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The '''Gates of Summer''' was a great feast held in [[Gondolin]]. It was upon the morning of this feast that [[Morgoth]]'s armies attacked Gondolin, beginning the (in)famous [[Fall of Gondolin]].<ref>{{S|23}}</ref><ref>{{SM|Q16}}, p. 144</ref>
The '''Gates of Summer''' was a great feast held in [[Gondolin]] when the [[Gondolindrim]] sang as the [[Sun]] rose.  
 
It was upon the morning of this feast that [[Morgoth]]'s armies attacked Gondolin, beginning the (in)famous [[Fall of Gondolin]].<ref>{{S|23}}</ref><ref>{{SM|Q16}}, p. 144</ref>


==Other versions of the Legendarium==
==Other versions of the Legendarium==

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The Gates of Summer was a great feast held in Gondolin when the Gondolindrim sang as the Sun rose.

It was upon the morning of this feast that Morgoth's armies attacked Gondolin, beginning the (in)famous Fall of Gondolin.[1][2]

Other versions of the Legendarium

In early versions of the Legendarium, more details are provided about the feast: Tarnin Austa (meaning "Gates of Summer") was held on the first day of summer. It was custom to begin a solemn ceremony at midnight, continuing it until dawn of Tarnin Austa. No-one could speak from midnight to daybreak, but upon the rising of the Sun they would burst into ancient songs, with choirs standing upon the eastern wall. At that time the city was filled with silver lamps, and lights of jeweled colors hung on the branches of the new-leaved trees.[3]

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