Nan Dungortheb

valley between Ered Gorgoroth and Melian’s Girdle

ca. 1 min

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In briefanswer capsule

Nan Dungortheb lay between Mindeb and the upper Esgalduin, a void land edged by Melian's northern ward of Doriath and by the cliffs of Ered Gorgoroth falling from Dorthonion. Ungoliant sheltered there after fleeing the Balrogs; her offspring later still hung webs in the gullies. Water from those peaks was polluted and filled drinkers with madness and despair. Living things avoided it; Noldor used paths near Doriath only when compelled.

Sources

The Silmarillion — Quenta Silmarillion, ch. 14, Of Beleriand and Its Realms

Cite this page

Legendarium (2026): „Nan Dungortheb“. Last updated August 18, 2026. https://www.legendarium.page/places/nan-dungortheb/

APA

Legendarium. (2026). Nan Dungortheb. Last updated August 18, 2026. https://www.legendarium.page/places/nan-dungortheb/

MLA

„Nan Dungortheb“. Legendarium, 2026, https://www.legendarium.page/places/nan-dungortheb/. Last updated August 18, 2026.

BibTeX

@misc{legendarium-nan-dungortheb-en,
  title        = {Nan Dungortheb},
  author       = {{Legendarium}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.legendarium.page/places/nan-dungortheb/}},
  note         = {Last updated August 18, 2026}
}