andy's definitions
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. Large city on the southern coast of the inlet in the east of northern Magnamund, to the north of the Dry Main and west of the main isthmus on which the bulk of Vassagonia is located. Barrakeesh is the capital of Vassagonia and the seat of the Vassagonian ruler, the zakhan. A large and bustling city, it also has an advanced drainage system using large sewers, a large market-place and a nascent military-industrial complex.
It is part of the world of the Lone Wolf gamebooks, and figures prominently in Lone Wolf 5 Shadow on the Sand.
It is part of the world of the Lone Wolf gamebooks, and figures prominently in Lone Wolf 5 Shadow on the Sand.
Lone Wolf has to find his way through locations such as the sewers of Barrakeesh and the Imperial Palace, before escaping from the city.
by Andy April 22, 2004
Get the Barrakeeshmug. A chavvy is a top male specimen.
Has to be near shopping malls in the day to be seen as dominant male.
The common chav needs to impress girl chavs with his show of gel wealth and really original style of clothing.
In the evening a chav will move from shopping mall to outside an off- license and eventually to a Kebab Shop where the chav will display his chavness by removing his hands from the kebab at the exact moment he has had enough vitamins to start swearing again.
Chavs can therefore be found by their droppings which are donner meat, spit, coke and Mayfair stubs.
Has to be near shopping malls in the day to be seen as dominant male.
The common chav needs to impress girl chavs with his show of gel wealth and really original style of clothing.
In the evening a chav will move from shopping mall to outside an off- license and eventually to a Kebab Shop where the chav will display his chavness by removing his hands from the kebab at the exact moment he has had enough vitamins to start swearing again.
Chavs can therefore be found by their droppings which are donner meat, spit, coke and Mayfair stubs.
by Andy March 10, 2004
Get the chavvymug. by andy April 8, 2005
Get the gitanemug. by andy March 23, 2004
Get the 7:30mug. Fortress-city in Beleriand, mentioned in Tolkien's work The Silmarillion. It was located in the Falas and was part of the realm of Cirdan. Like Eglarest, it became a haven for elves fleeing after the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, until it was successfully besieged and sacked by Morgoth's forces. Surviving elves fled to Balar.
by Andy May 11, 2004
Get the Vinyamarmug.