: Updated 22 September 2017 Updates planned: 1 The entrance to Erebor Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV A common term for the main gate of the Dwarf-citadel of Erebor. Notes 1 Erebor originally had several gates around the Lonely Mountain, of which the Front Gate was the most important. After Smaug occupied Erebor in III 2770, he blocked all the gates that he could find except the Front Gate, leaving that sole remaining entrance open for his own use. Another entrance also remained: the secret 'back door', unknown to the Dragon, that was used by Thorin and Company to enter the Lonely Mountain instead of using the main Front Gate. See also... The Dreadful Indexes: Alphabetical: F Miscellaneous Places About this entry: Updated 22 September 2017 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2015, 2017. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.Personality is one part of understanding a candidate's suitability for a role, but aptitude can also be crucial.

The Encyclopedia of Arda - an interactive guide to the world of J.R.R. Tolkien

ALPHABETICAL RACES PLACES MISCELLANEOUS REFERENCE INTERACTIVE

SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random

Dates Erebor was originally founded in III 1999, so the Front Gate likely existed in some form from that date Location At the base of the southern cliff-face of Erebor, the Lonely Mountain Race Dwarves Division Longbeards (Durin's Folk) Culture Dwarves of Erebor Family House of Durin Settlements The main entrance of the Kingdom under the Mountain, overlooking Dale in the valley below Source The river Running rose within the Lonely Mountain and flowed out through the Front Gate Outflow The river flowed southward from the Mountain into the Long Lake, and then on into the far southeast Important peaks Erebor, the Lonely Mountain Meaning The most important of the entrances to Erebor1 Other names The Gate of Erebor Indexes: Alphabetical: F Miscellaneous Places About this entry: Updated 22 September 2017 Updates planned: 1 The entrance to Erebor

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Map of the Front Gate of the Lonely Mountain

A common term for the main gate of the Dwarf-citadel of Erebor. Notes 1 Erebor originally had several gates around the Lonely Mountain, of which the Front Gate was the most important. After Smaug occupied Erebor in III 2770, he blocked all the gates that he could find except the Front Gate, leaving that sole remaining entrance open for his own use. Another entrance also remained: the secret 'back door', unknown to the Dragon, that was used by Thorin and Company to enter the Lonely Mountain instead of using the main Front Gate. See also... The Dreadful Indexes: Alphabetical: F Miscellaneous Places About this entry: Updated 22 September 2017 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2015, 2017. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.Personality is one part of understanding a candidate's suitability for a role, but aptitude can also be crucial.