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'''Lug''' was a great [[orcs| | '''Lug''' was a great [[orcs|Orc]] slain by [[Tuor]] during the [[Fall of Gondolin]].<ref name="LT2Gondolin">{{LT2|III}}, p. 181</ref> | ||
He only appears in Tolkien's early | He only appears in Tolkien's early "[[The Fall of Gondolin (chapter)|The Fall of Gondolin]]". | ||
== Etymology == | |||
''Lug'' or ''Lûg''<ref>{{PE|15}}, p. 28</ref> is a [[Gnomish]] name meaning "[[Snakes|snake]]". Its [[Qenya]] form was ''Lôke''.<ref>{{PE|13}}, p. 105</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 17:34, 14 September 2020
| Lug | |
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| Affiliation | Melko |
| Death | Killed by Tuor during the Fall of Gondolin |
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| Gender | Male |
Lug was a great Orc slain by Tuor during the Fall of Gondolin.[1]
He only appears in Tolkien's early "The Fall of Gondolin".
Etymology
Lug or Lûg[2] is a Gnomish name meaning "snake". Its Qenya form was Lôke.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "III. The Fall of Gondolin", p. 181
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Sí Qente Feanor and Other Elvish Writings", in Parma Eldalamberon XV (edited by Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, Patrick H. Wynne, and Bill Welden), p. 28
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "The Alphabet of Rúmil & Early Noldorin Fragments", in Parma Eldalamberon XIII (edited by Carl F. Hostetter, Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, Patrick H. Wynne, and Bill Welden), p. 105
