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The '''Alley of Roses''' was a street in [[Gondolin]], the northern entrance to the [[Square of the Palace]].  During the [[Fall of Gondolin]] it was burned and destroyed by [[Fire-drakes]].  It is mentioned in the Fall that it was once a fair place to walk in, and it can be assumed from its name that it was a sort of garden-street bordered by roses.
The '''Alley of Roses''' was a street in [[Gondolin]], according to the early version of the [[legendarium]] in ''[[The Book of Lost Tales]]''.  


It was the northern entrance to the [[Square of the Palace]], and a fair place to see and to walk in. During the [[Fall of Gondolin]] it was burned and destroyed by a [[Fire-drake]] during the barricade in the Square hold by [[Egalmoth]] and [[Tuor]].<ref>{{LT2|III}}, p. 183</ref>
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Latest revision as of 20:52, 9 December 2023

The Alley of Roses was a street in Gondolin, according to the early version of the legendarium in The Book of Lost Tales.

It was the northern entrance to the Square of the Palace, and a fair place to see and to walk in. During the Fall of Gondolin it was burned and destroyed by a Fire-drake during the barricade in the Square hold by Egalmoth and Tuor.[1]

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