The Encyclopedia of Arda - Hidden Realm (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 The people of Turgon settled in Gondolin in I 116, and the city fell in I 510 (endured [394 years](../chronicle.html?startyear=116&startage=1&endyear=510&endage=1&c=The Age of Gondolin)) Location North of Beleriand, within the Encircling Mountains Origins Established by Turgon under the guidance of Ulmo Race Elves Divisions Noldor, and Sindar of Nevrast Culture Gondolindrim Settlements Gondolin Passes Cirith Thoronath, Orfalch Echor Other names Essentially equivalent to Gondolin, though strictly the 'Hidden Realm' also included the small vale of Tumladen surrounding that city Indexes: Alphabetical: H Lands, Realms and Regions About this entry: Updated 23 August 2024 This entry is complete Turgon’s secret land Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV A name for the hidden valley of Tumladen and especially the famous city of Gondolin that stood in that valley, hidden from friend and foe alike behind the Encircling Mountains. Turgon led his people to the Hidden Realm from their former homes in Nevrast, and they remained there in secret for centuries. When at last they emerged, it was to fight in the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, but after the loss of that great battle, the Gondolindrim retreated again to their Hidden City behind its mountain walls. At last Morgoth discovered them through the treachery of Maeglin, and Gondolin fell, the last of the Elf-realms of Beleriand to be destroyed. Indexes: Alphabetical: H Lands, Realms and Regions About this entry: Updated 23 August 2024 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2004, 2023-2024. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.DISC The Complete Introduction takes you from core ideas to advanced DISC interpretation.

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 The people of Turgon settled in Gondolin in I 116, and the city fell in I 510 (endured [394 years](../chronicle.html?startyear=116&startage=1&endyear=510&endage=1&c=The Age of Gondolin)) Location North of Beleriand, within the Encircling Mountains Origins Established by Turgon under the guidance of Ulmo Race Elves Divisions Noldor, and Sindar of Nevrast Culture Gondolindrim Settlements Gondolin Passes Cirith Thoronath, Orfalch Echor Other names Essentially equivalent to Gondolin, though strictly the 'Hidden Realm' also included the small vale of Tumladen surrounding that city Indexes: Alphabetical: H Lands, Realms and Regions About this entry: Updated 23 August 2024 This entry is complete Turgon’s secret land

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Map of the Hidden Realm

A name for the hidden valley of Tumladen and especially the famous city of Gondolin that stood in that valley, hidden from friend and foe alike behind the Encircling Mountains. Turgon led his people to the Hidden Realm from their former homes in Nevrast, and they remained there in secret for centuries. When at last they emerged, it was to fight in the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, but after the loss of that great battle, the Gondolindrim retreated again to their Hidden City behind its mountain walls. At last Morgoth discovered them through the treachery of Maeglin, and Gondolin fell, the last of the Elf-realms of Beleriand to be destroyed. Indexes: Alphabetical: H Lands, Realms and Regions About this entry: Updated 23 August 2024 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2004, 2023-2024. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.DISC The Complete Introduction takes you from core ideas to advanced DISC interpretation.