The Encyclopedia of Arda - Goblin-town (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 Probably founded c. III 2480;1 known to have existed in III 29412 Location Within the Misty Mountains, beneath the High Pass Race Orcs Culture Orcs of the Misty Mountains Passes One secret entrance opened onto the High Pass Indexes: Alphabetical: G Cities and Buildings About this entry: Updated 21 September 2016 This entry is complete A city of the Orcs Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV "And down down to Goblin-town" Song of the Goblinsfrom The Hobbit 4_Over Hill and Under Hill_ An extensive network of caverns and tunnels excavated by the Goblins in the Misty Mountains east of Rivendell, beneath the High Pass. It was only one of several such communities of the Orcs in the Mountains, and certainly not the most important, but it is well known for its role in the story of Bilbo Baggins. It was here that Thorin and his companions were captured by the Great Goblin, the ruler of the town. At the same time, Bilbo became lost in the Goblins' tunnels, and came across a most precious object: Gollum's Magic Ring, which was later discovered to be none other than the One Ring itself. Notes 1 Though we don't have a specific date for the founding of Goblin-town, we do have a comment in the Tale of Years (Appendix B to The Lord of the Rings) stating that in about III 2480 'Orcs begin to make secret strongholds in the Misty Mountains so as to bar all the passes into Eriador.' Though Goblin-town is not mentioned by name here, the description fits so well that it must surely be the intended subject for this annal. 2 The people of Goblin-town were effectively destroyed in the Battle of Five Armies in III 2941, in which most of its people were killed, and the rest scattered. Goblin-town itself would have remained after this date, and may not have been completely abandoned, but the soldiers it sent out to the Lonely Mountain - the bulk of its people - never returned from the East. See also... Goblin-gate, Goblin-imps, Gollum, Great Goblin, Hawthorn, Kíli, Maggot-folk, Misty Mountains, Pass of Imladris, Ringwinner, The Tremendous, Thorin and Company Indexes: Alphabetical: G Cities and Buildings About this entry: Updated 21 September 2016 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2004, 2015-2016. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.How do your personal strengths fit in with career matching? How can you identify them? Try a free personality test from myDISCprofile.

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Dates Probably founded c. III 2480;1 known to have existed in III 29412 Location Within the Misty Mountains, beneath the High Pass Race Orcs Culture Orcs of the Misty Mountains Passes One secret entrance opened onto the High Pass Indexes: Alphabetical: G Cities and Buildings About this entry: Updated 21 September 2016 This entry is complete A city of the Orcs

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Map of Goblin-town

"And down down to Goblin-town" Song of the Goblinsfrom The Hobbit 4_Over Hill and Under Hill_ An extensive network of caverns and tunnels excavated by the Goblins in the Misty Mountains east of Rivendell, beneath the High Pass. It was only one of several such communities of the Orcs in the Mountains, and certainly not the most important, but it is well known for its role in the story of Bilbo Baggins. It was here that Thorin and his companions were captured by the Great Goblin, the ruler of the town. At the same time, Bilbo became lost in the Goblins' tunnels, and came across a most precious object: Gollum's Magic Ring, which was later discovered to be none other than the One Ring itself. Notes 1 Though we don't have a specific date for the founding of Goblin-town, we do have a comment in the Tale of Years (Appendix B to The Lord of the Rings) stating that in about III 2480 'Orcs begin to make secret strongholds in the Misty Mountains so as to bar all the passes into Eriador.' Though Goblin-town is not mentioned by name here, the description fits so well that it must surely be the intended subject for this annal. 2 The people of Goblin-town were effectively destroyed in the Battle of Five Armies in III 2941, in which most of its people were killed, and the rest scattered. Goblin-town itself would have remained after this date, and may not have been completely abandoned, but the soldiers it sent out to the Lonely Mountain - the bulk of its people - never returned from the East. See also... Goblin-gate, Goblin-imps, Gollum, Great Goblin, Hawthorn, Kíli, Maggot-folk, Misty Mountains, Pass of Imladris, Ringwinner, The Tremendous, Thorin and Company Indexes: Alphabetical: G Cities and Buildings About this entry: Updated 21 September 2016 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2004, 2015-2016. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.How do your personal strengths fit in with career matching? How can you identify them? Try a free personality test from myDISCprofile.