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'''Súthburg''', was the name given by the [[Rohirrim]] to the [[Glittering Caves]].
'''Súthburg''' was the name originally given by the [[Rohirrim]] to the fortress of [[Glittering Caves|Aglarond]]. This was due to it being the southern of the fortresses that guarded the [[Gap of Rohan]] and the [[Fords of Isen]], [[Isengard]] being the other. After [[Helm|Helm Hammerhand]] sought refuge there in {{TA|2759}}, it was renamed [[Hornburg]].<ref>{{UT|Isen}}, Appendix (ii)</ref>


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Revision as of 18:31, 28 July 2014

Súthburg was the name originally given by the Rohirrim to the fortress of Aglarond. This was due to it being the southern of the fortresses that guarded the Gap of Rohan and the Fords of Isen, Isengard being the other. After Helm Hammerhand sought refuge there in T.A. 2759, it was renamed Hornburg.[1]

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