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[[Image:House-of-the-Tower-of-Snow.jpg|left|100px]]The '''House of the Tower of Snow''' was a [[Twelve Houses of the Gondothlim|House]] of [[Gondolin]] mentioned in the [[Fall of Gondolin]] as being united with the [[House of the Pillar]] under [[Penlod]].  Many perished during the fall beside their chief.
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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 Two]]'', [[The Fall of Gondolin]]}}</center>


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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]].<ref>{{LT2|III}}</ref>
 
==See also==
 
* [[Twelve Houses of the Gondolindrim]]
* [[Penlod]]
* [[House of the Pillar]]
 
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Revision as of 19:08, 29 August 2014

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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

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.[1]

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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)