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Dates
Used as a refuge by the Rohirrim from III 2510 (especially in the winter of III 2759); occupied and worked by Dwarves after the War of the Ring
Location
Caverns behind Helm's Deep in the northern White Mountains
Races
Divisions
Cultures
Originally part of Gondor, but later fell within the realm of the Rohirrim; after the War of the Ring, the Aglarond was settled by a colony from the Dwarves of Erebor
Settlements
Associated with the Hornburg and the defences of Helm's Deep; settled after the War of the Ring by Gimli and his followers
Source
Probably the source of the Deeping-stream1
Important peaks
Lay beneath the Thrihyrne in the White Mountains
Pronunciation
a'glarond
Meaning
Other names
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Aglarond‘The Glittering Caves’![]() The extensive caverns that lay behind Helm's Deep in the White Mountains. When Gimli saw them during the War of the Ring, he was astonished by their beauty. After the War he led a party of Dwarves from Erebor to Aglarond, and became Lord of the Glittering Caves. It seems that the glittering caverns originally gave their name to the entire defensive complex, and there are records of the fortress that guarded the deep being called 'Aglarond' during the time it was still under Gondorian control. With the coming of the Rohirrim, these names were changed. Eventually the fortress became known as the Hornburg, and after that time the name Aglarond came to be used simply for the caverns from which it had originally derived. Notes
See also...Battle of the Hornburg, Caverns of Helm’s Deep, City Gate, Gate of Gondor, Glǣmscrafu, Glittering Caves, Glóin, Legolas Greenleaf, Lord of the Glittering Caves, Súthburg, The Burg, Thorin III Stonehelm, White Mountains, Wild Lands Indexes: About this entry:
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