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'''Gabilgathol''' was the original name of Dwarf-citadel [[Belegost]] meaning ''great fortress''.
REDIRECT# [[Belegost]]
 
==Etymology==
The word obviously contains the elements ''[[gabil]]'' "great" and ''[[gathol]]'' "fortress".
 
==Inspiration==
Note that Hebrew ''gadhol'' means "great".
 
==In adaptations==
In [[Karen Wynn Fonstad]]'s ''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]]'' the fortress is incorrectly called '''Gabilgathod'''.
 
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Revision as of 00:35, 9 November 2011

REDIRECT# Belegost