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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
Belegost lay the north central part of the Ered Luin, north of [[Nogrod]] and northeast of [[Mount Dolmed]] | |||
Belegost lay the north central part of the Ered Luin, north of [[Nogrod]] and northeast of [[Dolmed|Mount Dolmed]],<ref>{{S|Map}}</ref> guarding one of the only passes through the mountain range.<ref>{{VT|48a}}, p. 24 ("But the Dwarves had built some great Mansions in those mountains [the Ered Luin] (commanding the only passes)")</ref> | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
At the end of the | Belegost was home to the [[Dwarves of Belegost]]. During the mid [[First Age]] its king until [[Nirnaeth Arnoediad]] was [[Azaghâl]].<ref>{{S|Fifth}}</ref> | ||
Belegost was probably founded sometime during the [[Years of the Trees]].<ref>{{VT|48a}}, p. 24 ("...which had certainly been founded long ago ... before the coming of the exiled Noldor, probably before the Eldar of the Great Journey ever reached Beleriand")</ref> | |||
At the end of the First Age, Belegost was ruined in the [[War of Wrath]],<ref>{{App|Durin}}</ref> and apparently abandoned. Many Dwarves from Belegost joined [[Durin's Folk]] in [[Moria|Khazad-dûm]].{{when}} However, there were always Dwarves on the Eastern side of the Blue Mountains.{{fact}} | |||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
''Belegost'' ([[beleg]] + [[ost]]) was a [[Sindarin]] translation of the original [[Dwarvish]] name ''' | ''Belegost'' ([[beleg]] + [[ost]]) was a [[Sindarin]] translation of the original [[Dwarvish]] name '''''Gabilgathol''''' and both mean "Great City". Unlike other names of the ''Silmarillion'', the text also gives us an English rendering, which was possibly from [[Westron]]: '''''Mickleburg'''''.<ref name="Sindar">{{S|Sindar}}</ref> ''Mickle'' is a root meaning "big"; see also [[Michel Delving]]. | ||
The city's [[Khuzdul]] name '''''Gabilgathol''''' contains the elements ''[[gabil]]'' "great" and ''[[gathol]]'' "fortress". | The city's [[Khuzdul]] name '''''Gabilgathol''''' contains the elements ''[[gabil]]'' "great" and ''[[gathol]]'' "fortress". | ||
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Revision as of 13:33, 5 October 2014
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| Location | Northeast of Mount Dolmed |
| Capital | Belegost |
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| Language | Khuzdul, Sindarin |
Belegost was one of two great Dwarven cities in the Ered Luin.
Description
Belegost lay the north central part of the Ered Luin, north of Nogrod and northeast of Mount Dolmed,[1] guarding one of the only passes through the mountain range.[2]
History
Belegost was home to the Dwarves of Belegost. During the mid First Age its king until Nirnaeth Arnoediad was Azaghâl.[3]
Belegost was probably founded sometime during the Years of the Trees.[4]
At the end of the First Age, Belegost was ruined in the War of Wrath,[5] and apparently abandoned. Many Dwarves from Belegost joined Durin's Folk in Khazad-dûm.[when?] However, there were always Dwarves on the Eastern side of the Blue Mountains.[source?]
Etymology
Belegost (beleg + ost) was a Sindarin translation of the original Dwarvish name Gabilgathol and both mean "Great City". Unlike other names of the Silmarillion, the text also gives us an English rendering, which was possibly from Westron: Mickleburg.[6] Mickle is a root meaning "big"; see also Michel Delving.
The city's Khuzdul name Gabilgathol contains the elements gabil "great" and gathol "fortress".
Túrosto was the name in Quenya for Belegost.[7]
In adaptations
In The Atlas of Middle-earth the fortress is incorrectly called Gabilgathod.[8]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Map of Beleriand and the Lands to the North"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Eldarin Hands, Fingers & Numerals and Related Writings — Part Two" (edited by Patrick H. Wynne), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 48, December 2005, p. 24 ("But the Dwarves had built some great Mansions in those mountains [the Ered Luin] (commanding the only passes)")
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Fifth Battle: Nirnaeth Arnoediad"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Eldarin Hands, Fingers & Numerals and Related Writings — Part Two" (edited by Patrick H. Wynne), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 48, December 2005, p. 24 ("...which had certainly been founded long ago ... before the coming of the exiled Noldor, probably before the Eldar of the Great Journey ever reached Beleriand")
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "Durin's Folk"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Sindar"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Four. Quendi and Eldar: Appendix B. Elvish names for the Dwarves", p. 389
- ↑ Karen Wynn Fonstad, The Atlas of Middle-earth, Beleriand and the Lands to the North, Map
