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'''''thalion''''' is a noun meaning "a person who is steadfast" in [[Sindarin]]. | '''''thalion''''' is a noun meaning "a person who is steadfast" in [[Sindarin]]. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
[[OS]] *''sthalgon(do)'' from [[PQ]] ''[[stalgondô]]'' "hero, dauntless man", [[ | [[OS]] *''sthalgon(do)'' from [[PQ]] ''[[stalgondô]]'' "hero, dauntless man", [[Sundocarmë|Root]] [[STÁLAG]]<ref>{{HM|LR}}, [[The Etymologies]]</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*''[[thelion]]'' "resolute, unwavering". | *''[[thelion]]'' "resolute, unwavering". | ||
Revision as of 15:21, 3 July 2010
thalion is a noun meaning "a person who is steadfast" in Sindarin.
Etymology
OS *sthalgon(do) from PQ stalgondô "hero, dauntless man", Root STÁLAG[1]
See also
- thelion "resolute, unwavering".
As name
- Húrin son of Galdor, the last Lord of Dor-lómin was called "The Steadfast" for his unbending will against the tortures of Morgoth
- Mardil Voronwë, the first Ruling Steward of Gondor called "The Steadfast" for preventing civil war by taking up the rulership of Gondor
