Elven city in Beleriand, featured in Tolkien's The Silmarillion. It was founded by Turgon in line with a dream to recreate Tirion and also to be hidden from Morgoth. Anyone who found their way to the city was forbidden to leave, and its location was not known to outsiders (except Ulmo who doesn't count). It was hidden in a glade called Amon Gwareth surrounded by mountains, near the start of the river Sirion, in the Ered Gorgoroth mountains.
The elves of Gondolin left the place only once, to fight at the Nirnaeth Arnoediad. After their defeat, they retreated, covered by Hurin and his army, and returned to Gondolin.
Hurin and Huor found their way to Gondolin but were allowed to leave. An elf-woman related to Turgon also left, and as a result the dark-elf Eol and his son Maeglin found their way to Gondolin. Eol was slain after he killed the elf-woman because Turgon wouldn't let him leave. Maeglin stayed but was driven to distraction because he fancied Idril but they were cousins or something, and then she married Tuor son of Huor when he found his way to Gondolin, and he was a human not an elf.
Finally betrayed by Hurin who, in a state of madness after being freed from Angband, cried out at the gates, and Maeglin, who, on a secret trip out of the mountains, was captured and threatened/bribed into helping Morgoth's forces enter. The city was sacked and burned, the elves slaughtered and only a few escaped.
The elves of Gondolin left the place only once, to fight at the Nirnaeth Arnoediad. After their defeat, they retreated, covered by Hurin and his army, and returned to Gondolin.
Hurin and Huor found their way to Gondolin but were allowed to leave. An elf-woman related to Turgon also left, and as a result the dark-elf Eol and his son Maeglin found their way to Gondolin. Eol was slain after he killed the elf-woman because Turgon wouldn't let him leave. Maeglin stayed but was driven to distraction because he fancied Idril but they were cousins or something, and then she married Tuor son of Huor when he found his way to Gondolin, and he was a human not an elf.
Finally betrayed by Hurin who, in a state of madness after being freed from Angband, cried out at the gates, and Maeglin, who, on a secret trip out of the mountains, was captured and threatened/bribed into helping Morgoth's forces enter. The city was sacked and burned, the elves slaughtered and only a few escaped.
Turgon was slain in a battle with Gothmog the Balrog who was also slain. Tuor and Idril were among those who escaped.
Gondolin lasted longer than any other elf kingdom.
The name means "song of stone" in Sindarin Elven.
Gondolin lasted longer than any other elf kingdom.
The name means "song of stone" in Sindarin Elven.
by Andy May 23, 2004
Get the Gondolinmug. My sister is possessed of an almost Orkish intelligence.
My maths teacher was babbling again, I think he might have been speaking Orkish.
My maths teacher was babbling again, I think he might have been speaking Orkish.
by Andy April 17, 2004
Get the Orkishmug. utterly useless lecturer at Derby and Nottingham University who won't teach anyone anything and just expects you to know it
aka Francis Jedge, Francis Jedige, Francis Jegede (he can't spell his own name)
aka Francis Jedge, Francis Jedige, Francis Jegede (he can't spell his own name)
by Andy April 17, 2004
Get the Jerkface Jedgemug. popular orc ale, so called because of the noise you make after drinking it.
taken from the Fighting Fantasy gamebook world.
taken from the Fighting Fantasy gamebook world.
I drank some guursh and then said guursh very loudly.
The orc had drunk so much guursh that when it tried to cleave my skull it ended up hewing off its own leg. (hee hee)
The orc had drunk so much guursh that when it tried to cleave my skull it ended up hewing off its own leg. (hee hee)
by Andy April 17, 2004
Get the guurshmug. by andy February 07, 2005
Get the muff huffermug. A type of monster which appears in some fantasy games such as Dungeons and Dragons and Warhammer. It is a large creature with the body of a horse, the head of an eagle and the wings of a griffon.
by Andy April 28, 2004
Get the Hippogriffmug. A woman who think she knowes everything about internet when actually doesnt, VERY VERY LOOKS LIKE ADAM LYLEYS MUM
by Andy September 18, 2003
Get the AOL ladymug.