siege of Gondolin by Morgoth
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The siege of Gondolin by Morgoth is the catastrophic assault in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium in which the hidden Elven city of Gondolin is betrayed, besieged, and ultimately destroyed by the forces of the dark lord Morgoth.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Gondolin | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle in Middle-earth
ⓘ
fictional event ⓘ siege ⓘ |
| attacker | Morgoth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictIn |
First Age
ⓘ
War of the Jewels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defender |
Elves of Gondolin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Finarfin NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Fingolfin NERFINISHED ⓘ various Houses of Gondolin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedIn |
The Fall of Gondolin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Silmarillion NERFINISHED ⓘ Unfinished Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Ecthelion of the Fountain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eärendil NERFINISHED ⓘ Glorfindel NERFINISHED ⓘ Idril Celebrindal NERFINISHED ⓘ Maeglin NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuor NERFINISHED ⓘ Turgon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause |
betrayal of Maeglin
ⓘ
discovery of Gondolin by Morgoth ⓘ hatred of Morgoth for the Noldor ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Ecthelion of the Fountain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Glorfindel NERFINISHED ⓘ Gothmog NERFINISHED ⓘ Morgoth NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuor NERFINISHED ⓘ Turgon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Beleriand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gondolin NERFINISHED ⓘ Tumladen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
betrayal
ⓘ
fall of a hidden city ⓘ heroic last stand ⓘ |
| opponent |
Balrogs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Morgoth NERFINISHED ⓘ Orcs NERFINISHED ⓘ dragons ⓘ iron war machines of Morgoth ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of the First Age
ⓘ
legendarium of J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| result |
death of Ecthelion
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death of Gothmog ⓘ death of Maeglin ⓘ death of Turgon ⓘ destruction of Gondolin NERFINISHED ⓘ escape of Eärendil ⓘ escape of Tuor and Idril ⓘ scattering of the survivors of Gondolin ⓘ |
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