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'''Gorlim''' was one of the companions of [[Barahir son of Bregor|Barahir]].
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'''Gorlim''', called '''the Unhappy''' and '''the Hapless''', was one of [[Barahir]]'s [[Barahir's Outlaw Band|outlaws]].


In the ''Tale of Beren and Lúthien'' in ''[[The Silmarillion]]'' it is described how Barahir, last lord of the [[Men]] of [[Ladros]] ([[Dorthonion]]), remained as an outlaw in his own land after it was lost to [[Morgoth]] in the [[Dagor Bragollach]].
==History==
Gorlim, son of [[Angrim]], was married to [[Eilinel]]. He owned a small patch of land, with fields and woods.<ref name=S19>{{S|19}}</ref> He joined his lord [[Barahir]] to the [[Dagor Bragollach]], and fought beside him to the last. He was one of only twelve survivors of the men that had gone to war.<ref name=S18>{{S|18}}</ref> But when he returned home after the war, he found his lands plundered, and Eilinel was nowhere to be found. He joined with Barahir, who had formed a small band of outlaws with the other surviving warriors. They retreated to [[Dorthonion]], where they managed to evade [[Morgoth]]'s troops for several years.  


He had twelve companions, one of these Gorlim, son of [[Angrim]], but all their kin were scattered or killed. As Barahir and companions were camping at a secret hide-out in southern Ladros, Gorlim went out hunting near the area where he once lived, when he suddenly saw his old house standing as it long had, and through the window he saw his presumed dead wife, Eilinel. He came out of hiding to go to her, when he was captured by [[Orcs]].
Still uncertain about his wife's fate, Gorlim would at times depart the group alone and in secret, and return to his house to look for Eilinel. Morgoth's spies learned of this, and [[Sauron]] prepared a trap for him. One autumn, as Gorlim again ventured to his old abode, he saw what he thought was Eilinel, shining in the window. He was captured by Sauron's hunters, and tortured for information on the outlaws. After he refused to give any, the hunters promised to reunite him with his wife if he yielded. Gorlim, yearning for his lost love, faltered, and was brought before Sauron. Thinking his wife was captured by the Dark Lord, Gorlim offered the information in exchange for a free life with his wife. Sauron agreed, and after Gorlim had upheld his end of the bargain, revealed why: Eilinel was long dead, and Gorlim would indeed be reunited with her. He was put to death, cruelly.  


He was brought captive before [[Sauron]], who tricked him into revealing where Barahir hid, claiming he could reunite Gorlim with his wife. Gorlim accepted, betraying his lord, and then Sauron revealed Gorlim had seen but a spectre devised by him, but that he would keep his word. He had Gorlim tortured to death, where he would be "reunited with his wife".
Barahir and the other outlaws were discovered and killed, except for Barahir's son [[Beren]], who had been on an errand. In a dream, the [[wraith]] of Gorlim appeared to him, and confessed his deeds. The wraith urged Beren to inform his father, but it was too late.<ref name=S19>{{S|19}}</ref>


After Orcs had slain all of Barahir's remaining men but for his son [[Beren Erchamion|Beren]], who was out hunting, Gorlim appeared as a spectre before Beren, and confessed his deeds, giving Beren a chance to reclaim the [[Ring of Barahir]], heirloom of his house, and escape alive.
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Gorlim is referred to as '''Gorlim the Unhappy''' in the tale.
== Other versions of the legendarium ==
In the first version of the ''[[Lay of Leithian]]'', it was [[Morgoth]] himself, not Sauron, that tricked Gorlim into betraying Barahir.<ref>{{LB|C2}}, pp. 162-5, 169-170</ref>


==Other versions of the legendarium==
== Adaptations ==
In the first version of the ''[[Lay of Leithian]]'', it was Morgoth himself, not Sauron, that tricked Gorlim into betraying Barahir.
'''2014: ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor]]'''''
:An artifact known as the "Frowning Skull" contains a memory of Sauron interrogating Gorlim and tricking him into betraying his companions. At the end of the memory, it is stated by Sauron that his skull would be kept as a reminder of his irresistible will. The artifact's description also claims that the skull has been treasured by the "Death's Head", an assassin cult of Orcs within Mordor for a thousand years prior to the game's events, "as a symbol of their glorious future free of the scourge of Man".  


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Latest revision as of 19:05, 11 July 2016

Gorlim
Adan
Turner Mohan - Unhappy Gorlim.jpeg
"Unhappy Gorlim" by Turner Mohan
Biographical Information
Other namesthe Unhappy, the Hapless
DeathF.A. 460
Notable forbetraying the location of Barahir's outlaw band
Family
ParentageAngrim
SpouseEilinel
Physical Description
GenderMale
GalleryImages of Gorlim

Gorlim, called the Unhappy and the Hapless, was one of Barahir's outlaws.

History[edit | edit source]

Gorlim, son of Angrim, was married to Eilinel. He owned a small patch of land, with fields and woods.[1] He joined his lord Barahir to the Dagor Bragollach, and fought beside him to the last. He was one of only twelve survivors of the men that had gone to war.[2] But when he returned home after the war, he found his lands plundered, and Eilinel was nowhere to be found. He joined with Barahir, who had formed a small band of outlaws with the other surviving warriors. They retreated to Dorthonion, where they managed to evade Morgoth's troops for several years.

Still uncertain about his wife's fate, Gorlim would at times depart the group alone and in secret, and return to his house to look for Eilinel. Morgoth's spies learned of this, and Sauron prepared a trap for him. One autumn, as Gorlim again ventured to his old abode, he saw what he thought was Eilinel, shining in the window. He was captured by Sauron's hunters, and tortured for information on the outlaws. After he refused to give any, the hunters promised to reunite him with his wife if he yielded. Gorlim, yearning for his lost love, faltered, and was brought before Sauron. Thinking his wife was captured by the Dark Lord, Gorlim offered the information in exchange for a free life with his wife. Sauron agreed, and after Gorlim had upheld his end of the bargain, revealed why: Eilinel was long dead, and Gorlim would indeed be reunited with her. He was put to death, cruelly.

Barahir and the other outlaws were discovered and killed, except for Barahir's son Beren, who had been on an errand. In a dream, the wraith of Gorlim appeared to him, and confessed his deeds. The wraith urged Beren to inform his father, but it was too late.[1]

Genealogy[edit | edit source]

Angrim
b. F.A.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GORLIM
d. F.A. 460
 
Eilinel
d. F.A. 455
 
 


Other versions of the legendarium[edit | edit source]

In the first version of the Lay of Leithian, it was Morgoth himself, not Sauron, that tricked Gorlim into betraying Barahir.[3]

Adaptations[edit | edit source]

2014: Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

An artifact known as the "Frowning Skull" contains a memory of Sauron interrogating Gorlim and tricking him into betraying his companions. At the end of the memory, it is stated by Sauron that his skull would be kept as a reminder of his irresistible will. The artifact's description also claims that the skull has been treasured by the "Death's Head", an assassin cult of Orcs within Mordor for a thousand years prior to the game's events, "as a symbol of their glorious future free of the scourge of Man".

References

Barahir's Outlaw Band
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