Duilin (son of Duinhir): Difference between revisions

From Tolkien Gateway
m (Bot Message: changed link to Minas Tirith)
No edit summary
Line 1: Line 1:
{{disambig-more|Duilin|[[Duilin (disambiguation)]]}}
{{disambig-more|Duilin|[[Duilin (disambiguation)]]}}
'''Duilin''' was one of the two sons of [[Duinhir]], the lord of [[Blackroot Vale]] above [[Erech]]. With his brother [[Derufin]], Duilin followed his father to [[Minas Tirith]] in the [[War of the Ring]], and there they fought in the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]]. The Men of the distant valley of [[Morthond]] had great skill as bowmen, and so Duilin and Derufin led their archers against the [[mûmakil]], attempting to shoot out the beasts' eyes. Brave as they were, both the brothers were lost in that battle, trampled by their gigantic foes.
{{gondorian
| image=
| name=Duilin
| othernames=
| position=
| birth=Late [[Third Age]]
| rule=
| death=[[March 15]], {{TA|3019}}
| gender=Male
| parentage=[[Duinhir]]
| spouse=
| children=
|}}
'''Duilin''' was one of the two sons of [[Duinhir]], the lord of [[Blackroot Vale]].


[[Category:Dúnedain]]
==History==
With his brother [[Derufin]], Duilin followed his father to [[Minas Tirith]] in the [[War of the Ring]], and there they fought in the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]]. The Men of the distant valley of [[Morthond]] had great skill as bowmen, and so Duilin and Derufin led their archers against the [[mûmakil]], attempting to shoot out the beasts' eyes. Brave as they were, both the brothers were lost in that battle, trampled by their gigantic foes.
 
==Etymology==
''Duilin'' is a Sindarin word for "nightingale".
 
{{references}}
* {{RK|MT}}
* {{RK|Battle}}
 
 
[[Category:Gondorians]]
[[Category:Characters in The Lord of the Rings]]
[[Category:Characters in The Lord of the Rings]]
[[de:Duilin von Morthond]]
[[de:Duilin von Morthond]]
[[fr:encyclo:personnages:hommes:3a:dunedain:gondoriens:duilin]]
[[fr:encyclo:personnages:hommes:3a:dunedain:gondoriens:duilin]]
[[fi:Duilin (ihminen)]]
[[fi:Duilin (ihminen)]]

Revision as of 09:50, 12 November 2010

The name Duilin refers to more than one character, item or concept. For a list of other meanings, see Duilin (disambiguation).
Duilin
Gondorian
Biographical Information
BirthLate Third Age
DeathMarch 15, T.A. 3019
Family
ParentageDuinhir
Physical Description
GenderMale
GalleryImages of Duilin

Duilin was one of the two sons of Duinhir, the lord of Blackroot Vale.

History

With his brother Derufin, Duilin followed his father to Minas Tirith in the War of the Ring, and there they fought in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields. The Men of the distant valley of Morthond had great skill as bowmen, and so Duilin and Derufin led their archers against the mûmakil, attempting to shoot out the beasts' eyes. Brave as they were, both the brothers were lost in that battle, trampled by their gigantic foes.

Etymology

Duilin is a Sindarin word for "nightingale".

References