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'''Kalimbo''' (also called '''Kosomot''') was the son of the [[Valar|Vala]] [[Morgoth|Melko]] and the [[Ogres|ogress]] [[Fluithuin|Ulbandi]], as conceived in the earliest versions of the [[legendarium]]. Kalimbo is described as a "savage, uncivilized man, barbarian; [[Giants|giant]], monster, [[Trolls|troll]]".<ref>{{PE|14}}, p. 12</ref><ref>{{PE|12}}, entry for Kalimbo</ref> [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] later changed his name to [[Gothmog (balrog)#Other versions of the legendarium|Gothmog]],<ref>{{LT2|IIIn}}, p. 216</ref> but eventually the idea that the Valar had children was discarded altogether.
'''Kalimbo''' (also called '''Kosomot''') was the son of the [[Valar|Vala]] [[Morgoth|Melkor]] and the [[Ogres|ogress]] [[Fluithuin|Ulbandi]], as conceived in the earliest versions of the [[legendarium]]. Kalimbo is described as a "savage, uncivilized man, barbarian; [[Giants|giant]], monster, [[Trolls|troll]]".<ref>{{PE|14}}, p. 12</ref><ref>{{PE|12}}, entry for Kalimbo</ref> [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] later changed his name to [[Gothmog (balrog)#Other versions of the legendarium|Gothmog]],<ref>{{LT2|IIIn}}, p. 216</ref> but eventually the idea that the Valar had children was discarded altogether.
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Kalimbo (also called Kosomot) was the son of the Vala Melkor and the ogress Ulbandi, as conceived in the earliest versions of the legendarium. Kalimbo is described as a "savage, uncivilized man, barbarian; giant, monster, troll".[1][2] Tolkien later changed his name to Gothmog,[3] but eventually the idea that the Valar had children was discarded altogether.

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, "Early Qenya and The Valmaric Script", in Parma Eldalamberon XIV (edited by Carl F. Hostetter, Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, Patrick H. Wynne, and Bill Welden), p. 12
  2. J.R.R. Tolkien, "Qenyaqetsa: The Qenya Phonology and Lexicon", in Parma Eldalamberon XII (edited by Carl F. Hostetter, Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, and Patrick H. Wynne), entry for Kalimbo
  3. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "III. The Fall of Gondolin": "Notes and Commentary", p. 216