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Dates
Destroyed at the end of the First Age
Location
Running west to east between the mountains of Ered Gorgoroth to the north and the marches of Doriath to the south
Origins
Made a place of dread by the spawn of Ungoliant in the mountains to the north and the magics of the Girdle of Melian to the south
Sources
Passes
The Pass of Anach ran southward through Ered Gorgoroth into the western end of Nan Dungortheb
Pronunciation
na'n doongo'rtheb
Meaning
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Nan DungorthebThe dreadful valley north of Doriath![]() The dreadful valley in northern Beleriand that ran west to east between the haunted mountains of Ered Gorgoroth, and the enchanted northern marches of Doriath. See also...Arossiach, Bridge of Esgalduin, Celegorm, Dimbar, Dor Dínen, Elu Thingol, Ford of Brithiach, Fords of Aros, Gondolin, Mountains of Terror, River Mindeb, Silent Land, The Highway, Valley of Dreadful Death, White Lady of Gondolin Indexes: About this entry:
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