Thousand Caves

Thousand Caves
   Thingol's carven citadel at Menegroth.
   Menegroth, the underground citadel of Thingol that stood on the southern banks of the River Esgalduin in Doriath.

J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth glossary. . 2003.

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