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.

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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

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Beleriand containsRegion Nan Dungortheb