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| name=Gate of Wood | | name=Gate of Wood | ||
| image=[[File:Alarie - The First Gate of Gondolin.jpg|250px]] | |||
| caption="The First Gate of Gondolin" by Alarie | |||
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| othernames=Wooden Gate, First Gate | | othernames=Wooden Gate, First Gate | ||
| location=[[Orfalch Echor]] | |||
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| | | type=Gate | ||
| | | appearance=Pillared arch with riveted wooden portcullis | ||
| appearance=Pillared arch with riveted wooden | | creator=[[Gondolindrim]] | ||
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The '''Gate of Wood''' was the first gate of the [[Seven Gates of Gondolin]]. It was placed at the end of the secret passage and the beginning of the [[Orfalch Echor]], in an arch bordered by pillars. It was essentially a wooden portcullis that rose upon being touched in a certain place, an attribute which may | | destroyer= | ||
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The '''Gate of Wood''' was the first gate of the [[Seven Gates of Gondolin]]. It was placed at the end of the secret passage and the beginning of the [[Orfalch Echor]], in an arch bordered by pillars. It was essentially a wooden portcullis that rose upon being touched in a certain place, an attribute which may have been cancellable in the case of siege. It was followed by the [[Gate of Stone]].<ref>{{UT|Tuor}}</ref> | |||
[[Category:Doors and | {{references}} | ||
[[Category:Doors and gates]] | |||
[[de:Sieben_Tore_von_Gondolin#Erstes_Tor]] | |||
[[fr:encyclo/geographie/villes_tours_et_forteresses/beleriand/gondolin/porte_de_bois]] | [[fr:encyclo/geographie/villes_tours_et_forteresses/beleriand/gondolin/porte_de_bois]] | ||
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Revision as of 21:24, 17 January 2018
Gate of Wood | |
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Gate | |
"The First Gate of Gondolin" by Alarie | |
Other names | Wooden Gate, First Gate |
Location | Orfalch Echor |
Appearance | Pillared arch with riveted wooden portcullis |
Creator | Gondolindrim |
The Gate of Wood was the first gate of the Seven Gates of Gondolin. It was placed at the end of the secret passage and the beginning of the Orfalch Echor, in an arch bordered by pillars. It was essentially a wooden portcullis that rose upon being touched in a certain place, an attribute which may have been cancellable in the case of siege. It was followed by the Gate of Stone.[1]