Tol-in-Gaurhoth
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Tol-in-Gaurhoth is a fortified island stronghold in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, infamous as Sauron’s lair and a place of imprisonment and torment in the First Age of Middle-earth.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
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island fortress ⓘ stronghold of Sauron ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The History of Middle-earth
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The Lay of Leithian NERFINISHED ⓘ The Silmarillion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Beren
NERFINISHED
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Finrod Felagund NERFINISHED ⓘ Huan NERFINISHED ⓘ Lúthien NERFINISHED ⓘ Sauron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCreature | werewolves ⓘ |
| attackedBy |
Huan
NERFINISHED
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Lúthien Tinúviel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| besiegedBy | Lúthien and Huan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | Finrod Felagund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Sauron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedDuring | Dagor Bragollach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Sauron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| defendedBy | werewolves of Sauron ⓘ |
| faction | forces of Morgoth ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerlyKnownAs | Tol Sirion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | high fantasy ⓘ |
| governedFrom | Sauron’s tower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| guardedPass | Pass of Sirion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sindarin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Beleriand
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River Sirion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod | First Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Isle of Werewolves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
death of Finrod Felagund
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rescue of Beren by Lúthien ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
dungeons
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wolf-pits ⓘ |
| notablePrisoner |
Beren Erchamion
NERFINISHED
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Finrod Felagund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalFunction | watch-fortress ⓘ |
| originalName | Minas Tirith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | legendarium of J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | island in a river ⓘ |
| statusAfterEvents | ruined ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of Sirion crossing ⓘ |
| usedAs |
lair of werewolves
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prison ⓘ torture chamber ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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