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| image=[[Image:Simon Schmidt - The First Gate of Gondolin.jpg|250px]]
| 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
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| location=[[Orfalch Echor]]
| location=First gate on the [[Orfalch Echor]]
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| ownedby=[[Gondolin]]
| type=Gate
| maker=Craftsmen of [[Turgon]]
| appearance=Pillared arch with riveted wooden portcullis
| appearance=Pillared arch with riveted wooden porcullis
| 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 be cancellable in the case of siege.  It was followed by the [[Gate of Stone]].
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 Gates]]
{{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]]
[[fi:Puuportti]]

Revision as of 21:24, 17 January 2018

Gate of Wood
Gate
Alarie - The First Gate of Gondolin.jpg
"The First Gate of Gondolin" by Alarie
Other namesWooden Gate, First Gate
LocationOrfalch Echor
AppearancePillared arch with riveted wooden portcullis
CreatorGondolindrim

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]

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