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| name=Dramborleg | |||
| image=[[File:Natalie Chen - Tuor.jpg|250px]] | |||
| caption="Tuor" by [[:Category:Images of Natalie Chen|Natalie Chen]] | |||
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| location=[[Gondolin]], [[Númenor]] | |||
| owner=[[Tuor]], [[Kings of Númenor]] | |||
| type=Weapon | |||
| appearance=Great axe | |||
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| created=[[First Age]] | |||
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| destroyed={{SA|3319}} | |||
| destroyedlocation=[[Downfall of Númenor]] | |||
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'''Dramborleg''' was the great axe that [[Tuor]] favoured over any sword. | '''Dramborleg''' was the great axe that [[Tuor]] favoured over any sword. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Tuor fought with it in the [[Fall of Gondolin]].<ref>{{LT2|III}}</ref> | Tuor fought with it in the [[Fall of Gondolin]], slaying three [[Balrogs]] and [[Othrod]], among others.<ref>{{LT2|III}}, p. 181</ref> He took it when he escaped the downfall of that city, and his descendants took it to [[Númenor]] as an heirloom.<ref name="Numenor">{{UT|3a}}, Note 2</ref> It was lost in the [[Downfall of Númenor]]. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Dramborleg means | ''Dramborleg'' means "Thudder-Sharp" in [[Gnomish]], also simply known as ''Drambor''. It was named so because with it Tuor "smote both a heavy dint as of a club and cleft as a sword". The [[Qenya]] cognates were '''''Tarambolaika''''' or '''''Tarambor'''''.<ref>{{LT2|Appendix}}, entry "Dramborleg"</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 13:02, 21 January 2021
| Dramborleg | |
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| Weapon | |
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| "Tuor" by Natalie Chen | |
| Location | Gondolin, Númenor |
| Owner | Tuor, Kings of Númenor |
| Appearance | Great axe |
| Created | First Age |
| Destroyed | Downfall of Númenor, S.A. 3319 |
| Gallery | Images of Dramborleg |
Dramborleg was the great axe that Tuor favoured over any sword.
History
Tuor fought with it in the Fall of Gondolin, slaying three Balrogs and Othrod, among others.[1] He took it when he escaped the downfall of that city, and his descendants took it to Númenor as an heirloom.[2] It was lost in the Downfall of Númenor.
Etymology
Dramborleg means "Thudder-Sharp" in Gnomish, also simply known as Drambor. It was named so because with it Tuor "smote both a heavy dint as of a club and cleft as a sword". The Qenya cognates were Tarambolaika or Tarambor.[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "III. The Fall of Gondolin", p. 181
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "A Description of the Island of Númenor", "Notes", Note 2
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "Appendix: Names in the Lost Tales – Part II", entry "Dramborleg"
| Weapons in Tolkien's legendarium | |
| Arrows: | Black Arrow · Dailir · Red Arrow |
|---|---|
| Axes: | Dramborleg · Durin's Axe |
| Bows: | Belthronding · Bow of Bregor · Bow of the Galadhrim |
| Knives: | Angrist · Barrow-blades · Morgul-knife · Sting |
| Maces: | Grond |
| Spears: | Aeglos |
| Swords: | Anglachel/Gurthang · Anguirel · Aranrúth · Dagmor · Glamdring · Glend · Gúthwinë · Herugrim · Narsil/Andúril · Orcrist · Ringil · Sword of Manwë |
