Encircling Mountains
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Encircling Mountains is the formidable mountain range in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium that surrounds and conceals the hidden Elven city of Gondolin.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional mountain range
ⓘ
geographical feature in Middle-earth ⓘ location in Tolkien legendarium ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Echoriath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Book of Lost Tales
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Silmarillion ⓘ Unfinished Tales ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hidden City of Gondolin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Noldor NERFINISHED ⓘ Turgon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| barriersTo | Morgoth’s forces ⓘ |
| conceals | Gondolin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| encloses | valley of Tumladen ⓘ |
| era | First Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
defensive barrier for Gondolin
ⓘ
means of concealment for Gondolin ⓘ |
| guardedBy | secret ways known to the Gondolindrim ⓘ |
| hasEvent |
approach of Morgoth’s armies in the Fall of Gondolin
ⓘ
discovery of the way to Gondolin by Maeglin ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
difficult approaches
ⓘ
hidden passes ⓘ precipitous peaks ⓘ |
| hasInnerFeature | valley of Tumladen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Tolkien’s concept of hidden mountain-valley cities ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sindarin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Beleriand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northwestern Middle-earth ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Of Maeglin
ⓘ
Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Morgoth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | The Silmarillion legendarium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | to keep Gondolin hidden from Morgoth ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Fall of Gondolin (standalone publication) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | destroyed or altered in the cataclysms at the end of the First Age ⓘ |
| surrounds | Gondolin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terrainType | mountainous ⓘ |
| universe | Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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