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Episode: The Founding of Gondolin | JRR Tolkien’s The Silmarillion | 014
Description: Discover the founding of Gondolin, the hidden city of the Elves, built by Turgon in the face of Morgoth’s growing power. Explore the city’s secretive rise and its place as a stronghold of hope in the First Age. Learn of Thingol’s reaction upon hearing of the Kinslaying at Alqualondë, the tragic betrayal of Elven kin, and the subsequent unraveling of relations between the Noldor and other Elves. Delve into the consequences of these events on the fate of Middle-earth and the complex alliances that would define the wars to come..Who are you...