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The Tolkien Encyclopedia

THE PUBLIC MIDDLE-EARTH ENCYCLOPEDIA

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Places and geography

Gondolin

Gondolin is the hidden city founded by Turgon in the enclosed valley of Tumladen during the First Age. Its concealment makes it one of the most enduring refuges of the Noldor in…

Places and kingdoms

Gondor

The Kingdom of Gondor was the most prominent kingdom of Men in Middle-earth, bordered by Rohan to the north, Harad to the south, the cape of Andrast and the Sea to the…

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