Nan Dungortheb
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Nan Dungortheb is a perilous, spider‑haunted valley in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, lying between Doriath and the Ered Gorgoroth in Beleriand.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
ⓘ
region of Beleriand ⓘ valley ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The History of Middle-earth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Silmarillion ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Doriath
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ered Gorgoroth NERFINISHED ⓘ Ungoliant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToLegendarium | Middle-earth legendarium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borders |
Doriath
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ered Gorgoroth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
filled with webs
ⓘ
haunted by dread ⓘ perilous ⓘ spider-haunted ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Ered Gorgoroth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the northern marches of Doriath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| dangerLevel | extremely dangerous ⓘ |
| era | First Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAtmosphere | fearful ⓘ |
| hasClimate | gloomy ⓘ |
| hasTerrain |
crags
ⓘ
ravines ⓘ steep slopes ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
fell creatures
ⓘ
giant spiders ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dangerous ravines
ⓘ
giant spiders ⓘ treacherous paths ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sindarin ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Doriath
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ered Gorgoroth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Beleriand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | Valley of Dreadful Death NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
passage of Beren
ⓘ
passage of Lúthien ⓘ |
| partOf |
the lands north of Doriath
ⓘ
the wilderness of Beleriand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separatedBy | from Doriath by perilous land ⓘ |
| threatTo | travelers in northern Beleriand ⓘ |
| travelThrough | rarely attempted ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.