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'''Nogrod''' was one of two [[Dwarves|Dwarven]] cities in the [[Ered Luin]].
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'''Nogrod''' was one of two [[Dwarves|Dwarven]] cities in the [[Blue Mountains|Ered Luin]], the other being [[Belegost]], that prospered during the [[First Age]]. It was home to the [[Dwarves of Nogrod]].


Nogrod lay in the middle of the mountain range, near [[Mount Dolmed]] where the Dwarf-road of [[Beleriand]] crossed into [[Eriador]].
==Description==
Nogrod lay in the north-central part of the mountain range, near [[Dolmed|Mount Dolmed]] where the Dwarf-road of [[Beleriand]] crossed into [[Eriador]].<ref>{{S|Map}}</ref> It guarded one of the only passes through the mountain range.<ref>{{VT|48a}}, p. 24 ("But the Dwarves had built some great Mansions in those mountains [the Ered Luin] (commanding the only passes)")</ref> Nogrod was also the home to the great Dwarven smiths [[Gamil Zirak]] and [[Telchar]].<ref>{{UT|Narn}}, ''The Departure of Túrin''</ref>


It was home to the Dwarven House known as the ''Firebeards''. Its name in [[Khuzdul]] was '''''Tumunzahar''''' of unknown meaning. ''Nogrod'' translates as "Hollowbold".
==History==
The city was built sometime during the [[Years of the Trees]] when the western [[Fathers of the Dwarves]] awoke from beneath the [[Ered Luin]].<ref>{{VT|48a}}, p. 24 ("...which had certainly been founded long ago ... before the coming of the exiled Noldor, probably before the Eldar of the Great Journey ever reached Beleriand")</ref>


Nogrod was home to the great Dwarven smiths [[Gamil Zirak]] and [[Telchar]]. [[Eöl]] the Dark Elf often went there, as did his son [[Maeglin]].
Nogrod traded with throughout Beleriand and the Dwarves were employed for delvings and crafts, most famously the [[Nauglamir]] for King [[Thingol]].<ref>{{S|Doriath}}</ref> [[Eöl]] the Dark Elf often went there, as did his son [[Maeglin]].<ref name="Sindar">{{S|Sindar}}</ref>


While initially friendly to the [[Elves]] of Beleriand, the Dwarves of Nogrod killed [[Thingol]] of [[Doriath]] in his treasury after having grafted the treasure of [[Nargothrond]] for him, and they returned to sack the city after the departure of [[Melian]] and her protective [[Girdle of Melian]].
At the end of the First Age, Nogrod was ruined in the [[War of Wrath]],<ref>{{App|Durin}}</ref> and around the [[Second Age 40|fortieth year]] of the [[Second Age]] the Dwarves of the Blue Mountains began to migrate to [[Moria|Khazad-dûm]], abandoning Nogrod and [[Belegost]].<ref>{{App|SA}}</ref>  However, there always remained some Dwarves on the eastern side of the Blue Mountains in days afterward.<ref>{{UT|Concerning}} p. 235</ref>


They were hunted down by [[Beren]] Erchamion and killed by his army of [[Laiquendi]] and a group of [[Ents]].
==Other versions of the legendarium==


Unlike [[Belegost]] to the south, Nogrod was utterly destroyed during the [[War of Wrath]], when the [[Ered Luin|Blue Mountains]] were broken and the Gulf of Lune flowed into [[Eriador]].
In the [[Lost Tales]] Nogrod is located "a very long journey southward beyond the wide forest on the borders of those great heaths nigh Umboth-muilin the Pools of Twilight, on the marches of [[Tasarinan]]".<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], [[Christopher Tolkien]] (ed.) 1984: The History of Middle-earth, vol. 2, [[The Book of Lost Tales]], part two, p. 225.</ref>


==Etymology==
''Nogrod'' is a [[Sindarin]] name; it was originally known as '''''Novrod''''' which means "hollow delving" aka '''''Hollowbold''''', like its original [[Khuzdul]] name '''''Tumunzahar''''' <ref name="Sindar"/> and the [[Quenya]] translation '''''Návarot'''''.<ref>{{WJ|AB}}, p. 389</ref>
''Novrod'' was altered to ''Naug''rod under the influence of the similar-sounding word ''[[Naug]]'' "dwarf".<ref name=el/> Therefore while the name '''Hollowbold''' is provided as the translation of Nogrod<ref>{{S|Index}}</ref> it is not a literal translation; the new name means rather "Dwarf dwelling".<ref>{{HM|Guide}}, entry "Nogrod"</ref>
The second element of ''Novrod/Nogrod'' is Sindarin ''groth/grod'' meaning "delving, underground dwelling".<ref name=el>{{S|Elements}}</ref>
In ''[[The Etymologies]]'' the name is labelled as [[Noldorin]] and is said to contain the element ''[[Naug]]'' ("dwarf"). The second element ''-rod'' is not explained, but a note by [[Christopher Tolkien]] points to entry [[ROD]], an etymological [[root]] meaning "cave". Relevant Noldorin words include ''rhond'' ("cave") and ''rhaud'' ("hollow, cavernous").<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, entries NAUK, ROD</ref>
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Latest revision as of 01:49, 30 July 2022

Nogrod
Mark Fisher - Belegost.gif
General information
Other namesHollowbold, K. Tumunzahar, Q. Návarot
LocationBlue Mountains, south-east of Mount Dolmed
People
PopulationDwarves of Nogrod
LanguageKhuzdul, Sindarin
GovernanceLord of Nogrod
History
FoundedBetween Y.T. 1050
and Y.T. 1250[1][2]
DestroyedF.A. 587
AbandonedS.A. 40
Followed byKhazad-Dûm

Nogrod was one of two Dwarven cities in the Ered Luin, the other being Belegost, that prospered during the First Age. It was home to the Dwarves of Nogrod.

Description[edit | edit source]

Nogrod lay in the north-central part of the mountain range, near Mount Dolmed where the Dwarf-road of Beleriand crossed into Eriador.[3] It guarded one of the only passes through the mountain range.[4] Nogrod was also the home to the great Dwarven smiths Gamil Zirak and Telchar.[5]

History[edit | edit source]

The city was built sometime during the Years of the Trees when the western Fathers of the Dwarves awoke from beneath the Ered Luin.[6]

Nogrod traded with throughout Beleriand and the Dwarves were employed for delvings and crafts, most famously the Nauglamir for King Thingol.[7] Eöl the Dark Elf often went there, as did his son Maeglin.[8]

At the end of the First Age, Nogrod was ruined in the War of Wrath,[9] and around the fortieth year of the Second Age the Dwarves of the Blue Mountains began to migrate to Khazad-dûm, abandoning Nogrod and Belegost.[10] However, there always remained some Dwarves on the eastern side of the Blue Mountains in days afterward.[11]

Other versions of the legendarium[edit | edit source]

In the Lost Tales Nogrod is located "a very long journey southward beyond the wide forest on the borders of those great heaths nigh Umboth-muilin the Pools of Twilight, on the marches of Tasarinan".[12]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

Nogrod is a Sindarin name; it was originally known as Novrod which means "hollow delving" aka Hollowbold, like its original Khuzdul name Tumunzahar [8] and the Quenya translation Návarot.[13]

Novrod was altered to Naugrod under the influence of the similar-sounding word Naug "dwarf".[14] Therefore while the name Hollowbold is provided as the translation of Nogrod[15] it is not a literal translation; the new name means rather "Dwarf dwelling".[16]

The second element of Novrod/Nogrod is Sindarin groth/grod meaning "delving, underground dwelling".[14]

In The Etymologies the name is labelled as Noldorin and is said to contain the element Naug ("dwarf"). The second element -rod is not explained, but a note by Christopher Tolkien points to entry ROD, an etymological root meaning "cave". Relevant Noldorin words include rhond ("cave") and rhaud ("hollow, cavernous").[17]

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Sindar"
  2. J.R.R. Tolkien, "Eldarin Hands, Fingers & Numerals and Related Writings — Part Two" (edited by Patrick H. Wynne), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 48, December 2005, p. 24 ("...which had certainly been founded long ago ... before the coming of the exiled Noldor, probably before the Eldar of the Great Journey ever reached Beleriand")
  3. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Map of Beleriand and the Lands to the North"
  4. J.R.R. Tolkien, "Eldarin Hands, Fingers & Numerals and Related Writings — Part Two" (edited by Patrick H. Wynne), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 48, December 2005, p. 24 ("But the Dwarves had built some great Mansions in those mountains [the Ered Luin] (commanding the only passes)")
  5. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Narn i Hîn Húrin (The Tale of the Children of Húrin)", The Departure of Túrin
  6. J.R.R. Tolkien, "Eldarin Hands, Fingers & Numerals and Related Writings — Part Two" (edited by Patrick H. Wynne), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 48, December 2005, p. 24 ("...which had certainly been founded long ago ... before the coming of the exiled Noldor, probably before the Eldar of the Great Journey ever reached Beleriand")
  7. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Ruin of Doriath"
  8. 8.0 8.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Sindar"
  9. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "Durin's Folk"
  10. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Second Age"
  11. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn", "Concerning Galadriel and Celeborn" p. 235
  12. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.) 1984: The History of Middle-earth, vol. 2, The Book of Lost Tales, part two, p. 225.
  13. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Four. Quendi and Eldar: Appendix B. Elvish names for the Dwarves", p. 389
  14. 14.0 14.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names"
  15. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Index of Names"
  16. Robert Foster, The Complete Guide to Middle-earth, entry "Nogrod"
  17. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", entries NAUK, ROD