Lug
| Lug | |
|---|---|
| Orc | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Affiliation | Morgoth |
| Death | Killed by Tuor during the Fall of Gondolin |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
Lug was a great orc slain by Tuor during the Fall of Gondolin.[1]
He only appears in Tolkien's early The Fall of Gondolin.
[edit] Etymology
Lug or Lûg[2] is a Gnomish name meaning "snake". Its Qenya form was Lôke.[3]
[edit] See also
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "III. The Fall of Gondolin"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Sí Qente Feanor and Other Elvish Writings", in Parma Eldalamberon XV (edited by Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, Patrick H. Wynne, and Bill Welden), p. 28
- ↑ 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. 105