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'''Gildor Inglorion''' was a [[Noldor|Noldorin]] [[Elves|Elf]] of the [[Finrod|House of Finrod]], who in the [[Third Age]] lived in [[Rivendell]].  
 
==History==
Gildor was probably the son of some [[Inglor]]<ref name=halls>{{webcite|author=Matt Light, Lowell R. Matthews|articleurl=http://www.guildcompanion.com/scrolls/2000/jul/gildorshalls.html|articlename=Gildor's Halls|dated=2000|website=The Tolkien List}}</ref> and one of the [[Exile of the Noldor|Exiles]] of the House of Finrod. It's possible that he was from around Rivendell.<ref>{{RGEO|Elbereth}}</ref>
[[Image:Alan Lee - Frodo meets Gildor.jpg|thumb|left|[[Alan Lee]] - ''Frodo meets Gildor'']]
Elven [[Wandering Companies]] crossed the [[Shire]] every Spring and Autumn. Around [[September]] {{TA|3001}}, as [[Bilbo Baggins]] was leaving the Shire for Rivendell, Gildor met the [[hobbit]] as he waved them farewell in [[Woody End]]. The following years he met him once more, perhaps at Rivendell.<ref name="3IC"/><ref name=halls/>
 
In September {{TA|3018}}, he traveled eastwards with a company of Elves of Rivendell. They were returning from the [[Emyn Beraid]], where they went to see [[Varda|Elbereth]] in the ''[[Elostirion-stone|palantír]]'' that was kept there. On the [[24 September|24th]], they met [[Frodo Baggins]], [[Samwise Gamgee]] and [[Peregrin Took]] on the road near the Woody End. They ate and sang, and Gildor discussed the peril that haunted the three [[hobbits]]. This peril, a [[Nazgûl|Black Rider]], was near, but fled as he heard the Elves chant of Elbereth. Because of Frodo's ability to speak [[Elvish]], Gildor gave him the title [[Elf-friends|Elf-friend]].<ref name="3IC"/>


==Life==
After separating from the hobbits, he sent word to the house of [[Tom Bombadil]], probably before the [[26 September|26th]].<ref>{{FR|I7}}</ref> He also spoke with [[Aragorn]]<ref>{{FR|I10}}</ref> and sent a message to [[Elrond]].<ref>{{FR|I12}}</ref>
In September [[Third Age 3019|T.A. 3019]], he traveled with a [[Wandering Companies|company]] to Rivendell. They returned from the [[Emyn Beraid]], where they went to see [[Elbereth]] in the ''[[Elostirion-stone|palantír]]'' that was kept there. On the [[September 24|24th]], they met [[Frodo Baggins]], [[Samwise Gamgee]] and [[Peregrin Took]] on the road near the [[Woody End]]. They ate and sang, and Gildor discussed the peril that haunted the three [[hobbits]]. This peril, a [[Black Riders|Black Rider]], was near, but fled as he heard the Elves chant of Elbereth. After seperating from the hobbits, he went to the house of [[Tom Bombadil]]; this must have happened before the [[September 26|26th]]. He also sent a message to [[Elrond]].  


Nothing else is known to have befallen him, and two years later, on [[September 22]], [[Third Age 3021|T.A. 3021]], he met the Hobbits once again. He accompanied a riding of great Lords and Ladies, that planned to sail [[West]] on board the [[White Ship]]. Whether Gildor joined them is uncertain.
Two years later, on [[22 September|September 22]], {{TA|3021}}, he met the Hobbits once again. He accompanied a riding of great Lords and Ladies, that planned to sail [[Aman|West]] on board the [[White Ship]]<ref>{{RK|VI9}}</ref> and probably he was among the Elves who sailed to the West.<ref>{{HM|Guide}}, entry "Gildor Inglorion"</ref><ref group=note>The narrative does not specify whether Gildor also boarded the ship to the West or if he was simply present as a companion.</ref>


== Gildor's Ancestry ==
==Ancestry ==
Gildor is one of the less prominently featured Elves, yet he seems important enough to raise questions concerning his lineage, or the identity of this character. Gildor calls himself  "Gildor Inglorion of the House of Finrod." He also says: "We are Exiles, and most of our kindred have long departed and we too are only tarrying here a while, ere we return over the [[Great Sea]].". At the time when ''The Lord of the Rings'' was written, Finrod still meant the character later known as [[Finarfin]]. If we read "House of Finrod" to mean "House of Finarfin", we can place him among the Noldor who joined the host of Finarfin during the Exile, and came to [[Beleriand]] under Finrod Felagund.
Gildor is one of the less prominently featured Elves, yet he seems important enough to raise questions concerning his lineage, or the identity of this character. Gildor calls himself  "Gildor Inglorion of the House of Finrod". He also says: "We are Exiles, and most of our kindred have long departed and we too are only tarrying here a while, ere we return over the [[Belegaer|Great Sea]]."<ref name="3IC"/>
It should be noted that Tolkien initially used names from his (unpublished) ''[[The Silmarillion]]'' writings rather at random in ''[[The Hobbit]]'' and the first drafts of the sequel which would become ''The Lord of the Rings'': other examples are the mention of [[Gondolin]] and the appearance of [[Elrond]] in ''The Hobbit'', which were only later brought into alignment with ''The Lord of the Rings'' and the unpublished mythology by a third edition of the book.<ref name="L257">{{L|257}}</ref> This therefore is the case of the reference to the name "Finrod".


It should also be noted that Tolkien initially used names from his (unpublished) ''[[The Silmarillion]]'' writings rather at random in ''[[The Hobbit]]'' and the first drafts of the sequel which would become ''The Lord of the Rings'': other examples are the mention of [[Gondolin]] and the appearance of [[Elrond]] in ''The Hobbit'', which were only later brought into alignment with ''The Lord of the Rings'' and the unpublished mythology by a third edition of the book.  
The name "Gildor" first appeared in the outlines of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' in February [[1938]],<ref>{{RS|Hobbiton}} (p. 45)</ref> and in Tolkien's notes of that time, "Finrod" still meant the character later known as [[Finarfin]]<ref name="RC3IC">{{HM|RC}}, "[[Three is Company]]", pages 103-4</ref> and [[Finrod|his son]] had the older name "[[Inglor]]".
===Son of Finrod?===
===Son of Finrod?===
Some argue that the name "Inglorion", which means "son of Inglor", suggests that he was in fact the son of Finrod Felagund himself, who was at that time still called Inglor. There is, however, strong evidence against it.
It could be argued that the name "Inglorion", which means "son of Inglor", suggests that he was in fact the son of Finrod Felagund himself, who at the time of writing still had the name Inglor. There are, however, strong arguments against it:
* There were only two children — [[Idril]] and [[Orodreth]] — of "the third generation from [[Finwë]] to go with the exiles".{{fact}}. While on [[Middle-earth]], Finrod Felagund had no wife since he loved [[Amarië]] of the [[Vanyar]], who refused to go with him to the exile,<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], [[Christopher Tolkien]], ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', "[[Of the Noldor in Beleriand]]"</ref> and did not meet her again until after his reincarnation on [[Valinor]].
* If Gildor were Finrod's son, he would have right to claim High Kingship of the Noldor instead of [[Gil-galad]] after [[Turgon]]'s death.
* Since Gildor mentions he is of the Exiles<ref name="3IC"/> (meaning those who originally followed [[Fëanor]]), it is very unlikely that he was reincarnated Finrod's son born in Valinor and allowed to visit Middle-earth in a later time. Only one "return" to Middle-earth is explicitly mentioned - that of [[Glorfindel]].<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], [[Christopher Tolkien]] (ed.), ''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]'', "[[Last Writings]]"</ref>
 
===Connection to Finarfin===
However the name [[Inglor]] reappeared, in [[Quenya]] form, for Finarfin (who in the earlier legendarium, was named Finrod). Finarfin's [[Amilessë|mother-name]] was ''[[Ingalaurë]]''.<ref>{{PM|Shibboleth}}, note 30</ref> If Ingalaurë is to be translated in [[Sindarin]] according to the [[Sindarization|sound-changing rules]], this would become ''Inglor''. Thus, the connection of Gildor to the house of Finrod/Finarfin still remains in the updated legendarium.


In ''[[The Silmarillion]]'' it is stated that Finrod had no wife, since he loved [[Amarië]] of the [[Vanyar]], who refused to go with him to the exile. This means that he could only have a son after he died in [[Middle-earth]] and went to the [[Halls of Mandos]]. He might have been resurrected by Mandos, and then married Amarië. It is very unlikely  (probably impossible), however, that he would be allowed to return to Middle-earth. The only such instance would be [[Glorfindel of Rivendell|Glorfindel]], and it is doubtful that if that was the case, there would be no mention of it in Tolkien's writings. Furthermore, Gildor would not describe himself as one of the Exiles.
This all suggests that, while Gildor might have been initially intended to be Felagund's son, in the final version he probably became a member of the House of Finrod as one of its servants, not one of its sons — perhaps one of the knights of [[Nargothrond]].


Also, if he were Finrod's son, he would have right to claim High Kingship of the Noldor instead of [[Gil-galad]] after [[Turgon of Gondolin|Turgon's]] death. It is also said that there were only two children — [[Idril]] and [[Orodreth of Nargothrond|Orodreth]] of "the third generation from [[Finwë]] to go with the exiles."
It is also possible that he was a son of a supposed "Inglor" a character unconnected to Finrod Felagund.


===Connection to Finarfin===
==Portrayal in adaptations==
It is also possible that the name reappeared, in [[Quenya]] form, for Finarfin (who in the earlier legendarium, was named Finrod). The essay ''[[The Shibboleth of Fëanor]]'' mentions that Finarfin's full name was ''Finwë Arafinwë Ingalaurë''. If Ingalaurë is to be translated in [[Sindarin]] according to the sound-changing rules, this would become ''Inglor''. Thus, the connection of Gildor to the house of Finrod/Finarfin still remains in the updated legendarium.
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This all suggests that, while Gildor might have been initially intended to be Felagund's son, in the final version he probably became a member of the House of Finrod as one of its servants, not one of its sons — perhaps one of the knights of [[Nargothrond]], and a son of Inglor — a character unconnected to Finrod Felagund.
'''1978: [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1978 film)]]:'''
:[[Legolas]], here an Elf of Rivendell, tells Strider that Elrond had received news of the burden, but it is left unexplained how.


==Portrayal in Adaptations==
'''1981: [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1981 radio series)]]:'''
[[Image:Peter Jackson's Elves.jpg|thumb|The band of Elves in Peter Jackson's movie]]
:Adapter [[Brian Sibley]] wanted to use as much of the original Elvish lines as possible. This meant that the heavily wounded Frodo told the line ''Elen síla lúmenn' omentielvo'' to Glorfindel instead.  
Gildor is generally left out of adaptations. This may cause some problems when two characters the hobbits meet later - Bombadil and [[Glorfindel]] (or [[Glorfindel#Portrayal in Adaptations|his replacement]]) - are introduced.  


In ''[[Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings]]'', [[Legolas of Mirkwood|Legolas]], here an Elf of Rivendell, tells Strider that Elrond had received news of the burden, but it is left unexplained how.
'''2001: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'':'''
:A scene that was shot on the third day of principal photography, "[[The Passing of the Elves]]", is a reference to this passage in the book. It was eventually cut from the theatrical release to postpone the introduction of [[Elves]] to [[Rivendell]].<ref name="PJ">[[Peter Jackson]], [[Fran Walsh]], [[Philippa Boyens]] (adaptors), [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (extended edition)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (extended edition)]], "[[The Passing of the Elves]]", Directors' Commentary</ref> In the scene, Frodo and Sam have a meal when Frodo notices Elves in the distance. No interaction is made, and the Elves travel ''to'' the Grey Havens, not from the [[Emyn Beraid]] to [[Rivendell]].<ref>[[Peter Jackson]], [[Fran Walsh]], [[Philippa Boyens]] (adaptors), [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (extended edition)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (extended edition)]], "[[The Passing of the Elves]]"</ref> They overhear the Elves singing a sad song, which is in fact a translation into [[Sindarin]] of [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s ''[[Elven Hymn to Elbereth]]''.<ref> [[Ryszard Derdzinski]] (ed.), "[http://www.elvish.org/gwaith/movie_soundtrack_fotr.htm#elbereth The Fellowship of the Ring Soundtrack Analysis]", [[Gwaith i-Phethdain]]</ref> Jackson meant for this scene to invoke the sadness of the Elves leaving Middle-earth.<ref name="PJ"/>


In the [[1981]] [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio series]], [[Brian Sibley]] wanted to use as much of the original Elvish lines as possible. This ment that the heavily wounded Frodo told the line ''Elen síla lúmenn' omentielvo'' to Glorfindel instead.  
'''2001-2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game]]'':'''
: Despite not featuring in [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' film series]], Decipher produced a card depicting the character.


In ''[[Vivendi's The Fellowship of the Ring (game)|Vivendi's The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', [[Tom Bombadil]] apparently knows nothing of Frodo carrying the Ring, yet Glorfindel does - he is sent out by Elrond. Elrond had received a message, but from whom this message came is left untold.
'''2002: [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (video game)]]:'''
:This video game features both [[Tom Bombadil]] and [[Glorfindel]]. Tom apparently knows nothing of Frodo carrying the Ring, yet Glorfindel does - he is sent out by Elrond. Elrond had received a message, but from whom this message came is left untold.


In the [[The Fellowship of the Ring Extended Edition|extended DVD edition]] of ''[[Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', in a scene that could be an echo of Gildor and his pilgrim band, Frodo and Sam see from the distance a band of Elves chanting in [[Sindarin]] to Elbereth. However Frodo says to Sam that they march to the Grey Havens, while Gildor's band actually returned to Rivendell from the Emyn Beraid; also, no interaction is made between the two Hobbits and the Elves.
'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
:Gildor makes a brief appearance in the [[Bree-land Introduction#Hobbit Summary|Hobbit introduction]] to the ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar|Shadows of Angmar]]'' driving out a [[Nazgûl|Black Rider]] in [[the Shire]].  
:He is also the representative for the elves for the Council of the North in the third book to the ''Shadows of Angmar'': ''[[The Council of the North]]'' and appears in Chapter five, "Tending the Glade".
:Besides the epic story line, players can find him in the Elven refuge Lin Giliath near [[Esteldín]] in the [[North Downs]].


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This article is about the Noldorin Elf. For the member of Barahir's Outlaw Band, see Gildor (outlaw).
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"Elves seldom give unguarded advice, for advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill."
― Gildor Inglorion[1]

Gildor Inglorion was a Noldorin Elf of the House of Finrod, who in the Third Age lived in Rivendell.

History

Gildor was probably the son of some Inglor[2] and one of the Exiles of the House of Finrod. It's possible that he was from around Rivendell.[3]

Elven Wandering Companies crossed the Shire every Spring and Autumn. Around September T.A. 3001, as Bilbo Baggins was leaving the Shire for Rivendell, Gildor met the hobbit as he waved them farewell in Woody End. The following years he met him once more, perhaps at Rivendell.[1][2]

In September T.A. 3018, he traveled eastwards with a company of Elves of Rivendell. They were returning from the Emyn Beraid, where they went to see Elbereth in the palantír that was kept there. On the 24th, they met Frodo Baggins, Samwise Gamgee and Peregrin Took on the road near the Woody End. They ate and sang, and Gildor discussed the peril that haunted the three hobbits. This peril, a Black Rider, was near, but fled as he heard the Elves chant of Elbereth. Because of Frodo's ability to speak Elvish, Gildor gave him the title Elf-friend.[1]

After separating from the hobbits, he sent word to the house of Tom Bombadil, probably before the 26th.[4] He also spoke with Aragorn[5] and sent a message to Elrond.[6]

Two years later, on September 22, T.A. 3021, he met the Hobbits once again. He accompanied a riding of great Lords and Ladies, that planned to sail West on board the White Ship[7] and probably he was among the Elves who sailed to the West.[8][note 1]

Ancestry

Gildor is one of the less prominently featured Elves, yet he seems important enough to raise questions concerning his lineage, or the identity of this character. Gildor calls himself "Gildor Inglorion of the House of Finrod". He also says: "We are Exiles, and most of our kindred have long departed and we too are only tarrying here a while, ere we return over the Great Sea."[1]

It should be noted that Tolkien initially used names from his (unpublished) The Silmarillion writings rather at random in The Hobbit and the first drafts of the sequel which would become The Lord of the Rings: other examples are the mention of Gondolin and the appearance of Elrond in The Hobbit, which were only later brought into alignment with The Lord of the Rings and the unpublished mythology by a third edition of the book.[9] This therefore is the case of the reference to the name "Finrod".

The name "Gildor" first appeared in the outlines of The Lord of the Rings in February 1938,[10] and in Tolkien's notes of that time, "Finrod" still meant the character later known as Finarfin[11] and his son had the older name "Inglor".

Son of Finrod?

It could be argued that the name "Inglorion", which means "son of Inglor", suggests that he was in fact the son of Finrod Felagund himself, who at the time of writing still had the name Inglor. There are, however, strong arguments against it:

  • There were only two children — Idril and Orodreth — of "the third generation from Finwë to go with the exiles".[source?]. While on Middle-earth, Finrod Felagund had no wife since he loved Amarië of the Vanyar, who refused to go with him to the exile,[12] and did not meet her again until after his reincarnation on Valinor.
  • If Gildor were Finrod's son, he would have right to claim High Kingship of the Noldor instead of Gil-galad after Turgon's death.
  • Since Gildor mentions he is of the Exiles[1] (meaning those who originally followed Fëanor), it is very unlikely that he was reincarnated Finrod's son born in Valinor and allowed to visit Middle-earth in a later time. Only one "return" to Middle-earth is explicitly mentioned - that of Glorfindel.[13]

Connection to Finarfin

However the name Inglor reappeared, in Quenya form, for Finarfin (who in the earlier legendarium, was named Finrod). Finarfin's mother-name was Ingalaurë.[14] If Ingalaurë is to be translated in Sindarin according to the sound-changing rules, this would become Inglor. Thus, the connection of Gildor to the house of Finrod/Finarfin still remains in the updated legendarium.

This all suggests that, while Gildor might have been initially intended to be Felagund's son, in the final version he probably became a member of the House of Finrod as one of its servants, not one of its sons — perhaps one of the knights of Nargothrond.

It is also possible that he was a son of a supposed "Inglor" — a character unconnected to Finrod Felagund.

Portrayal in adaptations

Gildor in adaptations
Gildor Inglorion in The Lord of the Rings Online  

1978: The Lord of the Rings (1978 film):

Legolas, here an Elf of Rivendell, tells Strider that Elrond had received news of the burden, but it is left unexplained how.

1981: The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series):

Adapter Brian Sibley wanted to use as much of the original Elvish lines as possible. This meant that the heavily wounded Frodo told the line Elen síla lúmenn' omentielvo to Glorfindel instead.

2001: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring:

A scene that was shot on the third day of principal photography, "The Passing of the Elves", is a reference to this passage in the book. It was eventually cut from the theatrical release to postpone the introduction of Elves to Rivendell.[15] In the scene, Frodo and Sam have a meal when Frodo notices Elves in the distance. No interaction is made, and the Elves travel to the Grey Havens, not from the Emyn Beraid to Rivendell.[16] They overhear the Elves singing a sad song, which is in fact a translation into Sindarin of Tolkien's Elven Hymn to Elbereth.[17] Jackson meant for this scene to invoke the sadness of the Elves leaving Middle-earth.[15]

2001-2007: The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game:

Despite not featuring in The Lord of the Rings film series, Decipher produced a card depicting the character.

2002: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game):

This video game features both Tom Bombadil and Glorfindel. Tom apparently knows nothing of Frodo carrying the Ring, yet Glorfindel does - he is sent out by Elrond. Elrond had received a message, but from whom this message came is left untold.

2007: The Lord of the Rings Online:

Gildor makes a brief appearance in the Hobbit introduction to the Shadows of Angmar driving out a Black Rider in the Shire.
He is also the representative for the elves for the Council of the North in the third book to the Shadows of Angmar: The Council of the North and appears in Chapter five, "Tending the Glade".
Besides the epic story line, players can find him in the Elven refuge Lin Giliath near Esteldín in the North Downs.

Notes

  1. The narrative does not specify whether Gildor also boarded the ship to the West or if he was simply present as a companion.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "Three is Company"
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matt Light, Lowell R. Matthews, "Gildor's Halls" dated 29 March 2000, The Tolkien List (accessed 29 March 2024)
  3. J.R.R. Tolkien, Donald Swann, The Road Goes Ever On, "A Elbereth Gilthoniel"
  4. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "In the House of Tom Bombadil"
  5. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "Strider"
  6. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "Flight to the Ford"
  7. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Grey Havens"
  8. Robert Foster, The Complete Guide to Middle-earth, entry "Gildor Inglorion"
  9. J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 257, (dated 16 July 1964)
  10. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Return of the Shadow, "The First Phase: II. From Hobbiton to the Woody End" (p. 45)
  11. Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, "Three is Company", pages 103-4
  12. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien, The Silmarillion, "Of the Noldor in Beleriand"
  13. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "Last Writings"
  14. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "XI. The Shibboleth of Fëanor", note 30
  15. 15.0 15.1 Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens (adaptors), The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (extended edition), "The Passing of the Elves", Directors' Commentary
  16. Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens (adaptors), The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (extended edition), "The Passing of the Elves"
  17. Ryszard Derdzinski (ed.), "The Fellowship of the Ring Soundtrack Analysis", Gwaith i-Phethdain