Event

The Fall of Gondolin

Morgoth’s forces discover and destroy the hidden city of Turgon.

Supplementary writingsFrom posthumously published works, notes, drafts or appendices.

The event

Morgoth’s forces discover and destroy the hidden city of Turgon.

The treachery of Maeglin and Morgoth’s long search for the hidden city.

The survivors flee to the Havens of Sirion; Eärendil later carries the plea of Elves and Men to Valinor.

The first Dark Lord, a fallen Vala whose discord marred Arda and whose wars shaped the First Age.

The Silmarillion · 1977
Posthumously edited. Contains the Ainulindalë, Valaquenta, Quenta Silmarillion, Akallabêth and Of the Rings of Power.
The Fall of Gondolin · 2018
Assembled versions of the earliest tale of the First Age.