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Beleg Strongbow

2009-10-31T19:18:28Z

81.210.170.125: Beleg as Noldo, cf. Discussion

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'''Beleg Cúthalion''' was a [[Noldor|Noldo]] who served in the army of King [[Elu Thingol]] of [[Doriath]]. He followed no man and could not be restrained in the [[Dagor Aglareb]], when he and [[Mablung of the Heavy Hand|Mablung]] joined the western army of [[Fingon]] and went forth to fight.
==History==
Together with Mablung, he was one of the great captains of the [[Sindar]], and took part in the [[Hunting of the Wolf]]. Beleg carried a black bow named [[Belthronding]], to which his surname referred, and an arrow called [[Dailir]].

Later he became a good friend and brother-in-arms of [[Túrin Turambar]], and thus became ensnared in Túrin's accursed fate. When Túrin left [[Doriath]], Beleg got permission from Thingol to follow him into exile, wielding the black sword [[Anglachel]] that [[Eöl]] had forged and given to Thingol in tribute. Beleg found Túrin at [[Amon Rûdh]] and was tortured by the outlaws until Túrin found and released him. Together with Túrin, Beleg became for a while a captain against Morgoth, and the place where they dwelt became known as [[Dor-Cúarthol]], the "Land of Bow and Helm". When Túrin was captured by [[Morgoth]], Beleg was grievously wounded, yet with the knowledge and strength of an elite Elven warrior he recovered and followed the [[Orcs]]. He met the escaped thrall [[Gwindor]] in [[Taur-nu-Fuin (Dorthonion)|Taur-nu-Fuin]], and together they rescued Túrin, but Beleg accidentally cut Túrin with his sword. Túrin awoke and did not recognize Beleg in the darkness, and assumed the shape bent over him with a blade was an Orc who was about to torture him again. In a sudden rage of self defense, Túrin wrested Anglachel from Beleg and killed him.

== Etymology ==

''Beleg'' means "mighty" in [[Sindarin]]. His [[epessë]] ''Cúthalion'' means "Strongbow".

== See Also ==
* [[:Category:Images of Beleg|Images of Beleg]]

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* ''[[The Children of Húrin]]'', passim.
* ''[[Silmarillion]]'', [[Of Túrin Turambar]]
* ''[[Unfinished Tales]]'', [[Narn i Chîn Húrin]]

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Talk:Essi

2009-10-31T19:08:40Z

81.210.170.125: Essi is not father-name

Essi doesn't stand for ''father-name''. It is just the plural form of ''essë''. Tolkien didn't give a quenya notion for father-name. So, this article should just be ''father-name'', whereas ''Essi'' should be an alias to ''essë''. --[[Special:Contributions/81.210.170.125|81.210.170.125]] 19:08, 31 October 2009 (UTC)

Talk:Beleg Strongbow

2009-10-26T19:01:32Z

81.210.170.125: Beleg as Noldo

In the chapter "Of Turin Turambar" of ''The Silmarillion'' it is said of the fact that Queen Melian gives ''lembas'' bread to Beleg Strongbow: "In nothing did Melian show greater favour to Túrin than in this gift; for the Eldar had never before
allowed Men to use this waybread, and seldom did so again".

However, the article on this site states that Beleg is a Sindarin Elf.

Is he a Man or an Elf?

:He is an elf. The "man" refers to [[Túrin Turambar]]. --[[User:Narfil Palùrfalas|Narfil Palùrfalas]] 21:36, 19 July 2007 (EDT)

Beleg is not a Sinda but he is a Noldo. The only relevant text I could find anything concerning this is when Gwindor meets first Beleg: "Now falling into talk Flinding was overjoyed to have speech with a free Noldo..." (HoME, The Book of Lost Tales, Part Two, Turambar and the Foaloke, p.78; with Flinding is the later Gwindor and the free Noldo is Beleg). --[[Special:Contributions/81.210.170.125|81.210.170.125]] 19:01, 26 October 2009 (UTC)