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'''Duilin''' was an [[Elf]]-lord of [[Gondolin]] | '''Duilin''' was an [[Elf]]-lord of [[Gondolin]] according to the early version of the [[Legendarium]] in ''[[The Book of Lost Tales]]''. | ||
==History== | |||
He was the chief of the [[folk of the Swallow]]. He was the "swiftest of all men to run and leap",<ref name=Gondolin>{{LT2|III}}</ref>{{rp|173}} and the surest of the archers of the [[Eldalië]].<ref name=Appendix>{{LT2|Appendix}}, entry "Duilin"</ref> | |||
When the [[Fall of Gondolin]] began, [[Gothmog (balrog)|Gothmog]] led [[Melko]]'s armies to the [[North Gate of Gondolin|northern gate]], but the folks of the Swallow and [[House of the Heavenly Arch|of the Arch]] where in the northern walls and began pouring arrows from the there.<ref name=Gondolin></ref>{{rp|176}} As he shot, Duilin perished falling from the battlements after being smitten by a fiery bolt of the [[Balrogs]] from outside the city.<ref name=Gondolin>{{LT2|III}}</ref>{{rp|178}} | |||
== Etymology == | == Etymology == | ||
His name means " | His name means "Swallow" in [[Gnomish]]; its [[Qenya]] form was '''''Tuilindo'''''.<ref name=Appendix></ref> | ||
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Revision as of 17:52, 10 July 2020
| Duilin | |
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| "Duilin" by Natalie Chen | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Other names | Tuilindo |
| Titles | Lord of the House of the Swallow |
| Location | Gondolin |
| Death | Fall of Gondolin |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
Duilin was an Elf-lord of Gondolin according to the early version of the Legendarium in The Book of Lost Tales.
History
He was the chief of the folk of the Swallow. He was the "swiftest of all men to run and leap",[1]:173 and the surest of the archers of the Eldalië.[2]
When the Fall of Gondolin began, Gothmog led Melko's armies to the northern gate, but the folks of the Swallow and of the Arch where in the northern walls and began pouring arrows from the there.[1]:176 As he shot, Duilin perished falling from the battlements after being smitten by a fiery bolt of the Balrogs from outside the city.[1]:178
Etymology
His name means "Swallow" in Gnomish; its Qenya form was Tuilindo.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "III. The Fall of Gondolin"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "Appendix: Names in the Lost Tales – Part II", entry "Duilin"
