The Fall of Gondolin is the result of the clash between the two most powerful forces in the world: the fallen god Morgoth, who represents ultimate evil, and the god Ulmo, the Lord of the Waters.
The beautiful Gondolin is a city founded by the Noldorin Elves in a hidden and inaccessible location, so that Morgoth cannot find them.
Ulmo commands a Man, Tuor, to go to the hidden city and deliver a message to its king, Turgon, that he must confront Morgoth if he wants to be free of him.
Tuor begins the difficult journey to Gondolin. Upon arrival, he delivers the message to Turgon, who refuses to leave the city and face Morgoth.
This refusal has terrible consequences. Morgoth organizes a devastating attack on the city and, although the defenders’ resistance is epic, it does not prevent the city’s fall and plundering.
Tuor and the surviving Elves flee to the mountains, from where they watch in despair the destruction of their burning city.
According to J.R.R. Tolkien, the Fall of Gondolin was “the first true story of this fantasy world,” which, along with Beren and Lúthien and The Children of Húrin, he considered the three Great Stories of the Ancient Days.
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