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Belegost
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Ruins of Belegost
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Location of Belegost (MERP)
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Delving (Dwarven)
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- Type: Ruined Dwarf-mansion.
- Inhabitants: N/A.
- Population: 0
- Origin: The Elder Days, before the Sun and the Moon first rose.
- Purpose: Exploit the riches of the Ered Luin; defense against all enemies.
- Symbol: The Hammer and Flame.
Belegost (S. "Great/Mighty Fortress"; Os. Balagosod; Q. Túrosto; Kh. Gabilgathol; W. Mickleburg) was the Dwarven city of the Broadbeams, which once sprawled under the northeastern eaves of Mount Dolmed. It was destroyed by a massive earthquake simultaneous with the opening and destruction of Angband, far to the northwest, in the War of Wrath at the conclusion of the First Age.
The building of Belegost was begun about the Valian year 1250 (from which date the Firebeards reckoned time), and it endured until First Age 587. By the Third Age it had been abandoned for millennia. Its emblem was a Flaming Forge, and in temperament the people of Belegost were more measured than their kin of Nogrod, though they were somewhat less esteemed as smiths. In the late Third Age, a few bold Dwarven explorers had recently begun to explore the mines in hopes of finding artifacts of their ancestors.
Inhabitants[]
Azaghal Bodruith Bodruithog Bodruithol Dwálin the Wise Eitha Indrafang Norn Tahin
References[]
- MERP Fan Modules #3003: Lindon, The Kingdom of the Elves v2.6 (.PDF) (originally A Traveler's Guide to Lindon), by Jeff J. Erwin
- MERP Fan Modules #4011: Flooded Mines of Belegost v2.1 (.PDF)