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'''Ulfast''' was one of [[Ulfang|Ulfang the Black]]'s sons. | '''Ulfast''' was one of [[Ulfang|Ulfang the Black]]'s sons. | ||
== History == | ==History== | ||
After entering Beleriand at [[Morgoth]]'s bidding, Ulfang and his sons joined the service of [[Caranthir]].<ref>{{S|18}}</ref> Their purpose was to eventually betray the Elves, which they did in the [[Nirnaeth Arnoediad]]. They turned against their allies, attacking them in the rear. Ulfast was slain by the sons of [[Bór]], who had stayed loyal to the sons of [[Fëanor]].<ref>{{S|20}}</ref> | After entering Beleriand at [[Morgoth]]'s bidding, Ulfang and his sons joined the service of [[Caranthir]].<ref>{{S|18}}</ref> Their purpose was to eventually betray the Elves, which they did in the [[Nirnaeth Arnoediad]]. They turned against their allies, attacking them in the rear. Ulfast was slain by the sons of [[Bór]], who had stayed loyal to the sons of [[Fëanor]].<ref>{{S|20}}</ref> | ||
== Genealogy == | ==Genealogy== | ||
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{{familytree| | | | | ULG | | | | | |ULG=[[Ulfang]]</br><small>''b. {{FA}}''</small>}} | {{familytree| | | | | ULG | | | | | |ULG=[[Ulfang]]</br><small>''b. {{FA}}''</small>}} | ||
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{{familytree| ULD | | ULF | | ULW | |ULD=[[Uldor]]</br><small>''d. {{FA|472}}''</small>|ULF='''ULFAST'''</br><small>''d. {{FA|472}}''</small>|ULW=[[Ulwarth]]</br><small>''d. {{FA|472}}''</small>}} | {{familytree| ULD | | ULF | | ULW | |ULD=[[Uldor]]</br><small>''d. {{FA|472}}''</small>|ULF='''ULFAST'''</br><small>''d. {{FA|472}}''</small>|ULW=[[Ulwarth]]</br><small>''d. {{FA|472}}''</small>}} | ||
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==Etymology== | |||
''Ulfast'' was probably not his true name, as it seems to be [[Sindarin]] for "Ugly Shaggy Hair": ''ul-'' ("ugly") and ''fast'' ("shaggy hair").<ref>{{webcite|author=Paul Strack|articleurl=http://eldamo.org/content/words/word-827428763.html|articlename=S. ''Ulfast'' m.|dated=|website=Eldamo|accessed=21 December 2019}}</ref> | |||
==Other versions of the legendarium== | |||
In the appendix of ''[[The Lost Road]]'' it states that Ulfast was born in the year 128.<ref>{{LR|A1}}</ref> | |||
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[[fi:Ulfast]] | [[fi:Ulfast]] | ||
[[fr:encyclo/personnages/hommes/1a/orientaux/ulfast]] | [[fr:encyclo/personnages/hommes/1a/orientaux/ulfast]] | ||
Revision as of 09:27, 14 June 2020
| Ulfast | |
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| Man | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Location | Around the March of Maedhros |
| Affiliation | Morgoth |
| Birth | First Age |
| Death | F.A. 472 Nirnaeth Arnoediad |
| Family | |
| Parentage | Ulfang |
| Siblings | Uldor and Ulwarth |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
| Gallery | Images of Ulfast |
Ulfast was one of Ulfang the Black's sons.
History
After entering Beleriand at Morgoth's bidding, Ulfang and his sons joined the service of Caranthir.[1] Their purpose was to eventually betray the Elves, which they did in the Nirnaeth Arnoediad. They turned against their allies, attacking them in the rear. Ulfast was slain by the sons of Bór, who had stayed loyal to the sons of Fëanor.[2]
Genealogy
| Ulfang b. F.A. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Uldor d. F.A. 472 | ULFAST d. F.A. 472 | Ulwarth d. F.A. 472 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Etymology
Ulfast was probably not his true name, as it seems to be Sindarin for "Ugly Shaggy Hair": ul- ("ugly") and fast ("shaggy hair").[3]
Other versions of the legendarium
In the appendix of The Lost Road it states that Ulfast was born in the year 128.[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. Ulfast 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"
