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'''Nogrod''' was one of two [[Dwarves|Dwarven]] cities in the [[Ered Luin]].
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'''Nogrod''' was one of two [[Dwarves|Dwarven]] cities in the [[Ered Luin]] that prospered during the [[First Age]]. It was home to the [[Dwarves of Nogrod]].


Nogrod lay in the middle of the mountain range, near [[Mount Dolmed]] where the Dwarf-road of [[Beleriand]] crossed into [[Eriador]]. It was home to the Dwarven House known as the ''Firebeards''. Its name in [[Khuzdul]] was '''''Tumunzahar''''' meaning "Hollowbold". ''Nogrod'' translates as "Hollowbold".  Nogrod was also the home to the great Dwarven smiths [[Gamil Zirak]] and [[Telchar]].  
==Description==
Nogrod lay in the north central part of the mountain range, near [[Dolmed|Mount Dolmed]] where the Dwarf-road of [[Beleriand]] crossed into [[Eriador]].<ref>{{S|Map}}</ref> It guarded 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> It was home to the [[Dwarves of Nogrod]].  Nogrod was also the home to the great Dwarven smiths [[Gamil Zirak]] and [[Telchar]].<ref>{{UT|Narn}}, ''The Departure of Túrin''</ref>


[[Eöl]] the Dark Elf often went there, as did his son [[Maeglin]].  While initially friendly to the [[Elves]] of Beleriand, the Dwarves of Nogrod killed [[Thingol]] of [[Doriath]] in his treasury after having grafted the treasure of [[Nargothrond]] for him, and they returned to sack the city after the departure of [[Melian]] and her protective [[Girdle of Melian]].  They were hunted down by [[Beren Erchamion]] and killed by his army of [[Laiquendi]] and a group of [[Ents]] at the [[Battle of Sarn Athrad]].
==History==
The city was built sometime during the [[Years of the Trees]] when the western [[Fathers of the Dwarves]] awoke from beneath Mount Dolmed.<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>


Unlike [[Belegost]] a little to the North, Nogrod was utterly destroyed during the [[War of Wrath]], when the [[Ered Luin|Blue Mountains]] were broken and the Gulf of Lune flowed into [[Eriador]].
Nogrod traded with throughout Beleriand and the Dwarves were employed for delvings and crafts, most famously the [[Nauglamir]] for King [[Thingol]].<ref>{{S|Doriath}}</ref> [[Eöl]] the Dark Elf often went there, as did his son [[Maeglin]].<ref name="Sindar">{{S|Sindar}}</ref>


At the end of the First Age, Nogrod was ruined in the [[War of Wrath]],<ref>{{App|Durin}}</ref> and around the [[Second Age 40|fortieth year]] of the [[Second Age]] the Dwarves of the Blue Mountains began to migrate to [[Moria|Khazad-dûm]], abandoning Nogrod and [[Belegost]].<ref>{{App|SA}}</ref>  However, there always remained some Dwarves on the eastern side of the Blue Mountains in days afterward.<ref>{{UT|Concerning}} p. 235</ref>
==Etymology==
Nogrod is a [[Sindarin]] name; it was originally known as '''Novrod''' which means "hollow delving" aka '''Hollowbold''', like its original Khuzdul name, '''Tumunzahar'''.
Novrod was altered to ''Naug''rod under the influence of the similar-sounding word ''[[Naug]]'' "dwarf".<ref name=el/> Therefore while the name '''Hollowbold''' is provided as the translation of Nogrod<ref>{{S|Index}}</ref> it is not a literal translation; the new name means rather "Dwarf dwelling".<ref>{{HM|Guide}}, entry "Nogrod"</ref>
The second element of Novrod/Nogrod is Sindarin ''groth/grod'' meaning "delving, underground dwelling".<ref name=el>{{S|Elements}}</ref>
In ''[[The Etymologies]]'' the name is labelled as [[Noldorin]] and is said to contain the element ''[[Naug]]'' "dwarf". The second element ''-rod'' is not explained, but a note by [[Christopher Tolkien]] points to entry [[ROD]], an etymological [[root]] meaning "cave". Relevant Noldorin words include ''rhond'' "cave" and ''rhaud'' "hollow, cavernous".<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, entries NAUK, ROD</ref>
Its name in [[Khuzdul]] was ''[[Tumunzahar]]'' (meaning "Hollowbold"),<ref name="Sindar"/> and its [[Quenya]] name was ''Návarot''.<ref>{{WJ|AB}}, p. 389</ref>
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General information
Other namesTumunzahar
LocationBlue Mountains, south-east of Mount Dolmed
People
PopulationDwarves of Nogrod
LanguageKhuzdul, Sindarin
History
FoundedFirst Age
DestroyedF.A. 587

Nogrod was one of two Dwarven cities in the Ered Luin that prospered during the First Age. It was home to the Dwarves of Nogrod.

Description

Nogrod lay in the north central part of the mountain range, near Mount Dolmed where the Dwarf-road of Beleriand crossed into Eriador.[1] It guarded one of the only passes through the mountain range.[2] It was home to the Dwarves of Nogrod. Nogrod was also the home to the great Dwarven smiths Gamil Zirak and Telchar.[3]

History

The city was built sometime during the Years of the Trees when the western Fathers of the Dwarves awoke from beneath Mount Dolmed.[4]

Nogrod traded with throughout Beleriand and the Dwarves were employed for delvings and crafts, most famously the Nauglamir for King Thingol.[5] Eöl the Dark Elf often went there, as did his son Maeglin.[6]

At the end of the First Age, Nogrod was ruined in the War of Wrath,[7] and around the fortieth year of the Second Age the Dwarves of the Blue Mountains began to migrate to Khazad-dûm, abandoning Nogrod and Belegost.[8] However, there always remained some Dwarves on the eastern side of the Blue Mountains in days afterward.[9]

Etymology

Nogrod is a Sindarin name; it was originally known as Novrod which means "hollow delving" aka Hollowbold, like its original Khuzdul name, Tumunzahar.

Novrod was altered to Naugrod under the influence of the similar-sounding word Naug "dwarf".[10] Therefore while the name Hollowbold is provided as the translation of Nogrod[11] it is not a literal translation; the new name means rather "Dwarf dwelling".[12]

The second element of Novrod/Nogrod is Sindarin groth/grod meaning "delving, underground dwelling".[10]

In The Etymologies the name is labelled as Noldorin and is said to contain the element Naug "dwarf". The second element -rod is not explained, but a note by Christopher Tolkien points to entry ROD, an etymological root meaning "cave". Relevant Noldorin words include rhond "cave" and rhaud "hollow, cavernous".[13]

Its name in Khuzdul was Tumunzahar (meaning "Hollowbold"),[6] and its Quenya name was Návarot.[14]

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Map of Beleriand and the Lands to the North"
  2. 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)")
  3. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Narn i Hîn Húrin (The Tale of the Children of Húrin)", The Departure of Túrin
  4. 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")
  5. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Ruin of Doriath"
  6. 6.0 6.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Sindar"
  7. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "Durin's Folk"
  8. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Second Age"
  9. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn", "Concerning Galadriel and Celeborn" p. 235
  10. 10.0 10.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names"
  11. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Index of Names"
  12. Robert Foster, The Complete Guide to Middle-earth, entry "Nogrod"
  13. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", entries NAUK, ROD
  14. 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