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A guarded pass leading to the city of Gondolin
Pronunciation
o'rfalch e'chorr ('ch' as in Scots 'loch'; the final 'r' should be pronounced - 'rr' is used here to emphasise this)
Meaning
Probably 'high cleft of the outer circle'1
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Orfalch EchorThe road to the Hidden City![]() Schematic map of the Orfalch Echor and its Gates (not to scale)
Schematic map of the Orfalch Echor and its Gates (not to scale)
The ravine of the Dry River in the Encircling Mountains, the route by which the Hidden City of Gondolin was approached. Notes
See also...Crown of the Hidden Kingdom, Dark Gate, Elemmakil, Fifth Gate, First Gate, Fourth Gate, Gate of Bronze, Gate of Silver, Gate of Steel, Gate of Stone, Gate of Wood, Gate of Writhen Iron, Golden Gate, Hidden Way, Iron Gate, [See the full list...] Indexes: About this entry:
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