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The '''Alley of Roses''' was a street in [[Gondolin]], according to the early version of the [[legendarium]] in ''[[The Book of | The '''Alley of Roses''' was a street in [[Gondolin]], according to the early version of the [[legendarium]] in ''[[The Book of Lost Tales]]''. It was the northern entrance to the [[Square of the Palace]], and a fair place to see and to walk in. During the [[Fall of Gondolin]] it was burned and destroyed by a [[Fire-drake]] during the barricade in the Square hold by [[Egalmoth]] and [[Tuor]].<ref>{{LT2|III}}, p. 183</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 13:16, 22 October 2021
The Alley of Roses was a street in Gondolin, according to the early version of the legendarium in The Book of Lost Tales. It was the northern entrance to the Square of the Palace, and a fair place to see and to walk in. During the Fall of Gondolin it was burned and destroyed by a Fire-drake during the barricade in the Square hold by Egalmoth and Tuor.[1]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "III. The Fall of Gondolin", p. 183
