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| name=Gate of Wood | | name=Gate of Wood | ||
| othernames=Wooden Gate, First Gate | | image=[[File:Alarie - The First Gate of Gondolin.jpg|250px]] | ||
| | | caption="The First Gate of Gondolin" by Alarie | ||
| location= | | pronun= | ||
| | | othernames=Wooden Gate, First Gate, Guarded Gate, Dark Gate, Outer Gate of Gondolin<ref name=SilmMaeglin>{{S|Maeglin}}</ref> | ||
| | | location=[[Orfalch Echor]] | ||
| appearance=Pillared arch with riveted wooden | | owner= | ||
| | | type=Gate | ||
|}} | | appearance=Pillared arch with riveted wooden portcullis | ||
| creator=[[Gondolindrim]] | |||
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[[Category: | The '''Gate of Wood''', also known as the '''Dark Gate''',<ref name=SilmMaeglin/> was the first of the [[Seven Gates of Gondolin]]. | ||
== History == | |||
The Gate of Wood was placed at the end of the secret passage and the beginning of the [[Orfalch Echor]], in an arch bordered by pillars. It was essentially a wooden portcullis that rose upon being touched in a certain place, an attribute which may have been cancellable in the case of siege. It was guarded by the [[Elemmakil|Elemmakil's]] [[Dark Guard|Outer Guard]] stationed in a nearby cavern. It was followed by the [[Gate of Stone]].<ref>{{UT|Tuor}}</ref> | |||
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[[de:Sieben_Tore_von_Gondolin#Erstes_Tor]] | |||
[[fr:encyclo/geographie/villes_tours_et_forteresses/beleriand/gondolin/porte_de_bois]] | [[fr:encyclo/geographie/villes_tours_et_forteresses/beleriand/gondolin/porte_de_bois]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:05, 15 March 2023
| Gate of Wood | |
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| Gate | |
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| "The First Gate of Gondolin" by Alarie | |
| Other names | Wooden Gate, First Gate, Guarded Gate, Dark Gate, Outer Gate of Gondolin[1] |
| Location | Orfalch Echor |
| Appearance | Pillared arch with riveted wooden portcullis |
| Creator | Gondolindrim |
The Gate of Wood, also known as the Dark Gate,[1] was the first of the Seven Gates of Gondolin.
History[edit | edit source]
The Gate of Wood was placed at the end of the secret passage and the beginning of the Orfalch Echor, in an arch bordered by pillars. It was essentially a wooden portcullis that rose upon being touched in a certain place, an attribute which may have been cancellable in the case of siege. It was guarded by the Elemmakil's Outer Guard stationed in a nearby cavern. It was followed by the Gate of Stone.[2]
