The Encyclopedia of Arda - Nogrod (original) (raw)

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Dates Founded long before1 the Return of the Noldor to Middle-earth; destroyed in the War of Wrath at the end of the First Age Location South of Mount Dolmed, in Ered Luin Race Dwarves Division Not certainly known2 Important peaks Nogrod was in the Blue Mountains, southward of Mount Dolmed Pronunciation no'grod Meaning 'Dwarf-dwelling'3 Other names The Hollowbold, Tumunzahar Indexes: Alphabetical: N Cities and Buildings About this entry: Updated 23 June 2011 Updates planned: 1 Ancient citadel of the Dwarves Years of the TreesFirst AgeISecond AgeIIThird AgeIIIFourth AgeIV Map of Nogrod The southerly of the two Dwarf-citadels in the Blue Mountains during the First Age, the other being Belegost. Notes 1 According to the Grey Annals in volume XI of The History of Middle-earth, the Dwarves first appeared in the Blue Mountains about 250 Valian Years (that is, just over 2,395 solar years) before the Return of the Noldor, and made their great underground dwellings shortly thereafter. 2 The Firebeards and the Broadbeams were the two Dwarf-clans associated with the Blue Mountains in Of Dwarves and Men (in volume XII of The History of Middle-earth). Nogrod, then, was presumably founded by one of these two, and the rather scanty evidence marginally favours the Firebeards as its inhabitants. 3 Nogrod's original name was Novrod, meaning 'hollow dwelling' (hence its translated name 'Hollowbold'). However, as the years passed, the element nov- fell out of common use, and was ultimately replaced by the more common naug, meaning 'Dwarf'. See also... Angrist, Blade that was Broken, Blue Mountains, Dior, Dwarf-cities, Dwarf-kind, Dwarves, Dwarves of Belegost, Dwarves of the Blue Mountains, Elf-friend, Elu Thingol, Eöl, Flame of the West, Gamil Zirak, Goldenbed, [See the full list...]Hollowbold, Longbeards, Lord of Nogrod, Misty Mountains, Mount Dolmed, Mountains of Lune, Narsil, Queen of Doriath, Rathlóriel, Ruin of Doriath, Seven Rivers of Ossir, Shards of Narsil, Sindar, Sword of Elendil, Sword Reforged, Telchar, Tumunzahar Indexes: Alphabetical: N Cities and Buildings About this entry: Updated 23 June 2011 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2000, 2008, 2011. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discus has nearly 250 DISC roles built in, ready for unlimited matching against your candidates.