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| image=[[Image:John Howe - The Fall of Gondolin.jpg|250px]] | | image=[[Image:John Howe - The Fall of Gondolin.jpg|250px]] | ||
| event=Fall of Gondolin | | event=Fall of Gondolin | ||
| othernames= | | othernames= | ||
| date=c. | | date=c. {{FA|510}} | ||
| location=[[Gondolin]] | | location=[[Gondolin]] | ||
| result=The destruction of Gondolin and deaths of most of its people; survivors fled to [[Nan-tathren]] | | result=The destruction of Gondolin and deaths of most of its people; survivors fled to [[Nan-tathren]] | ||
| partof=[[Morgoth]]'s destruction of the [[Noldor]] | | partof=[[Morgoth]]'s destruction of the [[Noldor]] | ||
| participants=[[Turgon]], [[Tuor]], [[Ecthelion of the Fountain]], [[Gondolindrim]], [[Gothmog ( | | participants=[[Turgon]], [[Tuor]], [[Ecthelion|Ecthelion of the Fountain]], [[Gondolindrim]], [[Gothmog (balrog)|Gothmog]], [[Orcs]], [[Dragons]] | ||
| description=A massive attack by Morgoth's forces upon Gondolin | | description=A massive attack by Morgoth's forces upon Gondolin | ||
| references= | | references= | ||
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| Fall of Gondolin | |
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| Location | Gondolin |
| Date | c. F.A. 510 |
| Result | The destruction of Gondolin and deaths of most of its people; survivors fled to Nan-tathren |
| Part of | Morgoth's destruction of the Noldor |
| Participants | Turgon, Tuor, Ecthelion of the Fountain, Gondolindrim, Gothmog, Orcs, Dragons |
| Description | A massive attack by Morgoth's forces upon Gondolin |
The Fall of Gondolin was a dramatic battle in which the hidden city of Gondolin was destroyed after its location was betrayed to Morgoth by Maeglin.
