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| titles= | | caption="Penlod" by [[:Category:Images by Natalie Chen|Natalie Chen]] | ||
| people=[[Gnomes|Gnome]] | |||
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| othernames=''Pendelot'' ([[Qenya|Q]]) | |||
| titles=Lord of the [[House of the Pillar]]<br/>Lord of the [[House of the Tower of Snow]] | |||
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| deathlocation=[[Gondolin]] | | deathlocation=[[Fall of Gondolin]] | ||
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| house= | | notablefor=Tallest of the [[Gnomes]] | ||
| house=[[House of the Pillar]]<br/>[[House of the Tower of Snow]] | |||
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'''Penlod''' | '''Penlod''' was a [[Gnome]]-lord of [[Gondolin]] according to the early version of the [[legendarium]] in ''[[The Book of Lost Tales]]''. | ||
==History== | |||
He was marshall of both the [[house of the Pillar]] and the [[house of the Tower of Snow]], and he is described as the tallest of the [[Gnomes]].<ref name=Gondolin>{{LT2|III}}</ref>{{rp|173}} | |||
During the [[Fall of Gondolin]], the [[Gondothlim]] suffered a hard attack from the enemy after the death of [[Rog]] and the [[folk of the Hammer of Wrath]]. Having to retreat further back into the city, Penlod perished "in a lane with his back to the wall", and with him many of his men.<ref name=Gondolin></ref>{{rp|179}} | |||
==Etymology== | |||
''Penlod'' is clearly [[Gnomish]], but it is not glossed. The [[Qenya]] cognate was '''''Pendelot'''''.<ref>{{PE|13}}, p. 104</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 01:40, 15 March 2023
Penlod | |
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Gnome | |
"Penlod" by Natalie Chen | |
Biographical Information | |
Other names | Pendelot (Q) |
Titles | Lord of the House of the Pillar Lord of the House of the Tower of Snow |
Location | Gondolin |
Death | Fall of Gondolin |
Notable for | Tallest of the Gnomes |
Family | |
House | House of the Pillar House of the Tower of Snow |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Height | Tall |
Gallery | Images of Penlod |
Penlod was a Gnome-lord of Gondolin according to the early version of the legendarium in The Book of Lost Tales.
History[edit | edit source]
He was marshall of both the house of the Pillar and the house of the Tower of Snow, and he is described as the tallest of the Gnomes.[1]:173
During the Fall of Gondolin, the Gondothlim suffered a hard attack from the enemy after the death of Rog and the folk of the Hammer of Wrath. Having to retreat further back into the city, Penlod perished "in a lane with his back to the wall", and with him many of his men.[1]:179
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Penlod is clearly Gnomish, but it is not glossed. The Qenya cognate was Pendelot.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "III. The Fall of Gondolin"
- ↑ 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. 104
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) |