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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 | 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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- "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
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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| Twelve houses of the Gondothlim |
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| 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) |
