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<center>{{quote|Penlod perished there in a lane with his back to the wall, and about him many of the men of the Pillar and many of the Tower of the Snow.|''[[The Book of Lost Tales Part 2]]'', [[The Fall of Gondolin]]}}</center>[[Image:House-of-the-Tower-of-Snow.jpg|left|100px]]
<center>{{quote|Penlod perished there in a lane with his back to the wall, and about him many of the men of the Pillar and many of the Tower of the Snow.|''[[The Book of Lost Tales Part Two]]'', [[The Fall of Gondolin]]}}</center>[[File:Narfil Palùrfalas - House-of-the-Tower-of-Snow.jpg|left|100px]]
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==References==
==References==


*''[[The Book of Lost Tales Part 2]]'', [[The Fall of Gondolin]]
*''[[The Book of Lost Tales Part Two]]'', [[The Fall of Gondolin]]


==See Also==
==See Also==
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[[Category:Twelve Houses of the Gondolindrim]]
[[Category:Twelve Houses of the Gondolindrim]]
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"Penlod perished there in a lane with his back to the wall, and about him many of the men of the Pillar and many of the Tower of the Snow."
The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, The Fall of Gondolin
Narfil Palùrfalas - House-of-the-Tower-of-Snow.jpg




The House of the Tower of Snow was one of the Twelve Houses of the Gondothlim. It was united with the House of the Pillar under one lord, Penlod and both of the houses perished, along with their leader, when trying to defend the walls of the Hidden City during the Fall of Gondolin.






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See Also

Twelve houses of the Gondothlim
King (leader: Turgon) · Wing (Tuor) · Mole (Meglin) · Swallow (Duilin) · Heavenly Arch (Egalmoth) · Pillar (Penlod) · Tower of Snow (Penlod) · Tree (Galdor) · Golden Flower (Glorfindel) · Fountain (Ecthelion) · Harp (Salgant) · Hammer of Wrath (Rog)