Ulfang
| Ulfang | |
|---|---|
| Easterling (First Age) | |
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| "Ulfang" by Liz Danforth | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Other names | "Ulfang the Black" |
| Position | Chieftain of Easterlings |
| Location | Around the March of Maedhros |
| Affiliation | Morgoth |
| Birth | First Age |
| Family | |
| Children | Uldor, Ulfast and Ulwarth |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
| Gallery | Images of Ulfang |
Ulfang the Black was an Easterling chieftain.
History
After entering Beleriand at Morgoth's bidding, Ulfang and his sons Ulfast, Ulwarth, and Uldor joined the service of Caranthir. They were given lands to dwell in the north and south of the March of Maedhros.[1] Ulfang was secretly in the employ of Morgoth, and his sons betrayed the Eldar and Edain during the Nirnaeth Arnoediad.[2]
Genealogy
| ULFANG b. F.A. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Uldor d. F.A. 472 | Ulfast d. F.A. 472 | Ulwarth d. F.A. 472 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Etymology
Ulfang was probably not his true name, as it seems to be Sindarin for "Ugly Beard": ul- ("ugly") and fang ("beard").[3]
Other versions of the legendarium
Even though Ulfang was the instigator of the betrayal of the Easterlings he is not mentioned to have taken part in the battle and it is noted that his son Uldor was the leader of the treason. It is unknown if he was alive or dead by the time of the Nirnaeth or still alive after. In the appendix of The Lost Road and Other Writings in The Genealogies, it states that Ulfand (earlier form of Ulfang) was born in the year 100, and died in 170. When comparing the dates with its associated text The Earliest Annals of Beleriand, Ulfand died two years before the battle which started at 172.[4]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Fifth Battle: Nirnaeth Arnoediad"
- ↑ Paul Strack, "S. Ulfang m.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 21 December 2019)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "Appendix: I. The Genealogies"
