Fall of Gondolin

Other names

Sack of Gondolin

ca. 1 min

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In briefanswer capsule

Gondolin burns. Tuor and Idril lead those they can gather along Idril's concealed road, unexpected in Angband, north toward the heights nearest its fortress. Fire-smoke and dragon-withered springs mist Tumladen, masking the bare run from tunnel to foothills. Women, children and the wounded climb in cold. At Cirith Thoronath, the Eagles' Cleft, a track between wall and drop, Orcs and a Balrog hit them; Morgoth had guards on the surrounding peaks.

Time anchorfrom First AgeOpen in the master timeline

Relations

Inspired by: The Battle of the Somme

Sources

The Silmarillion — Quenta Silmarillion, ch. 23, Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin

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Legendarium (2026): „Fall of Gondolin“. Last updated August 27, 2026. https://www.legendarium.page/history/fall-of-gondolin/

APA

Legendarium. (2026). Fall of Gondolin. Last updated August 27, 2026. https://www.legendarium.page/history/fall-of-gondolin/

MLA

„Fall of Gondolin“. Legendarium, 2026, https://www.legendarium.page/history/fall-of-gondolin/. Last updated August 27, 2026.

BibTeX

@misc{legendarium-fall-of-gondolin-en,
  title        = {Fall of Gondolin},
  author       = {{Legendarium}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.legendarium.page/history/fall-of-gondolin/}},
  note         = {Last updated August 27, 2026}
}