Dates

Destroyed at the end of the First Age

Location

In the hidden valley of Tumladen, among the Encircling Mountains

Race

Division

Noldor and Sindar

Culture

Settlements

Pronunciation

a'mon gwa'reth

Meaning

'Hill of Defence' (also translated 'Hill of Watch')

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Amon Gwareth

The hill on which Gondolin stood

Years of the TreesFirst AgeISecond AgeIIThird AgeIIIFourth AgeIV

Map of Amon Gwareth

The hill that stood in the valley of Tumladen, within the Encircling Mountains, on which Turgon built the city of Gondolin.

See also...

Caragdûr, Gondolin, Hidden City, Hidden Rock, Mountains of Turgon, Ondolindë, Rock of the Music of Water, ‘The Fall of Gondolin’

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