Ondolindë

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Ondolindë is the Elvish name for Gondolin, the hidden city of the Noldor founded by Turgon in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Elvish place-name
fictional city
location in Arda
alsoKnownAs Gondolin
appearsInWork The Book of Lost Tales
The Fall of Gondolin
The Silmarillion
Unfinished Tales
attackedBy Balrogs
Morgoth
dragons
orcs
betrayedBy Maeglin
capitalOf Turgon’s realm in Middle-earth
createdByAuthor J. R. R. Tolkien
destroyedInEvent Fall of Gondolin
encircledBy Echoriath
firstConceivedByAuthorAround 1916
foundedAfter Ulmo’s counsel to Turgon
foundedBy Turgon
governedAs Elven monarchy
hasCityLayoutFeature central square with King’s Tower
multiple noble houses
hasNotableResident Ecthelion of the Fountain
Eärendil
Glorfindel
Idril Celebrindal
Maeglin
Tuor
Turgon
hiddenBy Encircling Mountains
influences later Elven realms in Tolkien’s legendarium
inhabitedBy Noldor
linked to: the Noldor

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knownFor being a hidden city
its seven gates
its white stone walls and towers
languageOfName Quenya
locatedInFictionalUniverse Middle-earth
locatedInRegion Beleriand
locatedInValley Tumladen
meaning Rock of the Music of Water
partOf the legendarium of the First Age
protectedBy secrecy of its location
seven gates
ruledBy Turgon
survivedBy refugees who fled to the Mouths of Sirion
timeOfDestruction First Age

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Gondolin alsoKnownAs Ondolindë