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Dates
Gondolin stood I 116 - I 510 (394 years)1
Race
Elves
Division
Noldor
Culture
Gondolindrim
Family
House of Fingolfin
Settlements
Gondolin
Pronunciation
Turgon is pronounced 'too'rgon'
Meaning
Turgon means 'lordly commander' or something similar
Other names
Crown of the Hidden Kingdom

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King-helm of Turgon

The royal emblem of Gondolin

The great helm of King Turgon of Gondolin, worn by him as a royal crown, and hence also known as the Crown of the Hidden Kingdom. Above the centre of the Seventh Gate of the Orfalch Echor, the Gate of Steel, a huge image of the King-helm was set, surrounded by diamonds.


Notes

1

Our only reference to the King-helm associates it with the Hidden City of Gondolin, but Turgon may have worn it earlier in history. Before Gondolin was established, Turgon ruled in Nevrast from the time of his coming to Beleriand as the Sun first rose, a period of some 116 years before his people resettled in Gondolin. It is not said whether Turgon wore the King-helm (nor indeed whether it existed at all) during this earlier period of rule in Nevrast.

See also...

Crown of the Hidden Kingdom, Gate of Steel

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