Dates

Gondolin stood on Amon Gwareth I 116 - I 510 (394 years); the rock itself was drowned by the Great Sea at the end of the First Age

Location

North of Beleriand, within the Encircling Mountains

Race

Divisions

Noldor, and Sindar of Nevrast

Culture

Other names

Gondolin, The Hidden City, The Hidden Realm, Ondolindë, The Rock of the Music of Water

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Hidden Rock

Gondolin, and Amon Gwareth on which it stood

Years of the TreesFirst AgeISecond AgeIIThird AgeIIIFourth AgeIV

Map of the Hidden Rock

The great rock that lay in the hidden valley of Tumladen, on which Gondolin was built, and the literal meaning of that city's name.

See also...

Gondolin, Rock of the Music of Water, Seven Names of Gondolin

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