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'''''thalion''''' is a noun meaning "a person who is steadfast" in [[Sindarin]] | __NOTOC__ | ||
'''''thalion''''' is a noun meaning "a person who is steadfast" in [[Sindarin]]. | |||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
[[OS]] *''sthalgon(do)'' from [[PQ]] ''[[stalgondô]]'' "hero, dauntless man", [[root]] [[STÁLAG]]<ref>{{HM|LR}}, [[The Etymologies]]</ref> | [[OS]] *''sthalgon(do)'' from [[PQ]] ''[[stalgondô]]'' "hero, dauntless man", [[root]] [[STÁLAG]]<ref>{{HM|LR}}, [[The Etymologies]]</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*''[[thelion]]'' | *''[[thelion]]'' "resolute, unwavering". | ||
==As name== | ==As name== | ||
* [[Húrin Thalion|Húrin]] son of [[Galdor of Dor-lómin|Galdor]], the last [[Lord of Dor-lómin]] was called "The Steadfast" for his unbending will against the tortures of [[Morgoth]] | * [[Húrin Thalion|Húrin]] son of [[Galdor of Dor-lómin|Galdor]], the last [[Lord of Dor-lómin]] was called "The Steadfast" for his unbending will against the tortures of [[Morgoth]] | ||
Revision as of 19:28, 5 January 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
