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Completed I 102; sacked in I 495Location
West Beleriand, on the river Narog beneath the hills of Taur-en-Faroth
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Ruled by sons of FinarfinImportant peaks
Pronunciation
narrgo'thrond (where rr emphasises that the 'r' sound should be distinctly pronounced)
Meaning
'Underground fortress on the River Narog'
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Nargothrond
The hidden fortress on the River Narog
Nargothrond and its realm, showing approximate western and eastern borders
Nargothrond and its realm, showing approximate western and eastern borders
The stronghold and realm of Finrod Felagund, founded by him on the model of the halls of Menegroth in Doriath.
The stronghold of Nargothrond was carved into the rock beneath Taur-en-Faroth, and could only be approached by a narrow path along the high banks of the river Narog. No bridge was built across the river until late in its history. The citadel long lay hidden from Morgoth, and was ruled wisely for long years by Finrod. After he was lost in the Quest of the Silmaril, his brother Orodreth expelled the usurping sons of Fëanor, Celegorm and Curufin, and was Lord in Nargothrond.
The lands to the north of the citadel were considered part of its realm, and the people of Nargothrond kept unceasing watch on the grasslands to the north, the Talath Dirnen or Guarded Plain.
When Túrin dwelt in Nargothrond, he persuaded the Elves who dwelt there to change their long policy of secrecy, and openly attack the servants of Morgoth. So the Dark Lord discovered the city's location, and sent out an army under Glaurung to sack and destroy it.
See also...
Aelin-uial, Agarwaen, Amon Ethir, Angrist, Arminas, Barahir, Baran, Battle of Tumhalad, Black Sword, Black Sword of Brethil, Black Sword of Nargothrond, Black Sword of the South, Captain of Morgoth, Captain of Nargothrond, Caverns of Narog, [See the full list...]Celegorm, Dark Lord, Debatable Land, Dimbar, Doors of Felagund, Doors of Nargothrond, Dragon-King, Dragon-spell, Dragons, Dwarf-mail, Dwarves of the Blue Mountains, Edrahil, Eithel Ivrin, Elf-kings, Elf-Man, Elu Thingol, Elven-halls, Elvenesse, Elves of Beleriand, Elves of Nargothrond, Elves of the Havens, Fall of Nargothrond, Felagund, Fell Winter of the First Age, Fen of Serech, Fens of Sirion, Finduilas, Finrod Felagund, First Age, Friend-of-Men, Galadriel, Gelmir, Gelmir, Glaurung, Gold-worm of Angband, Grave of the Children of Húrin, Guilin, Gurthang, Gwindor, Haudh-en-Elleth, Havens of the Shipwrights, High Faroth, Hill of Spies, Hills of the Hunters, House of Finrod, Huan, Ibun, Ill-fate, Inglorion, Iron of Death, Isle of Balar, King of Nargothrond, King of the Eldar, Lady of Dor-lómin, Long Wall, Lord of Nargothrond, Lord of Narog, Masters of Stone, Moors of the Nibin-noeg, Morgoth, Mormegil, Narn i Chîn Húrin, Necklace of the Dwarves, Nellas, Noegyth Nibin, Nulukkizdîn, Orc-hunters, Orodreth, Orodreth, People of Narog, Pools of Ivrin, Quest for the Silmaril, Ramdal, Ring of Barahir, River Nenning, River Ringwil, Sack of Nargothrond, Sauron, Sons of Fëanor, Sources of Narog, South Road, South Road, Spyhill, Talath Dirnen, Tale of Grief, Taur-en-Faroth, The Dragon, The Faroth, The Highway, The Secret, Three Jewels, Thurin, Tumhalad, Túrin, Úmarth, Union of Maedhros, Vale of Narog, Valley of Dreadful Death, Vassal, West Beleriand
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