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Dates
Guarded by Maglor from a time shortly after the Return of the Noldor to Middle-earth; destroyed at the end of the First Age
Location
A low-lying region running west to east between the heights of Himring and Mount Rerir on the southern edge of the plain of Lothlann
Race
Division
Culture
Family
Sources
The Little Gelion and Greater Gelion rose in the hills to either side of the Gap
Important peaks
Himring to the west, Mount Rerir to the east
Pronunciation
Maglor is pronounced 'ma'glorr' ('rr' indicates that the final 'r' should be pronounced)
Meaning
Maglor derives from a Quenya name meaning 'cleaver of gold'
Other names
Formed a part of the March of Maedhros

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Maglor’s Gap

Widest of the northern passes into Beleriand

Map of Maglor's Gap

A lowland region lying between Himring and the Blue Mountains, the widest break in the northern mountain-fences of Beleriand. After the Return of the Noldor into Beleriand, it was guarded against the forces of Morgoth by Maglor, second son of Fëanor.


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  • Updated 28 June 2019
  • Updates planned: 1

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