"Now the last of the battalions was furnished by the folk of the Hammer of Wrath, and of these came many of the best smiths and craftsmen, and all that kindred reverenced Aulë the Smith more than all other Ainur. They fought with great maces like hammers, and their shields were heavy, for their arms were very strong. In older days they had been much recruited by Noldoli who escaped from the mines of Melko, and the hatred of this house for the works of that evil one and the Balrogs his demons was exceeding great. . . Very numerous was that battalion, nor had any amongst them a faint heart, and they won the greatest glory of all those fair houses in that struggle against doom yet were they ill-fated, and none ever fared away from that field, but fell about Rog and vanished from the Earth; and with them much craftsmanship and skill has vanished for ever."
- J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fall of Gondolin, "The Tale of the Fall of Gondolin"
houses of gondolin 4/12 ✹ THE HOUSE OF THE HAMMER OF WRATH
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1: Work gloves and a hammer lying on an anvil / 2: A person with light tan skin and coily red hair wearing a necklace of thick silver chain, shown from the back / 3: A flag waving amidst smoke and fire / 4: A long view of an arched stone portico / 5: Flames in the dark / 6: A person with dark brown skin swathed in semi-sheer orange cloth, with metal bits decorating their braided hair. They look to the right with an intent expression / 7: An armored hand grasping a sword / 8: An ornate doorway of metal and dark wood, set into a paler stone building / 9: A piece of machinery with various gears and chains //End ID]
