Gate of Writhen Iron
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The Gate of Writhen Iron is one of the formidable, intricately wrought defensive gates guarding the hidden Elven city of Gondolin in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium.
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defensive structure
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fictional gate ⓘ location in Middle-earth ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Book of Lost Tales
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Fall of Gondolin NERFINISHED ⓘ The Silmarillion ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Fall of Gondolin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | realm of Turgon ⓘ |
| category | Gates and doorways in Middle-earth ⓘ |
| cityInhabitants | Noldorin Elves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityTypeGuarded | hidden city ⓘ |
| countryOfAuthor | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| defensiveRole | barrier against enemies of Gondolin ⓘ |
| era | First Age ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Middle-earth ⓘ |
| genre | high fantasy ⓘ |
| guardedCity | Gondolin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| in-universeStatus | secret defensive work of Gondolin ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Beleriand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gondolin NERFINISHED ⓘ Tumladen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInWorld | Arda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | iron ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
formidable defenses
ⓘ
intricately wrought design ⓘ |
| partOf | Seven Gates of Gondolin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peopleAssociatedWith | Gondolindrim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | one of the Seven Gates of Gondolin ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
city gate
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defense ⓘ |
| raceAssociatedWith | Elves ⓘ |
| rulerOfCityGuarded | Turgon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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