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Gabilgathol

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Gabilgathol was the original name of Dwarf-citadel Belegost meaning great fortress.

[edit] Etymology

The word obviously contains the elements gabil "great" and gathol "fortress".

[edit] Inspiration

Note that Hebrew gadhol means "great".

[edit] In adaptations

In Karen Wynn Fonstad's The Atlas of Middle-earth the fortress is incorrectly called Gabilgathod.