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Thalion

From Tolkien Gateway

thalion is a noun meaning "a person who is steadfast" in Sindarin.

[edit] Etymology

OS *sthalgon(do) from PQ stalgondô "hero, dauntless man", root STÁLAG^[1]

[edit] See also

• thelion "resolute, unwavering".

[edit] 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

References

1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, The Etymologies

• The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth by Ruth S. Noel
• Hiswelókë's Sindarin Dictionary compiled by Didier Willis