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'''Belegost''' was one of two [[Dwarves|Dwarven]] cities in the [[Ered Luin]]. Its name in [[Westron]] was '''''Mickleburg'''''.
'''Belegost''' was one of two [[Dwarves|Dwarven]] cities in the [[Ered Luin]]. Its name in [[Westron]] was '''''Mickleburg'''''.


Belegost lay in the southern part of the mountain range, and was home to the Dwarven House known as the ''[[Broadbeams]]''. Its name in [[Khuzdul]] was ''[[Gabilgathol]]'' of unknown meaning. ''Belegost'' in [[Sindarin]] translates as "Great Fortress". Its king until [[Nirnaeth Arnoediad]] was [[Azaghâl]].
Belegost lay in the southern part of the mountain range, and was home to the Dwarven House known as the ''[[Broadbeams]]''. Its name in [[Khuzdul]] was ''Gabilgathol'' probably meaning "great fortess". ''Belegost'' in [[Sindarin]] translates as "Great Fortress" as well. Its king until [[Nirnaeth Arnoediad]] was [[Azaghâl]].


The Dwarves of Belegost were friends to the [[Sindar]] and later also the [[Ñoldor]] of [[Beleriand]]. They did not join the Dwarves of [[Nogrod]] in the Sack of [[Doriath]], and actually attempted to dissuade their friends from it.
The Dwarves of Belegost were friends to the [[Sindar]] and later also the [[Ñoldor]] of [[Beleriand]]. They did not join the Dwarves of [[Nogrod]] in the Sack of [[Doriath]], and actually attempted to dissuade their friends from it.

Revision as of 07:42, 16 December 2006

Belegost was one of two Dwarven cities in the Ered Luin. Its name in Westron was Mickleburg.

Belegost lay in the southern part of the mountain range, and was home to the Dwarven House known as the Broadbeams. Its name in Khuzdul was Gabilgathol probably meaning "great fortess". Belegost in Sindarin translates as "Great Fortress" as well. Its king until Nirnaeth Arnoediad was Azaghâl.

The Dwarves of Belegost were friends to the Sindar and later also the Ñoldor of Beleriand. They did not join the Dwarves of Nogrod in the Sack of Doriath, and actually attempted to dissuade their friends from it.

Unlike Nogrod to the north, Belegost partly survived after the War of Wrath, although it was recorded as having been 'ruined' at that time: many Dwarves of Belegost joined Durin's folk in Khazad-dûm 60 years after the war, but the Ered Luin remained home to many Dwarves.