Gondolindrim
The Gondolindrim were the people of Gondolin.[1]
History
The Gondolondrim were drawn from the people of Turgon who accompanied him from Nevrast, among them both Noldor and Sindar because they had mingled much in that land.[2] However because Gondolin was strictly hidden from the rest of Beleriand it is unlikely that substantial numbers of other kindred ever settled there after its founding. Only a few notable individuals are known to have reached the city from elsewhere: Huor and Húrin Thalion were the first Men to come to Gondolin and dwelt there for a year,[3] Tuor the son of Huor made the city his home until its fall[4][5] and Maeglin, son of Eöl the Dark Elf and Turgon's sister Aredhel, fled there with his mother from Nan Elmoth.[6]
Etymology
Gondolindrim is a standard formation of Gondolin (S: 'The Hidden Rock') and the Sindarin suffix -rim, denoting a people.[7]
Other Versions of the Legendarium
They were called the Gondothlim in earlier texts.[source?]
Houses of the Gondolindrim
In the semicanon The Fall of Gondolin the Gondolindrim are described as being organised into a number of Houses. At the time of the city's fall there were twelve of these, each with a named symbol and leader:
House | Symbol | Leader |
---|---|---|
House of the King | Sun, Moon and Heart | Turgon |
House of the Heavenly Arch | Rainbow, Opal and Jewelled Boss | Egalmoth |
House of the Tree | Tree and Iron-studded club | Galdor |
House of the Golden Flower | Rayed Sun and Golden Flower | Glorfindel |
House of the Fountain | Fountain, Silver and Diamonds | Ecthelion |
House of the Swallow | Arrowhead and Fan of Feathers | Duilin |
House of the Harp | Silver Harp | Salgant |
House of the Mole | Black Mole and Double-bladed Axe | Maeglin |
House of the Pillar | A Pillar | Penlod |
House of the Tower of Snow | A Tower | Penlod |
House of the Wing | A White Wing | Tuor |
House of the Hammer of Wrath | A Stricken Anvil | Rog |
See also
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Index of Names".
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Of Tuor and his Coming to Gondolin".
- ↑ .
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Of Tuor and his Coming to Gondolin"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Maeglin".
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names".