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| name=Gate of Stone | | name=Gate of Stone | ||
| image=[[File:Alan Lee - Orfalch Echor.jpg|250px]] | |||
| caption="Orfalch Echor" by [[Alan Lee]] | |||
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| othernames=Stone Gate, Second Gate | | othernames=Stone Gate, Second Gate | ||
| location=[[Orfalch Echor]] | |||
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| appearance=Wall across canyon with two towers, door of dark, smooth stone | | appearance=Wall across canyon with two towers, door of dark, smooth stone | ||
| | | creator=[[Gondolindrim]] | ||
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The '''Gate of Stone''' was the second of the [[Seven Gates of Gondolin | | createdlocation= | ||
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The '''Gate of Stone''' was the second of the [[Seven Gates of Gondolin]]. | |||
[[Category: | ==History== | ||
It stood in [[Orfalch Echor]], half a league from the [[Gate of Wood]]. It was in form a wall with two stone towers. The gate was, in fact, a large, dark, and polished stone placed upon a pivot, above which was a bright lantern. When pushed upon on one side, the gate would swing until perpendicular to its previous position. This feature could doubtless be disabled in time of siege. The guards of the Gate of Stone were robed in gray. It followed the [[Gate of Wood]] and was followed by the [[Gate of Bronze]].<ref>{{UT|Tuor}}</ref> | |||
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[[Category:Doors and gates]] | |||
[[de:Sieben_Tore_von_Gondolin#Zweites_Tor]] | |||
[[fr:encyclo/geographie/villes_tours_et_forteresses/beleriand/gondolin/porte_de_pierre]] | |||
[[fi:Kiviportti]] |
Revision as of 22:18, 14 August 2020
Gate of Stone | |
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Gate | |
"Orfalch Echor" by Alan Lee | |
Other names | Stone Gate, Second Gate |
Location | Orfalch Echor |
Appearance | Wall across canyon with two towers, door of dark, smooth stone |
Creator | Gondolindrim |
The Gate of Stone was the second of the Seven Gates of Gondolin.
History
It stood in Orfalch Echor, half a league from the Gate of Wood. It was in form a wall with two stone towers. The gate was, in fact, a large, dark, and polished stone placed upon a pivot, above which was a bright lantern. When pushed upon on one side, the gate would swing until perpendicular to its previous position. This feature could doubtless be disabled in time of siege. The guards of the Gate of Stone were robed in gray. It followed the Gate of Wood and was followed by the Gate of Bronze.[1]