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{{Disambig-two|the event of the Fall of Gondolin|[[The Book of Lost Tales Part Two]] chapter|[[The Fall of Gondolin]]}} | |||
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| image=[[Image:John Howe - The Fall of Gondolin.jpg|250px]] | |||
| event=Fall of Gondolin | |||
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| date=c. {{FA|510}} | |||
| location=[[Gondolin]] | |||
| result=The destruction of Gondolin and deaths of most of its people; survivors fled to [[Nan-tathren]] | |||
| partof=[[Morgoth]]'s destruction of the [[Noldor]] | |||
| participants=[[Turgon]], [[Tuor]], [[Ecthelion|Ecthelion of the Fountain]], [[Gondolindrim]], [[Gothmog (balrog)|Gothmog]], [[Orcs]], [[Dragons]] | |||
| description=A massive attack by Morgoth's forces upon Gondolin | |||
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|}} | |||
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]]. | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Gondolin]] | |||
*[[The Fall of Gondolin]] | |||
[[Category:Conflicts of the First Age]] | |||
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| Fall of Gondolin | |
| Event | |
| 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.
