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Sleep of Yavanna

2022-01-27T17:15:27Z

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The '''Sleep of Yavanna''' was a period of the very ancient times of [[Arda]], marked by darkness and stillness of nature.
==Background==
The two great [[Two Lamps|Lamps]] of the [[Valar]] which were giving light to the World during the [[Spring of Arda]] were destroyed by [[Morgoth|Melkor]] along with the Valar's dwellings on [[Almaren]], driving them away into the [[Uttermost West|West]].<ref name=s1>{{S|1}}</ref> Thus the [[Middle-earth|Great Lands]] were left in darkness, and [[Yavanna]] protected the creatures living there by setting them to sleep and they did not grow or age until light should come again.<ref name=c3>{{S|3}}</ref> However, some forests seem to keep growing even in that darkness: when [[Thingol]] and [[Melian]] fell in their enraptured spell, "the trees of [[Nan Elmoth]] grew tall and dark before they spoke any word".<ref>{{S|Thingol}}</ref>

==History==
While the Valar were preparing the bliss of [[Valinor]] bathed in the light of the [[Two Trees of Valinor|Two Trees]], [[Middle-earth]] was in darkness and silence, and fell beasts of hideous form multiplied in [[Utumno]]. It was [[Ulmo]] who did not forsake the Outer Lands and kept the earth alive. Yavanna also came healing the hurts of Melkor, and [[Orome]] hunted monsters, and kept the shadows at bay while blowing the [[Valaróma]], albeit temporarily.<ref name=s1/>

It was during the Sleep of Yavanna when [[Aulë]] in his impatience created the [[Fathers of the Dwarves|Seven Fathers]] of the [[Dwarves]] under the mountains of [[Middle-earth]]. As Middle-earth was dark and dangerous, Aulë made his children robust and sturdy.<ref>{{S|2}}</ref>

[[Varda]] created new [[stars]] and the [[Elves]] awoke. Only Dwarves and Elves roamed Middle-earth which was lit only by the stars, and most creatures were sleeping.<ref name=c3/> Most life could be found in [[Doriath]] under the guidance of [[Melian]] and in the North where [[Orcs]] and other creatures of the [[Morgoth|Enemy]] multiplied.<ref>{{HM|Guide}}, entry "Sleep of Yavanna".</ref>

After the [[Darkening of Valinor]] and the death of the Two Trees, it was the rising of the [[Sun]] that finally returned light to Middle-earth and a [[Second Spring of Arda]].

==See also==
*[[Years of the Trees]]

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User:Ancalagon the Black

2022-01-27T17:11:57Z

Ancalagon the Black:

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Hi! I'm Ancalagon. Not the [[Ancalagon|dragon]], the user. I mainly use Tolkien Gateway as an information platform, and I don't make big edits, mainly just cleanup, redirects, and grammatical edits. If you see me doing something wrong, please do not hesitate to tell me on [[User talk: Ancalagon the Black|my talk page]].

==About Me==
I was first introduced to [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien's]] [[Legendarium]] in September of 2019, when my friend invited me to come over and watch the [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|The Lord of the Rings]]. Since then, I've done extensive research about [[Arda]], discovering [[Tolkien Gateway]] in August of 2020 and making this account in October of 2020 (October 4th, to be exact).

==Favorites==
* Favorite Character: '''[[Maedhros]]'''. I believe that this character is more than a murderous kinslayer, and I honestly think his story is quite a sad one. If you have a different opinion, please keep your thoughts to yourself, I don't want to get into an argument.
* Favorite Race: '''[[Elves]]'''. I especially love the [[Noldor]].
* Favorite Location: '''[[Gondolin]]'''.
* Favorite Age: '''[[First Age]]'''.
* Favorite Book: '''[[The Silmarillion]]'''.
* Favorite Film: '''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (extended edition)|The Return of the King (extended edition)]]'''.

==My Collection==
===Books===
* '''''[[Beren and Lúthien]]'''''
* '''''[[The History of Middle-earth]] Series'''''
** ''[[The Book of Lost Tales Part One]]''
** ''[[The Book of Lost Tales Part Two]]''
** ''[[The Lays of Beleriand]]''
** ''[[The Shaping of Middle-earth]]''
** ''[[The Lost Road and Other Writings]]''
** ''[[The Return of the Shadow]]''
** ''[[The Treason of Isengard]]''
** ''[[The War of the Ring]]''
** ''[[Sauron Defeated]]''

===Films===
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (extended edition)]]''
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (extended edition)]]''
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (extended edition)]]''

Spring of Arda

2022-01-26T19:20:19Z

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The '''Spring of Arda''' was a period of peace and flourishing that started when the [[First War]] between the [[Valar]] ended.
==History==
When the Enemy fled and [[Arda]] was completed, in the [[Valian Year 1900|1,900th year]] the Valar raised [[Illuin]] and [[Ormal]]. Arda became filled with trees and herbs, beast and birds, and all the lands were green. In the midmost of Arda was the Isle of [[Almaren]] in the [[Great Lake]] where, due to the blending of the light of the [[Two Lamps]], all things were richest in grown and fairest in hue, and there the Valar made their abode and rested.<ref name=Annals>{{MR|P2a}}</ref>{{rp|52}} Yet [[Melkor]] lurked beyond the [[Walls of Night]].
[[File:Billy Mosig - The Elder Days.jpg|thumb|left|"The Elder Days" by [[Billy Mosig]]]]
[[Manwë]] ordained a great feast in the [[Valian Year 3400|3,400th year]] at which [[Tulkas]] wed [[Nessa]].

After the feast Tulkas slept, and Melkor, seeing his chance, passed into the North of [[Middle-earth]], raised the [[Iron Mountains]], and began the delving of his vast fortress [[Utumno]] from which things were perverted and blighted.

In the [[Valian Year 3450|3,450th year]] Melkor came forth in war and threw down the [[Two Lamps|Lamps of the Valar]], breaking the lands, roiling the seas, and ending the Spring of Arda.<ref name=Annals></ref>{{rp|53}} In their efforts to stay the raging storm and preserve what they may of their creations, the Valar were unable to chase and defeat Melkor, who retreated to Utumno.

The Spring of Arda was marred as living things became sick, or rotted, or corrupted into monstrous forms. The destruction of the Lamps brought relative darkness to [[Middle-earth]] for several centuries, a period known as the [[Sleep of Yavanna]]. After witnessing the destruction that their powers might cause, the Valar were ever after cautious, fearing for the safety of the [[Children of Ilúvatar]], who hadn't yet entered Arda.<ref>{{S|1}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Second Spring of Arda]]
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Almaren

2022-01-26T19:13:14Z

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The '''Isle of Almaren''', commonly called '''Almaren''', was a large island in the center of early [[Arda]].

==Geography==
Almaren was located in the center of the [[Great Lake]], which was in turn at the center of [[Middle-earth]]. As the seas and lands were symmetrical, the island was the midmost point of all [[Arda]].

==History==
In the 1,500th Valian year since the coming of many of the [[Valar]] to Arda, another Vala came to the aid of [[Manwë]]. This was [[Tulkas]] the Strong who caused [[Melkor]] to abandon Middle-earth, causing the end of the [[First War]].<ref name="Annal">{{MR|P2a}}</ref> In the peace that followed, the Valar were able to bring order to the seas and lands,<ref>{{S|Days}}</ref> and it may have been that Almaren was created at that time.

By the Valian year 1,900, [[Aulë]] had wrought the [[Two Lamps]], [[Illuin]] and [[Ormal]], and [[Varda]] had given them hallowed fire that lit Arda and brought living things to life. Almaren certainly did exist by this time, for being between the Two Lamps all things grew richest and fairest upon the island and the Valar made their dwelling there (though they were often abroad upon their business).

When at last the Valar were content, Manwë ordained a great feast upon the isle in the Valian year 3,400. At the feast Tulkas wed [[Nessa]] and then slept, for he was weary with his labors in the ordering of Arda. Seeing his chance, Melkor and his host surmounted the [[Walls of Night]] and began the delving of [[Utumno]] in the north. His coming marred the [[Spring of Arda]], turning many living things sick, rotted, or corrupted. The Valar then knew that Melkor was returned, but did not know his hiding-place.

In the year 3,450, Melkor came forth in war and cast down the Two Lamps. Their destruction broke the lands and roiled the seas. The dwelling of the Valar upon Almaren was utterly destroyed and the island and the Great Lake disappeared in the tumult.<ref name="Annal"/>

==Etymology==
''Almaren'' is clearly [[Quenya]], but it is never glossed. ''[[The Etymologies]]'' had the [[Qenya]] words ''almarë'' ("blessedness") and ''almarea'' ("blessed"),<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, entry "[[GALA]]"</ref> which might be related.

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ArdaCraft

2022-01-05T16:52:39Z

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| name = ArdaCraft
| developer = Mojang, Conquest Reforged
| platform = PC
| releasedate = [[15 November]] [[2014]]
| genre = [[wikipedia:Sandbox game|Sandbox]]

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'''''ArdaCraft''''' is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minecraft Minecraft] build server recreating the world of J.R.R. Tolkien's [[Middle-earth]].<ref>{{webcite|author=Lauren Keating|articleurl=http://www.techtimes.com/articles/82094/20150904/minecraft-users-recreate-shire-lord-rings.htm/|articlename=Minecraft Users Recreate The Shire From 'The Lord Of The Rings'|dated=4 September 2015|website=Tech Times|accessed=28 October 2020}}</ref> The project began on 15 November 2014 and as of November 2020 has completed around a third of Middle-earth at a 1:58 scale. The final size of the map is estimated at around 2300 square kilometres (~890 square miles), making it the largest re-creation of Middle-earth ever attempted, outside of works relying on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procedural_generation procedural generation].

==Conception==
[[File:ArdaCraft Rivendell.jpg|thumb|[[Rivendell]] was completed in 2018]]
The project was founded by players Fornad and dags, who believed that they could use Minecraft to re-create Middle-earth in the late Third Age in a larger and more accurate way than had ever been attempted before in any video game. Given its popularity and shallow learning curve, Minecraft was a good medium in which to work. However, the limitations of the game led ArdaCraft towards a modded approach, where it was able to use more textures and models than were available in the normal game. Eventually it adopted the [http://conquestreforged.com/ Conquest Reforged mod] in order to do this.

The project is run by volunteers and funded by donations, and is an entirely non-profit endeavour.

==Approach==
[[File:ArdaCraft Hobbiton.png|thumb|ArdaCraft's [[Hobbiton]] drew heavily upon Tolkien's watercolour]]
Despite being built in the blocky environment of Minecraft, ArdaCraft focuses on geological, botanical, and historical research in order to make its world as believable as possible. This includes researching historical farming techniques, understanding the likely climate of various areas in order to predict the kinds of plant species which should occur there, and examining analagous historical cultures for various regions - for example, Iron Age Celts for [[Dunland]], or the Anglo-Saxons for [[Rohan]].

In addition, a heavy emphasis is placed upon lore accuracy. Tolkien's legendarium, letters and sketches are all analysed to create as good of a representation of his world as possible, given the constraints of the game.

==Progress==
As of November 2020, regions and locations which have been completed or are being worked on include [[The Shire]], The [[Blue Mountains]], [[Lindon]], [[Bree-land]], [[Arnor]], [[Forochel]], [[Rivendell]], the [[Vales of Anduin]], [[Lothlórien]], [[Isengard]], [[Emyn Muil]], [[Rohan]], [[Dunland]], [[Tharbad]], [[Moria]], and [[Gondor]]. Regions such as [[Mirkwood]] and [[Erebor]] are planned for the near future.

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==See also==
* [[:Category:Games|Games]]

== External links ==
* [http://www.ardacraft.me Official website]
* [http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoqngW24Nl6yS-u99vE4E1Q YouTube channel]

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Beren and Lúthien

2022-01-05T01:50:09Z

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{{disambig-two|the book published in 2017|the chapter in ''[[The Silmarillion]]''|[[Of Beren and Lúthien]]}}

{{book
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| image=[[File:Beren and Lúthien.jpg|225px]]
| author=[[J.R.R. Tolkien]]
| editor=[[Christopher Tolkien]]
| illustrator=[[Alan Lee]]
| publisherUK=[[HarperCollins]]
| publisherUS=[[Houghton Mifflin]]
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'''''Beren and Lúthien''''' is a book edited by [[Christopher Tolkien]]. The book draws from different versions of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s tale of [[Beren]] and [[Lúthien]].

==Conception and evolution==
The first iteration of the tale of Beren and Lúthien was written in late [[1917]]<ref name=UnnamedIntro>{{BL|Introduction}}</ref> and was one of the first tales written by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] which would form part of his [[legendarium]]. Tolkien later erased this original draft and wrote over it; the resultant text constitutes the earliest surviving copy of the tale, and was named [[The Tale of Tinúviel]].<ref name=UnnamedIntro/><ref>{{LT2|In}}</ref> There are a number of differences present in this early text when compared to the tale in the published version of [[The Silmarillion]]. Notably, Beren is an [[Elf]], the character of [[Finrod Felagund]] is not present, and there is no mention of [[Nargothrond]]. This version includes a narrative predecessor to [[Sauron]]: [[Tevildo|Tevildo, Prince of Cats]].

In [[1926]], the tale was incorporated into the earliest known version of what would become The Silmarillion, namely, the [[Sketch of the Mythology]], by Tolkien. This was written as a brief synopsis of events,<ref name=Sketch>{{BL|Sketch}}</ref> and would be the first in a line of directly evolving texts that would culminate in the final, published version of The Silmarillion. A notable alteration from the Tale of Tinúviel is that Tolkien had changed Beren to be a [[Men|man]].<ref name=Sketch/>

During this time, Tolkien composed the [[Lay of Leithian]] (from [[1925]]<ref>{{BL| Passage}}</ref> to [[1931]]<ref name=LBLeithian_pp150To151>{{LB|Leithian}}, pp. 150-151</ref>), a poem telling the tale of Beren and Lúthien, which was refined to include the characters [[Felagund]], [[Celegorm]] and [[Curufin]], and the Necromancer [[Thû]], the ''direct'' predecessor to the character [[Sauron]]. Tolkien abandoned the Lay before its completion.<ref name=LBLeithian_pp150To151/> Nonetheless, it is still an extensive piece of work, standing at over 4,000 lines long.<ref>Power, Rebecca. "Tolkien’s Penchant for Alliteration: Using XML to Analyze The Lay of Leithian." Journal of Tolkien Research 11.1 (2020): 7.</ref>

Subsequent to the Sketch of the Mythology, the [[Quenta Noldorinwa]] was written in [[1930]]. This was "the only complete and finished version of The Silmarillion" Tolkien wrote.<ref>{{BL| Quenta}}</ref> As in the Lay of Leithian, the character of Felagund is present in the story of Beren and Lúthien. The next main iteration in development of the tale was also the final version, as found in the [[Quenta Silmarillion]].

==From the publisher==
{{blockquote|Painstakingly restored from Tolkien’s manuscripts and presented for the first time as a fully continuous and standalone story, the epic tale of Beren and Lúthien will reunite fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with Elves and Men, Dwarves and Orcs and the rich landscape and creatures unique to Tolkien’s Middle-earth.
 
''The tale of Beren and Lúthien was, or became, an essential element in the evolution of The Silmarillion, the myths and legends of the First Age of the World conceived by J.R.R. Tolkien. Returning from France and the battle of the Somme at the end of 1916, he wrote the tale in the following year.
 
''Essential to the story, and never changed, is the fate that shadowed the love of Beren and Lúthien: for Beren was a mortal man, but Lúthien was an immortal Elf. Her father, a great Elvish lord, in deep opposition to Beren, imposed on him an impossible task that he must perform before he might wed Lúthien. This is the kernel of the legend; and it leads to the supremely heroic attempt of Beren and Lúthien together to rob the greatest of all evil beings, Melkor, called Morgoth, the Black Enemy, of a Silmaril.
 
''In this book Christopher Tolkien has attempted to extract the story of Beren and Lúthien from the comprehensive work in which it was embedded; but that story was itself changing as it developed new associations within the larger history. To show something of the process whereby this legend of Middle-earth evolved over the years, he has told the story in his father's own words by giving, first, its original form, and then passages in prose and verse from later texts that illustrate the narrative as it changed. Presented together for the first time, they reveal aspects of the story, both in event and in narrative immediacy, that were afterwards lost.}}

==See also==
*[[:Category:Images from Beren and Lúthien|Images from ''Beren and Lúthien'']]

==External links==
*[http://wayneandchristina.wordpress.com/2016/10/19/beren-and-luthien/ ''Beren and Lúthien''], by [[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]]
*[http://www.tolkiensociety.org/2016/10/new-tolkien-book-beren-and-luthien/ New Tolkien book: ''Beren and Lúthien''], announcement by [[The Tolkien Society]]
*[http://johngarth.wordpress.com/2016/10/19/beren-and-luthien-a-centenary-publication/ ''Beren and Lúthien'', a centenary publication], by [[John Garth]]

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User:Ancalagon the Black

2021-12-25T22:27:56Z

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Hi! I'm Ancalagon. Not the [[Ancalagon|dragon]], the user. I mainly use Tolkien Gateway as an information platform, and I don't make big edits, mainly just cleanup, redirects, and grammatical edits. If you see me doing something wrong, please do not hesitate to tell me on [[User talk: Ancalagon the Black|my talk page]].

==About Me==
I was first introduced to [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien's]] [[Legendarium]] in September of 2019, when my friend invited me to come over and watch the [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|The Lord of the Rings]]. Since then, I've done extensive research about [[Arda]], discovering [[Tolkien Gateway]] in August of 2020 and making this account in October of 2020 (October 4th, to be exact).

==Favorites==
* Favorite Character: '''[[Maedhros]]'''. I believe that this character is more than a murderous kinslayer, and I honestly think his story is quite a sad one. If you have a different opinion, please keep your thoughts to yourself, I don't want to get into an argument.
* Favorite Race: '''[[Elves]]'''. I especially love the [[Noldor]].
* Favorite Location: '''[[Gondolin]]'''.
* Favorite Age: '''[[First Age]]'''.
* Favorite Book: '''[[The Silmarillion]]'''.
* Favorite Film: '''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (extended edition)|The Return of the King (extended edition)]]'''.

==My Collection==
===Books===
* '''''[[Beren and Lúthien]]'''''
* '''''[[The History of Middle-earth]] Series'''''
** ''[[The Book of Lost Tales Part One]]''
** ''[[The Book of Lost Tales Part Two]]''
** ''[[The Lays of Beleriand]]''
** ''[[The Shaping of Middle-earth]]''
** ''[[The Lost Road and Other Writings]]''
** ''[[The Return of the Shadow]]''
** ''[[The Treason of Isengard]]''
** ''[[The War of the Ring]]''
** ''[[Sauron Defeated]]''

===Films===
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (extended edition)]]''
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (extended edition)]]''
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (extended edition)]]''

Palurien

2021-12-25T22:23:22Z

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Oath of Fëanor

2021-12-10T05:06:53Z

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{{quote|Their Oath shall drive them, and yet betray them, and ever snatch away the very treasures that they have sworn to pursue.|[[Doom of Mandos]] in ''[[Quenta Silmarillion]]'', "[[Of the Flight of the Noldor]]"}}

The '''Oath of Fëanor''' was a dreadful irrevocable oath taken by [[Fëanor]] and [[Sons of Fëanor|his seven sons]] in the city of [[Tirion]].

==History==
Fëanor and his Sons swore in the name of [[Ilúvatar]] that they would not rest until the three [[Silmarils]] were in their hands, and to make war on any who withheld them.

At the time the Oath was sworn, [[Morgoth]] held all three of the Silmarils, having stolen them from Fëanor's stronghold at [[Formenos]]. Driven by the unbreakable Oath, Fëanor led the greater part of the [[Noldor]] out of [[Aman]] and back to [[Middle-earth]], in hopeless pursuit of the [[Dark Lord]]. Fëanor himself was mortally wounded by [[Balrogs]] in the Noldor's first assault. From that time on, while Morgoth held the three Silmarils in his [[Iron Crown]], the [[Elves of Beleriand]] were bound by a common enemy.

The true danger of the Oath was revealed after [[Beren]] and [[Lúthien]] recovered one of the three Silmarils from the depths of [[Angband]]. Thereupon, the Sons of Fëanor made war upon the other Elves of Beleriand for the recovery of the Jewel. They attacked and destroyed the kingdom of [[Doriath]], killing [[Thingol]]'s Heir [[Dior]]. When the Silmaril escaped them there, they discovered that it was held at the [[Mouths of Sirion]] by Dior's daughter [[Elwing]]; again they attacked, and again the Silmaril escaped them. Carried out to sea by the power of [[Ulmo]], Elwing brought it to her husband [[Eärendil]], and they sailed with it back into the West.

That Silmaril was lost to Fëanor's sons, but two more remained on Morgoth's Crown. After the [[War of Wrath]] and Morgoth's defeat at the end of the [[First Age]], just two of the original oath-takers survived, Fëanor's eldest sons [[Maedhros]] and [[Maglor]]. The former put forth a plan that the latter reluctantly accepted. They stole the Silmarils from the camp of the victorious host, but because of the evils they had committed in recovering them, they found that they could no longer touch the holy Jewels without enduring searing pain. In despair, Maedhros threw himself and his Silmaril into the depths of the Earth, while Maglor cast his into the deep ocean. Maglor was the last of the oath-takers, and was said to wander the shores of the world lamenting his pain and loss.

==The Oath==
[[File:Jenny Dolfen - The Oath of Feanor.jpg|thumb|250px|''The Oath of Feanor'' by [[Jenny Dolfen]]]]

{{blockquote|Be he foe or friend, be he foul or clean, 
brood of Morgoth or bright Vala, 
Elda or Maia or Aftercomer, 
Man yet unborn upon Middle-earth, 
neither law, nor love, nor league of swords, 
dread nor danger, not Doom itself, 
shall defend him from Fëanor, and Fëanor's kin, 
whoso hideth or hoardeth, or in hand taketh, 
finding keepeth or afar casteth 
a Silmaril. This swear we all: 
death we will deal him ere Day's ending, 
woe unto world's end! Our word hear thou, 
Eru Allfather! To the everlasting 
Darkness doom us if our deed faileth. 
On the holy mountain hear in witness 
and our vow remember, Manwë and Varda!|''The Annals of Aman'', §134}}

==Other versions of the legendarium==
The first mention of the Oath in the [[legendarium]] is given in the unfinished "[[Gilfanon's Tale: The Travail of the Noldoli and the Coming of Mankind|Gilfanon's Tale]]",<ref>{{LT1|X}}, pp. 238, 240</ref> and was not sworn by Fëanor, but his Seven Sons when they came to Middle-earth.

In an abandoned poem called "[[The Flight of the Noldoli from Valinor]]" (1920s), Fëanor's Oath is given words for first time.<ref>{{LB|2a}}, p. 135</ref>

The above quoted words come from the ''[[Annals of Aman]]''<ref>{{AA|P2m}}, p. 112</ref> but in the published ''[[Silmarillion]]'' there is only a narrative description of the Oath.<ref>{{S|9}}</ref>

==Inspiration==
Tolkien remarked that it was an oath which should never have been taken, reflecting on the Biblical passage concerning such oaths.{{fact}}

==External links==
* [http://www.elvish.org/gwaith/mrezac.htm A Quenya translation] by Milan Rezac

{{references}}
[[Category:Oaths and prophecies]]
[[de:Eid Feanors]]
[[fi:Fëanorin vala]]

User:Ancalagon the Black

2021-11-24T03:01:38Z

Ancalagon the Black: /* About Me */

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Hi! I'm Ancalagon. Not the [[Ancalagon|dragon]], the user. I mainly use Tolkien Gateway as an information platform, and I don't make big edits, mainly just cleanup, redirects, and grammatical edits. If you see me doing something wrong, please do not hesitate to tell me on [[User talk: Ancalagon the Black|my talk page]].

==About Me==
I was first introduced to [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien's]] [[Legendarium]] in September of 2019, when my friend invited me to come over and watch the [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|The Lord of the Rings]]. Since then, I've done extensive research about [[Arda]], discovering [[Tolkien Gateway]] in August of 2020 and making this account in October of 2020 (October 4th, to be exact).

==Favorites==
* Favorite Character: '''[[Maedhros]]'''. I believe that this character is more than a murderous kinslayer, and I honestly think his story is quite a sad one. If you have a different opinion, please keep your thoughts to yourself, I don't want to get into an argument.
* Favorite Race: '''[[Elves]]'''. I especially love the [[Noldor]].
* Favorite Location: '''[[Gondolin]]'''.
* Favorite Age: '''[[First Age]]'''.
* Favorite Book: '''[[The Silmarillion]]'''.
* Favorite Film: '''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (extended edition)|The Return of the King (extended edition)]]'''.

==My Collection==
===Books===
* ''[[Beren and Lúthien]]''
* ''[[The Book of Lost Tales Part One]]''
* ''[[The Book of Lost Tales Part Two]]''
* ''[[The Lays of Beleriand]]''
* ''[[The Shaping of Middle-earth]]''
* ''[[The Lost Road and Other Writings]]''

===Films===
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (extended edition)]]''
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (extended edition)]]''
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (extended edition)]]''

Talk:Túrin

2021-09-22T02:41:09Z

Ancalagon the Black: /* First, second, and third results from curse? */

== FA prospects ==

This is a well-written article with FA potential. A polishing would be good, with some increased subdividing into section, with some more refs.--[[User:Theoden1|Theoden1]] 13:41, 2 August 2008 (EDT)

: I'm the one who wishes most to see this article in the FA section. However, there ain't enough Prozac in this world to make me open that book again for further expansion of the text. :) But I will add more References and rewrite the family tree. ~~ [[User:Þelma|Þelma]] 14:05, 2 August 2008 (EDT)

::I'll see if I can whip up a nice etymologies section, then... -- [[User:Ederchil|Ederchil]] 14:19, 2 August 2008 (EDT)

:::Are there any other possible pictures of Turin that could be used? The current one seems a little rough.[[User:Ælfwine|Ælfwine228]] 17:45, 2 August 2008 (EDT)

::::And VERY movie-inspired. Do we have Alan Lee's CoH book art available or something? -- [[User:Ederchil|Ederchil]] 18:02, 2 August 2008 (EDT)

:::::I believe you are talking about the image on the cover of the book. Well... we don't have it. But we do have this : [[:Category:Images of The Children of Húrin|Images of The Children of Húrin]]. And since it was ok to load those pics, I think it would be alright to load the picture of Túrin only too. I think. ~~ [[User:Þelma|Þelma]] 18:37, 2 August 2008 (EDT)

::::::Well, it has been changed with Alan Lee art. ~~ [[User:Þelma|Þelma]] 16:05, 12 August 2008 (EDT)

:::::::I like it... though I think the quote's too long. I always liked "Farewell, O twice beloved! A Túrin Turambar turún ambartanen: master of
doom by doom mastered! O happy to be dead!" - Nienor, The Death of Glaurung. Though maybe that's a bit too spoilerish. -- [[User:Ederchil|Ederchil]] 16:16, 12 August 2008 (EDT)

:::::::::Oh, I like that too! Though IT IS a bit too spoilerish...On the other hand, who doesn't know Túrin died in the end? (Like that's a surprise anyways considering the previous events in his life...)~~ [[User:Þelma|Þelma]] 16:29, 12 August 2008 (EDT)

==FA prospects, revisited==
In order for this to become featured, this should be changed, IMHO:
* fully sourced
* history section needs to be expanded and subsectioned
* Long etymology section rather than "The Many names of"
* Better sources of Inspirations. More secondary literature.
* A new quote, see also above. I also like Gwindor's "The Doom lies in yourself, not in your name", which is definately true. -- {{User:Ederchil/sig}} 19:15, 30 May 2009 (UTC)

== Renaming ==

Túrin is the most common name for this character (as well as being clearly the most popular of the ''Túrin''s), with Turambar being a soubriquet. I think this article should be moved to Túrin (which redirects here anyway). --{{User:Mith/sig}} 08:47, 18 June 2010 (UTC)

:Agreed. -- {{User:Ederchil/sig}} 11:46, 18 June 2010 (UTC)

== Second Prophecy of Mandos ==

About this line: "It was prophesied by the Vala Mandos that at the end of time Morgoth would wage a final battle against the Valar, the Final Battle, and that Túrin Turambar would deliver the death blow, exterminating evil forever."
This is a discarded idea. Should it be updated to show the last version of the prophecy, in which Túrin kills Ancalagon in the War Wrath? {{unsignedanon|95.22.52.196}}

:It should mention both.--{{User:KingAragorn/sig}} 11:27, 24 October 2013 (UTC)

== First, second, and third results from curse? ==

The article describes specific incidents that came from the curse placed on Túrin by Morgoth. It says the death of [[Lalaith]] is the "first" one and then it proceeds to describe "second" and "third" incidents. However, didn't Lalaith die before Morgoth's curse on Hurin and his family (which started after Hurin's capture at the end of the [[Nirnaeth Arnoediad]]? --[[User:Oromë|Oromë]] 02:33, 22 September 2021 (UTC)

:I believe so. Though, Morgoth did still play a part in Lalaith's death, as I believe she died from a plague from Angband. --[[User:Ancalagon the Black|Ancalagon the Black]] 02:41, 22 September 2021 (UTC)

Dor-en-Ernil

2021-07-31T20:49:50Z

Ancalagon the Black: links and grammar

[[File:Steamey - Imrazôr and Mithrellas.jpg|thumb|Steamey - ''Imrazôr and Mithrellas'']]
'''Dor-en-Ernil''' was a coastland region of southern [[Gondor]].<ref>{{RK|Map}}</ref> Its name is [[Sindarin]] for "Land of the Prince", a reference to the [[Princes of Dol Amroth]].
==Geography==
Though its boundaries are not clearly established, it appears to have been part of - or perhaps synonymous with - the mountainous coastland fief known as [[Belfalas]]. Extending out from its western shores was a smaller peninsula on which was built [[Dol Amroth]], the seat of the [[Princes of Dol Amroth]] in the later [[Third Age]].

==History==
In the late [[First Age]], [[Sindar]] refugees from [[Beleriand]]<ref>{{UT|Amroth}}, p. 247</ref> settled the area and established an Elven settlement about 50 miles north of the later-named [[Dol Amroth]], at [[Edhellond]].<ref>{{UT|Galadriel}}, note 18, p. 255</ref>

A family of [[Faithful]] from [[Númenor]] had ruled over the land of Belfalas since the [[Second Age]]. This family of [[Númenóreans]] were akin to the [[Lords of Andúnië]], and thus related to [[Elendil]] and descended from the [[House of Elros]].<ref>{{UT|Cirion}}</ref> After the [[Downfall of Númenor]] they had been given the title ''Prince of Belfalas'' by Elendil<ref>{{UT|Cirion}}, Note 39</ref> and their land, now a fief of [[Gondor]], was called Dor-en-Ernil. He granted this family a noble title, making them the hereditary Princes of Belfalas.

Amroth, [[King of Lórien]] from the beginning of the Third Age,<ref>{{UT|Galadriel}}, p. 243-44.</ref> left his [[Lorien|realm]] behind in {{TA|1981}} in search of his beloved [[Nimrodel]], who had fled from the [[Balrog|horror]] unleashed by the [[Dwarves]] in [[Moria]], along with numerous [[Galadhrim]]. He waited for her at Edhellond for their final voyage together into the West. But Nimrodel, who loved [[Middle-earth]] as much as she did Amroth, failed to join him. When the ship was blown prematurely out to sea, he jumped overboard in a futile attempt to reach the shore to search for her, and drowned in the bay.<ref>{{UT|Galadriel}}, p. 240-242, 245.</ref> When [[Amroth]] was lost at sea in {{TA|1981}} the last of these Elves left the region.<ref>{{App|TA}}</ref>

It was from the name of this king that Dol Amroth (the "Hill of Amroth") took its name. The first Prince of Dol Amroth was [[Galador]], the son of [[Imrazôr]]. According to legend, Imrazôr had married the Elven-lady [[Mithrellas]], a companion of Nimrodel.<ref>{{UT|Cirion}}, Note 39, p. 316</ref>

During the [[War of the Ring]], the nearby city of [[Linhir]] was attacked by the [[Corsairs of Umbar]] and the [[Haradrim]] and Men of [[Lamedon]] under [[Angbor]] tried to keep them off, until the [[Grey Company]] with the [[wraiths]] of the [[Oathbreakers]] arrived and ended the conflict.<ref>{{RK|Debate}}</ref>

==Etymology==
''Dor-en-Ernil'' consists of the [[Sindarin]] words ''[[dor]]'' "land" + ''[[en]]'' "of" + ''[[ernil]]'' "prince".<ref>{{VT|42a}}, p. 12</ref>
==Other versions of the legendarium==
[[Christopher Tolkien]] notes that the name appears only in the [[Map of Rohan, Gondor, and Mordor]], the label being on the east of an unnamed hillrange.<ref name=amroth14>{{UT|Amroth}}, note 14</ref> The name doesn't appear in the [[general Map of Middle-earth]]. For the newer map for the ''[[Unfinished Tales]]'', C. Tolkien put the label on the same location, but among the wider context.<ref>{{UT|Map}}</ref>

C. Tolkien notes that while, in the original map, the label was put between the hilrange and Gilrain to the east, the name betrayed a connection to the Princes<ref name=amroth14>{{UT|Amroth}}, note 14</ref> and thus the name would refer to the wider area that included Dol Amroth, farther to the west.
==Portrayal in adaptations==
'''2014: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
:Dor-en-Ernil was an area in the region of Central Gondor, located south of the [[Ringló Vale]] and west of Lower [[Lebennin]]. During the [[War of the Ring]], it was attacked by [[Corsairs of Umbar]] and [[Haradrim]]. The fishing village of "Gaerlond" and the inland village of "Tungobel" were both burned, the lighthouse of "Barad Rill" was toppled, and the [[Warning beacons of Gondor|beacon]] "Dol Brannor" was seized by the Enemy. The river [[Gilrain]] and the city of [[Linhir]] formed the eastern border. The hills to the west, between Dor-en-Ernil and the Havens of [[Belfalas]] were mostly inaccessible but were identified in dialogue as the "Emyn Ernil".

{{references}}
[[Category:Gondor]]
[[Category:Regions]]
[[Category:Sindarin locations]]

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Talk:Misconceptions

2021-07-04T18:11:25Z

Ancalagon the Black: /* Order */

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I salvaged some non-trivial examples from an recent version of [[fanon]] article. Since we have already other debates liked "mistakes in Tolkien's works", we can tolerate this article too. This I consider also useful because I have also fallen victim to such misconceptions. [[User:Sage|Sage]] 20:46, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

:I agree. I simply removed all of it from fanon for the sake of ease. An article is good (maybe rename it though to have some consistency.

:Now I'm off. Happy new year, all. -- {{User:Ederchil/sig}} 22:35, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

::I think if this article gets a bit more polished, it might be useful to link to this on the main page.
::Happy new year, Ederchil~& Sage. [[User:Grond|Grond]] 22:39, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
:::Maybe we can add also something about Lurtz, Orodreth and Gil-Galad ancestery...and uhm...the location of Dorwinion.

''Midden-Aarde Essays'' (a book of essays from Tolkien's work, made by a friend of my, what he is soon gonna publish in Dutch) says something about that in the chapter "Mysteries van de Hobbit, Dorwinion" ("Engimas of the Hobbit, Dorwinion") --[[User:Amroth|Amroth]] 15:54, 24 March 2010 (UTC)

:Actually, [[Dorwinion]]'s location is not really a mystery - Tolkien placed it on the Western bank of the [[Sea of Rhûn]]. How is Lurtz a misconception? -- {{User:Ederchil/sig}} 16:00, 24 March 2010 (UTC)

::About your ½ rigth. It was only not Tolkien who placed there but his illustrator, latter Tolkien agreed with it. Many people think that it was [[Lurtz]] who killed Boromir while many [[Uruks]] did it.

::This comes from the chapter "Dorwinion":

''Uit de tekst van ‘De Hobbit’ is dan ook niet te achterhalen waar Dorwinion juist lag en wie er woonde. Desondanks is de ligging van het land op een andere manier duidelijk geworden. Pauline Baynes, de favoriete illustrator van Tolkien , zette Dorwinion in 1969 op de landkaart. Ze plaatste het land aan de monding van de Running, aan de noordwestelijke oevers van de Zee van Rhûn (zie kaart).''

''Hoewel Tolkien bezwaar had tegen sommige andere plaatsen die Pauline Baynes op de kaart gezet had, verklaarde hij zich wel akkoord met de ligging van Dorwinion. En ondanks het feit dat de Zee van Rhûn niet de locatie was die Tolkien oorspronkelijk in gedachten had, is het land sindsdien wel op die plaats blijven liggen. Christopher Tolkien merkt hetzelfde op in ‘The Lays of Beleriand’:

“Dorwinion is marked on the decorated map by Pauline Baynes, as a region on the North-western shores of the Sea of Rhun. It must be presumed that this, like other names on that map, was communicated to her by my father, but its placing seems surprising.”''

--[[User:Amroth|Amroth]] 16:12, 24 March 2010 (UTC)

:Dorwinion dan maar wel. Maar Lurtz komt alleen maar uit de film. -- {{User:Ederchil/sig}} 16:24, 24 March 2010 (UTC)

==Cleanup/Rewrite==
Going through the different "misconceptions":
# Definition of First Age; Third Age "of the Sun": keep.
# The Arkenstone was a Silmaril: keep
# Elrond visits Elros in Númenor: what part of the text implies such a thing? With the current wording it seems the "misconception" is created to highlight a trivial abandoned concept.
# Arwen, the lastborn of the Elves: keep. It was portrayed sort of like that in the movies
# Legolas's age: omit, already at Legolas
# Legolas hair color: see previous
# Names of the Nazgûl: remove or rewrite
# A female Nazgûl: remove or merge with 7.
# Mrs. Thranduil: there are so many characters whose mother's name is unknown, it's pointless to single out Legolas. Also, if this stays, can we at least tell the reader what the name is?
# The War in the North: pointless. Maybe inspired by BfMeII, but I'm pretty sure the promotional material for the game explicitly mentioned it was fiction.
# The shape of Middle-earth: we can keep this, but with a rewrite
# Pointed ears: why is it under misconceptions if it's pointed out (npi) that it's true?
# Hobbit feet: huge? rephrase
# Déagol/Sméagol relationship: keep. Maybe also point out that they weren't Hobbits, but ancestors of Hobbits.
# Gollum's age: pointless. Nothing in the text suggests such a thing.
# Tengwar on Sting: pointless. We might change this to "Bilbo named Sting when he found it", because that's what happened in the RB movie, the 2003 game and I believe the radio plays too.
# Saruman, the creator of Uruk-hai: rewrite.
# Dorwinion: keep

# Add: in light of Last Waterbender's recent edit to [[Bregalad]], we should also explain here that "beam" means "tree" here (cf. German ''baum'', Dutch ''boom'', Frisian ''beam''), not "a beam of light", and note something about translators messing up (Schuchart, for one, did).

Any other ideas? -- {{User:Ederchil/sig}} 17:52, 1 January 2011 (UTC)
:As I agree that most of your points are not really misconceptions, I removed some of them (and left others). I also removed the "shape of middle-earth" thing since it doesn't seem as a misconception to me. The map was drawn by Tolkien; it is not said that it was replaced by another map; nor it is contradicted by the Silmarillion. I also collected some more from other articles. [[User:Sage|Sage]] 08:45, 10 April 2012 (UTC)

==Legolas' hair?==
The article: "However, in The Fellowship of the Ring it is stated that Legolas' hair was "dark", and dark brown or black hair was most common among the Sindar."
: Is it so? Here I would like to see the sources, so that the misconceptions would not be replaced by other misconceptions. What it comes to Legolas' dark ''hair'', I suppose the source in the ''Fellowship'' is this: "His head was dark, crowned with sharp white stars that glittered in the black pools of the sky behind." ({{FR|II9}}). But does this really tell anything about the colour of his hair or even of his skin? I suppose that we can only say, that when Frodo saw Legolas standing above him, the figure of the Elf was dark against the sky. – The source for the dark hair among the Sindar in general would also be nice to have. --Tik 11:47, 27 November 2016 (UTC)

== Buckland ==

I'd suggest taking out the reference to Buckland or changing it. Early editions stated explicitly that Buckland was added to the Shire, and I'm not sure it's clear that the change in recent editions is the one Tolkien would have made, so I wouldn't call it a misconception. [[User:Spearwielder|Spearwielder]] 20:15, 2 January 2017 (UTC)

== Sex of Nazgul ==

The current text says <<with their consistent references as "Men" and "kings", although it could be argued that "Men" includes women>>. The part about "men" including women can be pretty much assumed - that term is usually used in place of "humankind", not as a plural of "man" in the sense of "male". Like in https://lotr.fandom.com/wiki/Men. Would emphasize that, as to make clear that Tolkien hasn't given us any information about gender here. Given how the civilizations feel, a woman is not that likely, but not impossible either, but if we don't want to speculate, the fact is that no information in that regard is given.

==Order==
I can't judge the rewriting, but this needs some kind of order, isn't it? Also, maybe a subsection for misconceptions created by the movies? --[[User:LorenzoCB|LorenzoCB]] 21:25, 2 July 2021 (UTC)

:It probably does, but I am not sure what kind of order it would need. Maybe by book?[[User:Turiannerevarine|Turiannerevarine]] 23:01, 2 July 2021 (UTC)

::I'd vote for alphabetical order. --[[User:LorenzoCB|LorenzoCB]] 17:08, 4 July 2021 (UTC)

:::I think that if we separated the misconceptions by book or movie, it would be easier for people to find what they are looking for. --[[User:Ancalagon the Black|Ancalagon the Black]] 18:11, 4 July 2021 (UTC)

Misconceptions

2021-06-29T18:54:04Z

Ancalagon the Black: /* Elves' long hair */

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'''Misconceptions''' have arisen and circulated over numerous concepts within [[J.R.R. Tolkien|J.R.R. Tolkien's]] [[legendarium]] as a result of mistakes made by secondary authors and of changes made by adaptations.

==The Arkenstone was a Silmaril==
*The [[Arkenstone]] was a [[Silmaril]], probably the one thrown into a fiery pit by Maedhros, and found its way (geologically?) to the north, to be rediscovered by the [[Khazad]] of [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]]. Tolkien wrote that the two lost Silmarils would remain lost until the end of Arda. However, in a partial translation of early Silmarillion texts into Old English Tolkien used the etymologically related term 'Eorclanstanas' ('holy stones') to translate 'Silmarils' - suggesting that he may have borrowed the name and other concepts from the Silmarils in describing the Arkenstone.
**A Silmaril is a gemstone hallowed by Varda which would not suffer the touch of mortal or evil hands.<ref>{{S|Silmarils}}</ref> It only allowed Beren to handle it, but Beren also lost the hand that held it. Many mortals handled the Arkenstone without a consequence, and they did not all have good intent. It would have burned them and possibly burned Smaug as well if it were truly a Silmaril. As attractive as this theory is, because it would have made the Arkenstone such a poignant element in ''[[The Hobbit]]'', it can only be, at best, Silmaril-like or Silmaril-inspired. The latter being the most likely case. It is not a Silmaril.
**This theory can also be disproven by the fact that Maedhros throws himself into a fiery pit with his Silmaril, while the Arkenstone was found deep within a mountain. Therefore, unless Erebor was of volcanic orgin, it is practically impossible for the Arkenstone to be a Silmaril.

==Arwen, the lastborn of the Elves==
*Arwen was the last Elf born in Middle-earth.
**Cause: This concept derives from being the youngest Elf whose birth is mentioned in the [[Appendix B|Tale of Years]], and perhaps from publicity for the films.
**Reality: There is no indication in any of Tolkien's works that Arwen is the lastborn elf, nor any indication that Elves had stopped having children after her birth.

==Legolas' age==
*Legolas is 2931 years old during the [[War of the Ring]], and thus was born in {{TA|87}}.
**Cause: This information also comes from film publicity and is never stated in the films or books. It may derive from the fact that ''Aragorn'' was born in the ''year'' {{TA|2931}}. The date of {{TA|87}} for Legolas' birth agrees with another common fan theory, namely that Legolas was born during the period of peace at the beginning of the [[Third Age]].
**Reality: Tolkien never supplied a birthdate for Legolas.

==Legolas' hair color==
*Legolas is blond.
**Cause: This is a visual tradition dating back to the works of the [[Brothers Hildebrandt]] in the 1970s and followed in both the [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|animated]] and [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|live action]] LotR films.
**Reality: Tolkien never specifies Legolas' hair color (although ''[[The Hobbit]]'' mentions that [[Thranduil]], Legolas' father, was blond). Legolas' hair color is one of the most enduring controversies in [[Tolkien fandom]].

==Elves' long hair==
*Elves have long hair, both males and females.
**Cause: Many elves depicted in adaptations such as Peter Jackson's movies have long hair, and other works of fantasy have likely contributed to this image.
**Reality: Though it's safe to assume that female Elves had long hair on average, there's no clear indication that this was the same for males as well. Both [[Elwë]] and [[Olwë]] had long hair, as had [[Fingon]].<ref name="Shibboleth">{{PM|Shibboleth}}</ref> In early stages of writing, [[Celegorm]] was also described as having long blond hair,<ref>{{LR|Quenta}}</ref> though that passage was removed in the published book.<ref>{{S|Beren}}</ref> It is never made clear if long hair was a common feature for all male Elves, or that these were an exception.
*** Although there is a note that, "all the Eldar had beautiful hair (and were especially attracted by hair of exceptional loveliness)"<ref name="Shibboleth"/>, it does not mean their beautiful hair was necessarily long. The fact that Glorfindel of Gondolin died because the Balrog grabbed him by the hair to pull him over the cliff leads one to believe that he also wore his hair long.<ref>{{LT2|III}}</ref> Though not explicitly stated, as Tolkien rarely described his characters in detail, it is implied as short hair is more difficult to grab. Glorfindel of Rivendell clearly had long hair, "his golden hair flowed shimmering in the wind of his speed."<ref>{{FR|Flight}}</ref>

==Names of the Nazgûl==
*The names of all nine [[Nazgûl]] are known: Er-Murazor (the [[Witch-king]] of [[Angmar]]), [[Khamûl]], Dwar of Waw, Ji Indur Dawndeath, Akhorahil, Hoarmurath, Adunaphel the Quiet (female), Ren the Unclean and Uvatha the Horseman.
**Cause: The names for the eight Nazgûl other than Khamûl which some fans think were coined by Tolkien were actually invented for the [[Middle-earth Role Playing]] game (MERP) published by [[Iron Crown Enterprises]] (ICE).
**Reality: In fact Tolkien recorded the name of only one Nazgûl: Khamûl, the [[Nazgûl|Black Rider]] who barely missed catching the [[Hobbits]] at [[Bucklebury Ferry]]. Even the personal name of the [[Witch-king]] of [[Angmar]] was not given by Tolkien, although some fans refer to him as "[[Angmar]]".
**Further: It should be also noted that Tolkien's texts seemingly contradict the idea that one of the Nazgûl was a woman, with their consistent references as "Men" and "kings", although it could be argued that "Men" includes women and "kings" includes queens. This is supported by the ring verse speaking of three rings for the elven "kings" and Galadriel, an elven woman being the bearer of one of the rings for the elven "kings". In the Silmarillion in Of the Rings of Power and The Third Age Tolkien says "Men proved easier to ensnare. Those who used the Nine Rings became mighty in their day, kings, sorcerers and warriors of old." The sentences before those two sentences talk about the affect of the rings on dwarves, so "Men" is probably used to mean humans and does not only mean males. Since Tar-Aldarion changed the law of succession so that daughters could become ruling queens of Númenor, it is possible that women in Númenor could rise to positions of power, so it cannot be excluded that a Númenórean woman could be one of the three "great Lords of Númenórean race" that were among the ringwraiths. Unsurprisingly, the film version of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring|The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' shows all nine Nazgûl as men when they received their [[Rings of Power]].

==The War in the North==
*The [[War of the Ring]] included a "War in the North", which involved fighting in [[Eriador]] and around [[Rivendell]].
**Cause: This has been stated as fact by the writers of the films in a DVD commentary and has formed the basis for parts of the computer games ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II]]'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings: War in the North]]''.
**Reality: Although Tolkien mentions violent incidents around [[Bree]] during the War (not to mention the [[Scouring of the Shire]]), no extensive military campaign in Eriador is mentioned in the [[Appendix B|Tale of Years]] in Appendix B of ''The Lord of the Rings''. Since the Tale of Years does mention the [[Battle of Dale]] and the fighting around [[Lothlórien]], it is clear that it would also have mentioned the "War in the North" if it had been part of Tolkien's conception. Moreover, the section of Appendix A on the Dwarves includes comments by [[Gandalf]] to the effect that extensive, destructive fighting in Eriador was averted by the death of [[Smaug]] and the Battles of [[Battle of Five Armies|Five Armies]] and of [[Dale]].

==Hobbit feet==
*Hobbits have comparatively large, hairy feet.
**Cause: Hobbit feet are portrayed so in several adaptations, such as illustrations by the [[Brothers Hildebrandt]] and the movies, where the feet are actually prosthetics.
**Reality: Tolkien wrote: "their feet had tough leathery soles and were clad in a thick curling hair, much like the hair of their heads". Besides the hair, Tolkien doesn't mention that the size of their feet is disproportionally large.

==Déagol/Sméagol relationship==
*Déagol is Sméagol's cousin.
**Cause: This misconception probably dates from ''[[The Complete Guide to Middle-earth]]'' by [[Robert Foster]] and ''[[Tolkien: The Illustrated Encyclopedia]]'' by [[David Day]]. (See: [http://greenbooks.theonering.net/questions/files/020101.html Green Books' Q & A])
**Reality: Tolkien only calls him Sméagol's ''friend'' in ''The Lord of the Rings'', though in ''The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien'' he writes that Déagol was "evidently a relative (as no doubt all the members of the small community were)" of Sméagol’s.<ref>{{L|214}}</ref>

==Gollum's age==
*Sméagol was born in the year {{TA|2430|n}} of the Third Age, found the Ring on his 33rd birthday in {{TA|2463|n}}, and thus was 589 years old when he died in {{TA|3019|n}}.
**Cause: 33 is the age a Shire Hobbit becomes officially an adult. Sméagol "found" the Ring on his birthday. The filmmakers evidently decided that the day Sméagol found the Ring was his 33rd birthday.
**Reality: Sméagol was not a Shire Hobbit, but a Stoor, and these had different customs - Tolkien states that the Stoors of Rhovanion received, and did not give gifts on their birthdays (in ''Unfinished Tales'', ''The History of Middle-earth'' and ''Letters''); and {{TA|2463}} as the date of the discovery of the Ring is an approximate, not a precise date. Thus, there is no exact indication of Gollum's age in Tolkien's books. [http://www.theonering.net/movie/char/smeagol.html See http://www.theonering.net/movie/char/smeagol.html]

==Tengwar on Sting==
*The [[Sindarin]] words ''Maegnas aen estar nin dagnir in yngyl im'' are engraved on the blade of [[Sting]]. The words translate as "Maegnas (Sharp-point) is my name, I am the spider's bane".
**Cause: The origin of this inscription is the depiction in the movies, where Sting is depicted as being engraved.
**Reality: In the books, Tolkien describes Sting as a rather plain weapon with a simple leather sheath. Unlike [[Glamdring]] and [[Orcrist]], it bears no runes for [[Elrond]] to translate in ''[[The Hobbit]]''. It first receives a name from [[Bilbo Baggins]] after he uses it against the giant spiders of [[Mirkwood]].

==Saruman, the creator of Uruk-hai==
*Saruman is believed to be the creator of the race of [[Uruk-hai]] (Uruks), the larger, stronger breed of [[Orcs]].
**Cause: The misconception originates from the fact that Saruman perhaps created a race of Orc-men or Men-Orcs in his service<ref>http://tolkien.slimy.com/faq/Creatures.html#Urukhai</ref>. This is visualized in [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]] which further established this view. However the Orc-men are not the same as the Uruk-hai, which are instead the elite fighting force used by Saruman. The movie also established wrongly that "Uruk-hai" are a stronger race of Orcs, while in reality it is simply a [[Black Speech]] term for the Orcs proper themselves (excluding the [[Snaga]]).
**Reality: In reality, the Uruks first appeared out of [[Mordor]] in the last years of Steward [[Denethor I]], before {{TA|2475}} and before Saruman settles in [[Orthanc]]<ref>{{HM|AA}}</ref>.

== Dorwinion ==
*[[Dorwinion]] was only mentioned in passing until it appeared on [[Pauline Baynes]]' ''[[A Map of Middle-earth]]'' ([[1969]]), where it was placed on the western shore of the [[Sea of Rhûn]]. According to popular belief, its location was not decided by [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]], but by Baynes in random.
**As [[Michael Martinez]] notes, this is a misconception that circulates as an "urban legend" in several websites.<ref>[http://middle-earth.xenite.org/2012/06/21/did-pauline-baynes-choose-the-location-of-dorwinion/ Did Pauline Baynes Choose the Location of Dorwinion?]</ref> As [[Christopher Tolkien]] commented:
:{{blockquote|Dorwinion is marked on the decorated map by Pauline Baynes, as a region on the North-western shores of the Sea of Rhun. It must be presumed that this, like other names on that map, '''was communicated to her by my father''', but its placing seems surprising.|''[[The Lays of Beleriand]]'', "[[The Lay of the Children of Húrin]]"}}
*Evidence that Tolkien worked with Baynes on the map may be found in the transcribed map discovered in 2015.<ref>https://www.tolkiensociety.org/2015/11/tolkiens-annotated-map-of-middle-earth-transcribed/</ref> In which Dorwinion was written Tolkien's own hand.

==Money==
*It is thought that Middle-earth is a utopia with no finance based economy.
**Cause: This misconception originates from the very few times any transactions or the word "[[money]]" are mentioned in ''[[The Hobbit]]'' or ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''; most mentions of wealth are vague or in the form of [[gold]] or treasures. The misconception is also mentioned as such by [[Robert Foster]]<ref>''[[The Complete Guide to Middle-earth]]'', entry "Money"</ref>.
**Reality: In [[Bree]], both golden pieces and silver pennies appear. Furthermore, in a draft of "[[The Appendix on Languages]]" published in ''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]'' some details of the coins of [[Gondor]] are given.

==Gwaihir is the Great Eagle==
*The (unnamed) [[Lord of the Eagles]] from ''The Hobbit'' is identified in the ''Lord of the Rings'' as [[Gwaihir]], as they are the same person.
**Cause: This interpretation is stated by [[Robert Foster]]<ref>''[[The Complete Guide to Middle-earth]]'' entry "Gwaihir"</ref> and perhaps originates from the meaning of Gwaihir's name, which translates as "Windlord".
**Reality: Tolkien never states that Gwaihir was the [[Lord of the Eagles]] and [[King of All Birds]]. Furthermore there are some problems with conflating the two characters:
***The Great Eagle of ''The Hobbit'' is said to wear a golden crown<ref>{{H|Queer}}</ref> after the end of the book, but Gwaihir is not wearing one.
***Near the end of ''Lord of the Rings'' Gandalf mentions that Gwaihir has carried him ''twice'' <ref>{{RK|Cormallen}}</ref> (once from [[Orthanc]] and once from [[Celebdil]]); if Gwaihir was the Great Eagle, that would make it at least ''three'' times.

==Gil-galad's father==
*[[Fingon]] was Gil-galad's father
**Cause: This is in truth not quite a misconception so much as an editorial mistake by Christopher Tolkien. JRR Tolkien indeed once considered Gil-galad to be the son of Fingon., as in ''[[The Grey Annals]]'', and it is mentioned so in ''[[The Silmarillion]]''.
**Reality: [[Christopher Tolkien]] admitted that it was a rushed choice as in his father's final scripts ''[[Orodreth]]'' was Gil-galad's father, and Fingon had no wife: even in ''The Silmarillion'', Fingon was succeeded by [[Turgon]] as [[High King of the Noldor]] instead of his "son".

==Ingwë, Finwë and Elwë awoke at Cuiviénen==
*[[Ingwë]], [[Finwë]] and [[Elwë]], the three ambassadors of the Elves to [[Aman]], and later Kings of their people, were among the first 144 Elves who [[awakening of the Elves|awoke]] at [[Cuiviénen]].
**''[[The Silmarillion]]'' only says that [[Oromë]] visited the Elves at Cuiviénen but does not clarify whether the Three Ambassadors were indeed firstborn. According to the [[Grey Annals]], Oromë found the Elves 500 [[coranar|years]] after the Awakening, a gap which would leave ample time for the firstborn Elves to procreate and for Elven children to be born and grow. Nothing states that the three Ambassadors could not have been born during that time, thus belonging to a second or third generation of Elves.
**Furthermore, the Silmarillion is clear that Elwë, [[Olwë]] (and [[Elmo]]) were brothers, and that Olwë was younger than Elwë. This can't be easily understood if Elwe was a Firstborn (i.e. without parents). The [[Cuivienyarna]] mentions that Elwe was ''born'' at Cuiviénen.<ref>{{WJ|Appendix}}</ref>

==[[Middle-earth]] is an underground world similar to the Hollow Earth==
*Middle-earth is a world that exists inside the Earth. Tolkien's stories are a kind of [[Wikipedia:Subterranean fiction|Subterranean fiction]] as they happen underground, at the center of the Hollow Earth.<ref>[http://www.esoterica.gr/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1714 Example article] in a Greek occult forum</ref>
**The misconception circulates mainly among the Greek audience and is explained by the Greek translation "[http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9C%CE%AD%CF%83%CE%B7_%CE%93%CE%B7 Μέση-γη]". Although the translation is accurate, the stem "μέσ-" can also be understood as ''inside'' by the occasional reader. The notion was popularised mainly by the Greek press, especially concerned with the occult or the paranormal. Those sources leave open the possibility that Tolkien possessed some esoteric or occult knowledge, whereas the fantasy [[races]] of Middle-earth are identified as the beings said to populate [[Wikipedia:Agartha|Agartha]].
**It is made clear in the ''Silmarillion'' that the Earth is called ''Arda'' floating in space with atmospheric layers such as [[Ilmen]], [[Vaiya]] and [[Vista]]; and Middle-earth is a continent.<ref>{{S|Ainu}}</ref> The term Middle-earth refers to "our earth" and is explained geographically as "surrounded by the ocean"<ref>Dennis Gerrolt, [http://www.lordotrings.com/interview.asp Tolkien's interview] to BBC, 1971</ref> and not being inside something.

==The [[Seven Rings]] were made for the Dwarves and the [[Nine Rings]] for Men==
*The Elves of [[Eregion]] made specifically [[Seven Rings]] especially for the Dwarves, and [[Nine Rings]] for the Men. Occasionally it is believed that each group had its own powers to be used accordingly by Elves, Dwarves and Men. The [[Ring Verse]] ("...'''for''' the Elven-kings, ...'''for''' the Dwarf-Lords") indicates their purpose and destination as when [[Celebrimbor]] himself gave [[Ring of Thrór|a ring]] to King [[Durin III]]<ref>{{S|Rings}}</ref>.
*Some adaptations, such as [[Ralph Bakshi]]'s ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|Lord of the Rings]]'' and [[Peter Jackson]]'s ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' show a similar notion: in both movies the prologue shows that the Elf smiths made the Rings '''for''' the Elves, Dwarves and Men, before Sauron makes war to seize them. Furthermore, in Jackson's adaptation, each group has a distinct visual style (eg. the Seven have a definite "Dwarvish" design).
**Nowhere in Tolkien's books is mentioned that the Seven and the Nine were different from each others nor that they were made for the Dwarves and Men. Everything shows that the Rings were produced massively and were designed by the Elves for themselves. The Ring that Celebrimbor gave to Durin was a notable exception. Only the Three were created distinctly outside the other 16.<ref>FAQ of the Rings: [http://oakroadsystems.com/genl/ringfaq.htm#Q79-Differ How did the Seven and the Nine differ?] and [http://oakroadsystems.com/genl/ringfaq.htm#Q79-Intent Were the Seven and Nine Rings originally intended for Dwarves and Men?]</ref>
::The Silmarillion mentions that (besides Durin's Ring) it was Sauron who gave the Rings to the Dwarves and Men, and that was only after the Elves repented.
==[[Buckland]] eventually became part of the [[Shire]]==
*When King [[Aragorn|Elessar]] gave the [[Westmarch]] to the Shire in the [[Fourth Age]], Buckland, an independent sliver of land, was also given to the Shire and was renamed "Eastmarch" to mirror the former.
**Cause: This misconception originates from the ''[[The Lord of the Rings Prologue|Prologue]]'' to the ''Lord of the Rings'', and is repeated in several reference books, such as Robert Foster's ''Guide''<ref>[[Robert Foster]], ''[[The Complete Guide to Middle-earth]]'', entry "Buckland"</ref> and Fonstad's ''Atlas''.<ref>[[Karen Wynn Fonstad]], ''The Atlas of Middle-earth'', "the Shire"</ref> A second misconception is the name "Eastmarch" which is never mentioned as such in the narrative.
**Reality: Tolkien's actual quote in the ''Prologue'' speaks about "''the East and West Marches: the Buckland''';''' and the Westmarch added to the Shire''".<ref>{{FR|Ordering}}</ref> The semi-colon here serves to show that the "addition to the Shire" refers only to the Westmarch. This is further supported by the [[Appendix B|Tale of Years]], where the creation of the Westmarch is mentioned, but not the addition of Buckland or its renaming to Eastmarch.<ref>{{App|B5}}</ref>

==The Eye of Sauron==
*After being separated from the Ring, Sauron lost his humanoid shape and turned into a great eye.
**Cause: Sauron was portrayed as a giant eye wreathed in flame in the movies made by Peter Jackson. He was portrayed similarly in other adaptations such as the Fellowship of the Ring game for Playstation 2 and the 1980 Return of the King special by Rankin-Bass.
**Reality: In Letter 246 Tolkien explained that "Sauron had a humanoid form, large, but not gigantic", and in Lord of the Rings Gollum comments how Sauron had only four fingers on the Black Hand, which implies that he retained some of his previous physical form.

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Valarin

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{{cleanup}}'''Valarin''', also called the '''Eldest Speech''',<ref>{{PE|18}}, p. 71</ref> was the tongue of the [[Ainur]].
==Description==
As angelic beings with the ability to communicate through thought, strictly speaking the Valar had no need for a spoken language, but it appears that it was adopted as part of their assumption of physical, humanlike forms.

Valarin was extremely alien to the ears of the [[Elves]], sometimes to the point of genuine displeasure,<ref>{{WJ|AD1}}, p. 398</ref> and very few of them ever learned the language, only adopting some of the Valarin words into their own [[Quenya]]. The Valar learnt [[Quenya]] instead, and used that to converse with the Elves, or with each other if Elves were present. Valarin seemed to use long words, for example the Valarin word for [[Telperion]], ''[[Telperion#Other names|Ibrīniðilpathānezel]]'' is eight syllables long. The [[Vanyar]] adopted more words from Valarin into their dialect ''Quendya'' than the [[Noldor]], as they lived closer to the Valar.

Valarin is unrelated to all the other [[Languages]] of [[Middle-earth]] as it arose outside of [[Arda]], and except for a few words (mainly proper names) nothing is known of the language. Before it, the only form of language was the [[Music of the Ainur]], the purest form of language, as it was thought itself, with no need for reference; each thought was a definite article in and of itself, and as such, the Music was entirely self-sufficient structure. Eru only showed the Ainur their music in a different form by adding the final note to their song: ''[[Eä]]'', "Be".

==Other versions of the legendarium==
In older versions of ''[[The Silmarillion]]'' and in the [[Lhammas]], Valarin is further subdivided in [[Oromëan]], [[Aulëan]] and [[Melkian]]. In this conception, all [[Elvish]] languages arose from Oromëan, but this view was later dropped.

==Inspiration==

[[Helge Fauskanger]] has noted suggestions that Valarin might have been influenced by [[Wikipedia:Akkadian language|ancient Babylonian]]:

"''[...] some feel that the general style of Valarin is reminiscent of such words as "Etemenanki", the name of the great tower (ziggurat) of Babylon. However, such views are purely conjectural, and we may rightly ask why Tolkien would use Babylonian as a model for the language of the gods of his mythos. More likely he simply aimed for a very peculiar style, since this is supposed to be a language wholly independent of the Elvish language family, and moreover a tongue developed and spoken by superhuman beings.''"<ref>[[Helge Fauskanger]], "[http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/valarin.htm Valarin - like the glitter of swords]", [[Ardalambion]] (accessed 2 July 2011)</ref>

==See also==

*[[:Category:Valarin words|Category:Valarin words]]

==External links==
* [[Helge Fauskanger]], "[http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/valarin.htm Valarin - ''like the glitter of swords'']", at [[Ardalambion]]
*[http://glaemscrafu.jrrvf.com/english/valarin.html Valarin sound samples] at [[Glǽmscrafu]]
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Woods of Oromë

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Ancalagon the Black:

The '''Woods of Oromë''', dominions of the [[Valar|Vala]] [[Oromë]], were in [[Valinor]], in the southern part of the land. To the west lay the [[Pastures of Yavanna]] while to the east rose the [[Hyarmentir]], and beyond was the narrow land of [[Avathar]].<ref>{{S|Darkening}}</ref>

The [[Maiar|Maia]] [[Tilion]] is told to have lived in the woods of Oromë from where he went to [[Lórien (Valinor)|Lórien]] when he would rest.<ref>{{S|Sun}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[House of Oromë]]
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Vána

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Ancalagon the Black: /* History */ fixed typo, but can someone check whether it means "Noldor" or "Noldoli"? I'm not too sure

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'''Vána''', one of the [[Valier]], was the younger sister of [[Yavanna]] and the spouse of [[Oromë]]. Among the seven Valier, Vána was the sixth named.<ref name=Valar/>

==History==
Like her sister, Vána had influence with the flora and fauna of Middle-earth, "all flowers spring as she passes and open if she glances upon them; and all birds sing at her coming."<ref name=Valar>{{S|IIb}}</ref> She had "the beauty of both heaven and earth upon her face and in all her works."<ref>{{MR|P3I1}}</ref>

[[Nessa]], the sister of Vána's spouse [[Oromë]], wedded [[Tulkas]] on the [[Almaren|Isle of Almaren]], the Valar's first dwelling. Vána robed Nessa with her flowers for the wedding.<ref>{{MR|P2}}</ref>

Vána dwelt in gardens filled with golden flowers and often came to the forests of Oromë. In the days of the [[Two Trees]] of [[Valinor]], the [[Maia]] maiden, [[Arien]], "tended to the golden flowers of the gardens of Vána by watering them with the bright dews from [[Laurelin]]." [[Melian]] was another Maia who initially served Vána and [[Estë]] before she departed to [[Middle-earth]].<ref>{{S|IIc}}</ref>

After the [[Darkening of Valinor]] and the flight of the [[Noldor]] to Middle-earth, most of the [[Valar]] were glad to have their ancient peace back, wishing neither the rumours of [[Melkor]] and his violence nor the murmur of the restless [[Noldor]] to disturb them again. For such reasons, they sought the concealment and protection of their land [[Aman]]. It was said that particularly Vána and [[Nessa]] were of one mind in this matter, in accordance with most of the other Valar, although [[Ulmo]] pled pity and pardon for the Noldor.<ref>{{LT2|III}}</ref>{{rp|218}}

== Etymology ==
''Vána'' is [[Quenya]] for "beautiful", from [[root]] [[BAN]], related to unmarred beauty.<ref>{{PE|Eldarin}}, p. 150</ref> She was also called the '''Ever-young'''.<ref name=Valar/>

==Genealogy==
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{{familytree| AUL |~| YAV | | VAN |~| ORO | | NES |~| TUL | |AUL=[[Aulë]]|YAV=[[Yavanna]]|VAN='''VÁNA'''|ORO=[[Oromë]]|NES=[[Nessa]]|TUL=[[Tulkas]]}}
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==Other versions of the legendarium==
In the earliest form of the [[legendarium]] in ''[[The Book of Lost Tales]]'', she is described robbing herself in flowers and with a hair of golden color.<ref name=Vana>{{LT1|VIII}}</ref> She and [[Oromë]] had a daughter, [[Nielíqui]].<ref>{{LT1|Index}}, p. 288</ref> Whilst in the origins of the story of the [[Two Trees]], Vána played a formative role in the growth of [[Laurelin]]:
{{blockquote|Then was the pit covered with rich earths that ''[[Palúrien]]'' devised, and Vána came who loveth life and sunlight and at whose song the flowers arise and open, and the murmur of her maidens round her was like to the merry noise of the folk that stir abroad for the first time on a bright morning. There sang she the song of spring upon the mound, and danced about it, and watered it with great streams of that golden light that [[Ulmo]] had brought from the spilled lakes--yet was ''Kulullin'' almost o'erflowing at the end.<ref>{{LT1|III}}</ref>}}

Later, when the power of [[Yavanna]] had failed to heal the wounds of the [[Two Trees]], Vána's love for [[Laurelin]] was so great that it caused the tree's remaining life to come forth one last time as a fruit of gold from which the [[Valar]] later fashioned the [[Sun]]. Vána's maiden, [[Arien|Urwen]], would steer the Sun's vessel across the sky. Vána, who repented of speaking against the harvest of Laurelin's last fruit, cut her hair short to weave the tresses as the sails for the Sun-ship.<ref name=Vana/>{{rp|186}}

In ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', Nienna's tears cleansed the trees and Yavanna's songs brought forth the final bloom of [[Telperion]] and fruit of [[Laurelin]]; Vána was not involved.

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Dwarf Women (scene)

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'''Dwarf Women''' is the twenty-third scene of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]'' and the thirty-first scene of [[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (extended edition)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'' (extended edition)]].

In the short scene, [[Gimli]] talks to [[Éowyn]] about dwarves, especially dwarf-women, when he falls off his horse. She laughs aloud with [[Théoden]] commenting to [[Aragorn]], "It is a long time since I have seen my niece smile."
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Ring-inscription

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[[File:Donato Giancola - The Ruling Ring.jpeg|thumb|right|250px|''The Ruling Ring'' by Donato Giancola]]
The '''Ring-inscription''' was a [[Black Speech]] inscription in [[Tengwar]] upon [[the One Ring]], symbolising the Ring's power to control the other [[Rings of Power]], and perhaps being an actual part of its power.
==Description==
After [[Sauron|Sauron's]] first downfall, the One Ring normally appeared perfectly plain and featureless, but when heated in a fire, the inscription appeared in fiery letters on the Ring.

[[File:One Ring inscription.png]]

When [[Isildur]] cut the ring from Sauron's hand, it was burning hot, and so Isildur was able to transcribe the inscription before it faded. He described it to be of a [[Tengwar#The_General_Use|style]] "of [[Eregion]]", and the mode to be the one used also in [[Westron]].<ref name=Shadow>{{FR|Shadow}}</ref>

[[Gandalf]] first learned of the inscription when he read the [[Scroll of Isildur|account]] that Isildur had written before marching north to his [[Disaster of the Gladden Fields|death]] and the loss of the Ring.<ref name="Council">{{FR|II2}}</ref> When Gandalf subsequently heated the ring that [[Bilbo Baggins]] had found and passed on to [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], the inscription appeared, leaving him in no doubt that it was the One Ring.<ref name=Shadow/>

Long before, at the creation of the One Ring, the smiths of [[Eregion]] who had forged the other [[Rings of Power]] heard in their minds the voice of [[Sauron]], reciting the words. They then realized his plans, removing the rings from their fingers.<ref>{{S|V}}</ref>

==Translation==
The inscription read:

<blockquote>''[[Ash]] [[nazg]] [[durbatulûk]], ash nazg [[gimbatul]], ash nazg [[thrakatulûk]], [[agh]] [[burzum]]-[[ishi]] [[krimpatul]]''</blockquote>

These words were physically painful to any [[Elves]] who heard them, as any words of that "Black Speech", which incurred some of Sauron's dark power on those present. When Gandalf recited them at the [[Council of Elrond]], the sky darkened and the Elves were pained.<ref name=Council/>

Roughly translated, these words mean:

<blockquote>''One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them''<ref name=Shadow/></blockquote>

==Ring-verse==
[[File:J.R.R. Tolkien - Ring verse.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Calligraphy by J.R.R. Tolkien]]

At some point following the gifting of the rings, a verse was written among the [[Free Peoples]] regarding them:

<poem style="font-style:italic; margin-left:20px;">
Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky,
Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,
Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die,
One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
'''One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,'''
'''One Ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them,'''
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.''<ref group=note>Some recent editions{{fact}} of ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' accidentally omit the first two clauses of this phrase from Chapter 2.</ref>
</poem>

==Inspiration==
[[J.R.R. Tolkien]] has said that he thought of the Ring Verse while taking a bath.<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. liv</ref>
==Portrayal in adaptations==
'''1978: [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1978 film)]]:'''
:The Ring Inscription poses a plot gap in the movie. Gandalf makes Frodo throw the Ring in the fireplace, and later they both notice it is cold. The Inscription does not appear nor is mentioned, although Gandalf recites the verse; all these remain without giving any explanation why the Ring was thrown in the fireplace in the first place, since the non-existent inscription was not the point.

'''1981: [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1981 radio series)]]:'''
:The Black Speech words form the "background" sound in various scenes about the Ring, and Gandalf speaks them at the Council of Elrond.

'''2001-2003: [[Pán prsteňov (2001-2003 Slovak radio series)|''Pán prsteňov'' (2001-2003 Slovak radio series)]]:'''
:The Ring Verse is heard in the main opening and closing theme of the radio series, sung by Soňa Norisová (who also portrays Galadriel). The opening titles version of the them also includes the opening narration of the series, by Bilbo Baggins (Marián Labuda) as the chronicler of the War of the Ring. The theme was composed by Peter Mankovecký and adapted by the [[wikipedia:Slovak Radio Symphonic Orchestra|Slovak Radio Symphonic Orchestra]] and its choir.

'''2001-03: [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]]:'''
:In the book, Gandalf mentions the Black Speech phrase in the [[Council of Elrond]] in order to prove his concerns about the Ring, the atmosphere darkens and the Elves seem to suffer to hear the words. In [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring|the first film]] he utters the words while the participants begin to argue and shout in order to "darken" the atmosphere and make them stop. It is not mentioned anywhere in the context that these lines were the Inscription of the Ring and he appeared like as he was conjuring a "spell". That event was a bit controversial to the fans of the books, since it was like somehow Gandalf made use of the Shadow in order to restore order, performing thus "dark [[magic]]"{{fact}}.

'''2002: [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (video game)]]:'''
:The Ring-inscription is found only on the outer side of the ring. Gandalf speaks the words several times, both in Bag End and Rivendell. The Black Speech version can also be found on the cover art and disc, however, it is written in poor quality [[Angerthas Erebor]]. A writer who was unfamiliar with the [[Daniel Steven Smith#Keymapping|keyboard values]] of most [[fonts|Elvish fonts]] simply typed "a-s-h n-a-z-g (et cetera)", so the runes read "l-lh-ng ô-l-e-s (et cetera)" in proper Angerthas Erebor.

'''2014: ''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies]]'':'''
:The first two lines of the Ring-verse are spoken in Black Speech by the [[Sauron|Necromancer]] in Dol Guldur, then Galadriel speaks the third line in Westron as the nine [[Nazgûl]] appear and surround her.

'''2014: ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor]]'':'''
:The words of the Ring-Inscription in the Black Speech are chanted in the opening cinematic and are quoted several times throughout the game, especially when distracting enemies where the words "Ash Nazg" can be heard being whispered by the Wraith.

'''2017: ''[[Lord_of_the_Rings_Online#Mordor_Expansion|The Lord of the Rings Online: Mordor]]'':'''
:The words of the Ring Verse in the Black Speech, along with Sauron's name are used as lyrics in the track "Chant for Sauron", composed by [[Chance Thomas]]. The track itself has been in the game ever since the ''[[Lord_of_the_Rings_Online#Mines_of_Moria_Expansion|Mines of Moria]]'' expansion, used as background music during the boss fight against Caerlûg in Nala-dûm, but was first released in an official soundtrack with the ''Mordor'' expansion.

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Rhymes of Lore

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'''Rhymes of Lore''' are small poems that refer to ancient events of history. Rhymes of Lore seem to originate from the [[Dúnedain]] of [[Arnor]], some were known to the [[Hobbits]] who also had some Rhymes of their own.<ref>{{TT|Palantir}}</ref> The [[Long List of the Ents]] may also be an example of Rhymes of Lore.<ref name=guide>{{HM|Guide}} p. 329</ref>

On his way to [[Minas Tirith]] [[Gandalf]] mumbled to himself a Rhyme about the [[Downfall of Númenor]], causing [[Pippin]] to inquire about it.
:''Tall ships and [[High Men|tall kings]] Three times three, What brought they from the [[Númenor|foundered land]] Over the [[Belegaer|flowing sea]]? [[Seven Stars|Seven stars]] and [[palantíri|seven stones]] And one [[White Tree|white tree]].''<ref group=note>The rhyme is titled "A Rhyme of Lore"</ref>

==Inspiration==
[[Robert Foster]] describes the Rhymes of Lore as a medium that aids the retention of ancient facts.<ref name=guide/> They are comparable to [[Wikipedia:Gnomic poetry#Medieval_and_early_modern_gnomic_literature|Gnomic Verses]] that preserve important ideas of the Anglo-Saxon society. Their rhyme make them easy to remember.<ref>{{webcite|articleurl=http://www.tolkiensociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Anglo-Saxon-Part-1.pdf|articlename=Tolkien Society Anglo-Saxon Study Pack 1|dated=2014|website=[http://www.tolkiensociety.org The Tolkien Society]}}</ref>
==Adaptations==
A musical version of this poem was recorded by the [[Tolkien Ensemble]] on their album ''[[A Night in Rivendell]]''.
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Hi, [[User:LorenzoCB|Lorenzo]] here. As there is an unclear technical problem, some articles cannot be moved into redirects. Until it is solved, here can be listed those articles that need to be moved in the future, so we don't forget about them. Please, if you have this problem, include the article in this list and do not move articles with copypaste:
*In general, all the [[:Category:Mannish titles|Mannish titles]] in plural must be moved to singular:
**[[Kings of Arnor]] to [[King of Arnor]]
**[[Kings of Gondor]] to [[King of Gondor]]
**[[Kings of Arthedain]] to [[King of Arthedain]]
**[[Kings of Rohan]] to [[King of Rohan]]
**[[Stewards of Gondor]] to [[Steward of Gondor]]
*[[Fëar]] to [[Fëa]]
*[[Vingilótë]] to [[Vingilot]]

:I believe that you cannot move a page if there is already a page at the new title, however, I may be mistaken. --[[User:Ancalagon the Black|Ancalagon the Black]] 21:50, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

::You can move articles over redirects, not over existing articles, but some of the redirects do not allow it for some reason. --[[User:LorenzoCB|LorenzoCB]] 22:04, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

:::Ah, okay. Thanks for clearing it up. --[[User:Ancalagon the Black|Ancalagon the Black]] 05:24, 15 June 2021 (UTC)

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Thorin and Company

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| image=[[File:Frank Rivolli - The Dwarfs.jpg|180px]]
| caption="The Dwarfs" by Frank Rivolli
| pronun=
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| founded={{TA|2941}}
| founder=[[Thorin]]
| purpose= Reclamation of the [[Lonely Mountain]], and recovery of Dwarven wealth including the [[Arkenstone]]
| members=[[Thorin]], [[Balin]], [[Dwalin]], [[Fíli]], [[Kíli]], [[Dori]], [[Nori]], [[Ori]], [[Óin]], [[Glóin]], [[Bifur]], [[Bofur]], [[Bombur]] and [[Bilbo Baggins]]
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'''Thorin and Company''' refers to the thirteen exiled [[Dwarves]] under the leadership of [[Thorin]] [[Oakenshield]] and the one [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] [[Bilbo Baggins]], who famously made the [[Quest of Erebor]], travelling through the [[Misty Mountains]] and the [[Rhovanion|Wilderland]] to the [[Lonely Mountain]], to recover their ancient treasure from the Kingdom of [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]], stolen by the [[Dragons|Dragon]] [[Smaug]].

Thorin's company were:
*[[Balin]] and [[Dwalin]], sons of [[Fundin]] (descendants of [[Náin II]])
*[[Óin]] and [[Glóin]], sons of [[Gróin]] (cousins of Balin and Dwalin)
*[[Fíli]] and [[Kíli]], brothers, nephews of Thorin
*[[Dori]], [[Nori]] and [[Ori]] (Dwarves of the [[House of Durin]])
*[[Bifur]] with his cousins [[Bofur]] and [[Bombur]] (descendants of the [[Dwarves of Khazad-dûm]])<ref name="Durin">{{App|Durin}}</ref>
*And Bilbo Baggins, a Hobbit of [[the Shire]]<ref>{{H|Party}}</ref>
They were joined by [[Gandalf]] for part of the journey.

Thorin referred to himself and his Dwarven companions as "Thorin and Company" in the opening line of the message left on Bilbo's mantelpiece after the [[An Unexpected Party|unexpected party]] at [[Bag End]].<ref>{{H|Mutton}}</ref>

===Portrayal in adaptations===
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'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'''''
: All surviving members of the Company appear in the game. After the [[Battle of Dale]] the Dwarves and [[Gandalf]] pay homage to the tombs of Thorin, Fíli and Kíli, which are now next to that of King [[Dáin Ironfoot]].

'''2012-14: [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' film series]]:'''
:The thirteen Dwarves all feature in the films, although they do not wear coloured hoods, but are given more developed personalities. The Dwarves actually do battle with [[Smaug]], instead of hiding from him, in the "Battle of the Forges". The remaining four Dwarves who stayed behind in Lake-town journey to Erebor after Smaug is slain.
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Galadriel

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{{sources}}
{{disambig-more|Galadriel|[[Galadriel (disambiguation)]]}}
{{noldor infobox
| name=Galadriel
| image=[[File:Matt Stewart - Galadriel.jpg|250px]]
| caption="Galadriel" by [[:Category:Images by Matt Stewart|Matt Stewart]]
| pronun=[[Sindarin|S]], {{IPA|[ɡaˈladri.el]}}
| othernames=''Artanis'' ([[Quenya|Q]], [[Father-name|fn]]), ''Nerwen'' ([[Quenya|Q]], [[Amilessë|mn]]) ''Alatáriel'' ([[Telerin|T]], [[epessë|an]])
| titles=[[Lady of Lórien]], Lady of Light, Lady of the Wood, Lady of the [[Galadhrim]], Mistress of Magic<ref>Called thus by [[Faramir (son of Denethor II)|Faramir]] ({{TT|Window}}).</ref>
| position=
| location=[[Tirion]], [[Doriath]], [[Nargothrond]], [[Harlindon]], [[Eriador]], [[Eregion]], [[Imladris]], [[Belfalas]], [[Lothlórien]]
| affiliation=[[White Council]]
| language=[[Quenya]], [[Sindarin]], [[Westron]], and [[Silvan Elvish]]
| birth={{YT|1362}}<ref>{{MR|P2l}}, p. 106</ref>
| birthlocation=[[Tirion]]
| rule={{TA|1981}} - {{TA|3021}}
| sailedwest=[[29 September]], {{TA|3021}}
| sailedfrom=[[Grey Havens]]
| age=
| notablefor=
| house=[[House of Finarfin]]
| parentage=[[Finarfin]] and [[Eärwen]]
| siblings=[[Finrod]], [[Angrod]] and [[Aegnor]]
| spouse=[[Celeborn]]
| children=[[Celebrían]]
| gender=Female
| height=6 feet, 4 inches (193cm)<ref>{{UT|Measures}}</ref><ref group=note>Quote by J.R.R. Tolkien from the Unfinished Tales, the same section referenced:'' "Thus two rangar was often called 'man-high', which at thirty-eight inches gives an average height of six feet four inches; (1.93 meters) '''but this was at a later date, when the stature of the Dúnedain appears to have decreased'''..."'' (emphasis mine)</ref>
| hair=Radiant gold-silver ''(cf. [[Hair of Galadriel]])''
| eyes=
| clothing=White robes
| weapons=
| steed=
}}
{{quote|Very tall [Galadriel and Celeborn] were, and the Lady no less tall than the Lord; and they were grave and beautiful. They were clad wholly in white; and the hair of the Lady was of deep gold… but no sign of age was upon them, unless it were in the depths of their eyes; for these were keen as lances in the starlight, and yet profound, the wells of deep memory.|''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', "[[The Mirror of Galadriel]]"}}
'''Galadriel''' was an elven Lady who witnessed [[Middle-earth]] during the Three Ages of the Sun.

Galadriel was born in [[Valinor]] as one of the [[Noldor]], being the daughter of [[Finarfin]] and younger sister to [[Finrod|Finrod Felagund]] (later [[King of Nargothrond]]), [[Angrod]], and [[Aegnor]]. She took part in the [[Exile of the Noldor]], supporting [[Fëanor]]. However she opposed the [[Kinslaying at Alqualondë]] and crossed the [[Helcaraxë]] with the rest of her group. After arriving in [[Beleriand]], she lived in both [[Nargothrond]] and [[Doriath]], the latter where she befriended [[Melian]]. Later, with her husband [[Celeborn]], she ruled over the [[Silvan Elves|woodland Elves]] of [[Lothlórien]], and together they had a daughter, [[Celebrían]] who married [[Elrond]].

She is described as "the mightiest and fairest of all the Elves that remained in [[Middle-earth]]".<ref name="SRings"/> During the [[War of the Ring]], she revealed to [[Frodo Baggins]] that she was the bearer of [[Nenya]].<ref>{{FR|Mirror}}</ref> After the War, she returned to Valinor.

==History==
===Early History===
[[File:Thomas Rouillard - Girl from Ithlum.jpg|thumb|left|100px|''Girl from Ithlum'' by [[:Category:Images by Thomas Rouillard|Thomas Rouillard]]]]

====Life in Aman====
:See also: ''[[#Other versions of the legendarium|Other versions of the legendarium]]''.
When a fourth child was born to [[Finarfin]], prince of the Noldor, and [[Eärwen]], princess of the [[Falmari|Teleri]], her father named her '''[[Artanis]]''', which is "noble woman". She was unusually tall and strong as she grew, and so Eärwen's name for her was '''[[Nerwen]]''', "man-maiden". Though the source of her hair colour was from her parents, it was said among the Eldar that her hair had captured the light of the [[Two Trees]] in Valinor, which resulted a unique and dazzling colour of gold and silver. According to a legend, this is how [[Fëanor]] conceived the idea of capturing the light of the trees inside the [[Silmarils]]. Despite her mixed blood, she was identified as a princess of the Noldor, as her father was the third son of [[Finwë]], [[King of the Noldor]].<ref name=Galadriel>{{UT|Galadriel}}</ref>{{rp|229-230}}

During the [[Darkening of Valinor]], she was very independent and visionary. She swore no [[Oath of Fëanor|oaths]], but the words of Fëanor concerning Middle-earth kindled a desire in her heart, as she was eager to see those wide unguarded lands and rule a realm of her own. During the troubles that followed, even though she participated in the revolt of the Noldor,<ref>{{RGEO|Notes}}</ref> she fought against Fëanor in defence of her mother's kin in the [[Kinslaying of Alqualondë]].<ref name=Galadriel/> Accounts suggest she travelled among the second group led by Fingolfin, which joined the battle at [[Alqualondë]] late and without knowing how it had started. Some of that group had not participated in the killing, although it is not clear who and how many. Dismayed by the Doom of [[Mandos]], her father Finarfin abandoned the march of the Noldor and returned to Valinor. But Galadriel and her brothers crossed the [[Helcaraxë]] in far north and arrived to the northern shores of the [[Hither Lands]].<ref name="Sil9">{{S|Flight}}</ref>

====Arrival to Middle-earth====
In [[Beleriand]], Galadriel and her eldest brother [[Finrod Felagund]] came to [[Doriath]] as guests of [[Elu Thingol]], the King of Doriath. It was there she met [[Celeborn]], a kinsman of Thingol, who would become her husband and companion in Middle-earth.<ref>{{S|13}}</ref> When her brother Finrod departed to the [[Caverns of Narog]] to establish the stronghold of [[Nargothrond]], Galadriel did not go with him and remained in Doriath with her husband, though she occasionally visited her brother in Nargothrond.
[[File:Līga Kļaviņa - Love at First Sight.jpg|thumb|''Love at First Sight'' by [[:Category:Images by Līga Kļaviņa|Līga Kļaviņa]]]]
During her days in Doriath, Galadriel became friends with Queen [[Melian]] the [[Maia]], and they spoke often to one another about Valinor. Melian was eager to learn the causes of the [[Exile of the Noldor|Exile of the Noldor]], but Galadriel would tell her nothing of what occurred after the death of the Trees. Eventually, Melian's guesses became more shrewd and accurate. Galadriel revealed the tale to her, though still leaving out the Oath of Fëanor, the Kinslaying, and the burning of the Ships at [[Losgar]]. Melian was able to discern some of what was left unsaid, and still more came as rumours to Thingol's ears. At last, egged on by the accusing words of Thingol, [[Angrod]] told all. Galadriel was not expelled from Doriath because of Thingol's sympathy to the houses of Finarfin and Fingolfin for the wrongs they had suffered. All the same, she went to Nargothrond to live with Finrod for a time.<ref name="Sil15">{{S|15}}</ref> Presumably, she returned to Doriath to live with her husband.

Galadriel and Celeborn did not have any significant role in the general course of events in the [[War of the Jewels]]. It is said that even before the [[Fall of Nargothrond]] ({{FA|495}}), she passed over [[Blue Mountains|the mountains]] to <ref name=mirror>{{FR|Mirror}}</ref> [[Eriador]], far from the turmoil of the last years of the [[First Age]].

===Second Age===
[[File:Ted Nasmith - Galadriel and Celeborn at Lake Evendim.jpg|thumb|left|''Galadriel and Celeborn at Lake Evendim'' by [[Ted Nasmith]]]]
After the [[War of Wrath]] and the overthrow of Morgoth, she chose to remain with Celeborn, who would not leave Middle-earth, but also because she was one of those eager to explore Middle-earth from the beginning.<ref name=concerning/> A ban was set upon her return and it was not lifted until the [[War of the Ring]].<ref name=rgeo>{{RGEO|Notes}}</ref>

[[Celeborn]] ruled over the fiefdom of [[Harlindon]], which was composed mostly of [[Sindar]] under the [[High King of the Noldor]] [[Gil-galad]].<ref>{{PM|X}}</ref> Eventually, the couple crossed into [[Eriador]] with many Noldor in their following. Together with [[Sindar]] and [[Green-elves]], they dwelt in the country about [[Lake Nenuial]] ruling the Eldar in Eriador, including the wandering companies of the native Nandor.<ref name=concerning>{{UT|Concerning}}</ref>

They departed for [[Eregion]] and arrived there by {{SA|750}}.<ref name=concerning/><ref name=rgeo/> It was ruled by [[Celebrimbor]], grandson of Fëanor and distant cousin of Galadriel.

Around {{SA|1200}}, with the help of the [[Dwarves of Khazad-dûm]], Galadriel made contact with the [[Nandor]] of [[King of Lórien|King]] [[Amdír]], who dwelt in a forest realm called [[Lindórinand]] across the [[Misty Mountains]]. It was only sometime between {{SA|1350}} and {{SA|1400|n}} did she cross the [[Hithaeglir]] through [[Moria|Khazad-dûm]] and relocated to there with her daughter [[Celebrían]],<ref group=note>Celebrían's exact date and place of birth are not specified.</ref> becoming great among the [[Silvan Elves|Wood-elves]].<ref name=concerning/> Celeborn decided to stay in [[Eregion]] due to his enmity towards the [[Dwarves of Khazad-dûm|Dwarves]].<ref name=concerning/>

Once [[Celebrimbor]] discovered [[Annatar]]'s treachery, it was Galadriel who counselled Celebrimbor that the [[Three Rings]] were now in danger, and proposed sending them far from [[Eregion]]. He agreed, and in {{SA|1693}}, he sent them to three of the [[Wise]]: [[Vilya]] and [[Narya]] for [[Gil-galad]] and [[Círdan]] in [[Lindon]], respectively, and [[Nenya]] for Galadriel. By the power of [[Nenya]], the realm of [[Lórinand]] was strengthened and made beautiful.<ref name=concerning/>

After the [[War of the Elves and Sauron]] ended, she passed again through [[Moria]] with [[Celebrían]] and came to [[Imladris]], seeking [[Celeborn]].<ref name=concerning/> There she found him, and there they dwelt together for a long time.<ref name=concerning/>

[[Image:Angus McBride - Galadriel.gif|thumb|''Galadriel'' by [[Angus McBride]]]]
But at some later time, Galadriel and Celeborn departed from Imladris and went to the little-inhabited lands between the mouth of the [[Gwathló]] and [[Ethir Anduin]]. There they dwelt in [[Belfalas]], at the place that was afterwards called [[Dol Amroth]]; and their company was swelled by [[Silvan Elves]] from [[Lórinand]].<ref name=concerning/>

===Third Age===
====Rule in Lórien====
After long journeys in [[Rhovanion]], from [[Gondor]] and the borders of [[Mordor]] to [[Thranduil]] in the north, Celeborn and Galadriel passed over the mountains to [[Imladris]], and there dwelt for many years.<ref name="AaN">{{UT|Amroth}}</ref> It was there, in {{TA|109}},<ref name="TA">{{App|TA}}</ref> that their daughter [[Celebrían]] wedded [[Elrond]] Half-elven of [[Rivendell]].

When King [[Amroth]], son of Amdír, perished in {{TA|1981}}, Celeborn and Galadriel took up the rule of Lindórinand jointly, and were called the [[Lord and Lady of Galadhrim]]. Galadriel planted the [[mallorn]] seeds brought with her from Lindon, the only mallorns east of the Sea, and afterwards the realm was called ''Lórinand'' (Valley of Gold) and ''Laurelindórinand'' (Valley of the Singing Gold), which through some transformations turned into the later name of ''[[Lothlórien]]'' or ''Lórien''. There, they established [[Caras Galadhon]].

In {{TA|2463}}, the [[White Council]] was formed. Galadriel, being one of the [[Wise]] and the greatest living threat to Sauron, was one of the members.<ref name="SRings">{{S|Rings}}</ref> She was a good friend of [[Gandalf]], and recommended that he be made head of the Council. But this distinction fell instead to [[Saruman]], whom she distrusted. Sometime before the Quest for the Lonely Mountain, the White Council began to notice a dark shadow arising in Mirkwood. When Gandalf later discovered it to be Sauron, he urged the council to drive him out. After deliberating, the council acted and Galadriel assisted them in driving Sauron out of Dol Guldur in {{TA|2941|n}}.

=====War of the Ring=====
[[File:Ralph Damiani - The Trial.png|thumb|right|''The Trial'' by [[:Category:Images by Ralph Damiani|Ralph Damiani]]]]

During the [[War of the Ring]], Galadriel met the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] in {{TA|3019}}. She was especially attentive to the [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] [[Frodo Baggins]], who was the bearer of [[the One Ring]]. She showed him Nenya, and let him gaze into her [[Mirror of Galadriel|mirror]] of seeing. Then he offered her the One Ring, and despite the extreme temptation, she resisted it successfully. She sent the Fellowship off on their quest furnished with [[Gifts_of_Galadriel|gifts]]. The two most important gifts she gave were to [[Aragorn]], whom she knew well and liked, and a [[Dwarves|dwarf]] named [[Gimli]]. To Aragorn she gave the [[Elfstone]], which she and her daughter Celebrían had worn. This jewel was created for her by Celebrimbor in Eregion, in remembrance of the first Elfstone that was now lost.<ref name=Galadriel/> She was unsure as to what to give Gimli, and asked what he wanted. After complimenting her beauty, he requested a single strand of [[Hair of Galadriel|her hair]]. This made Galadriel remember the posing of a similar question by Fëanor, but she had searched Gimli's heart and knew that his intentions were pure. She rewarded him with three strands, which he was later to put into an imperishable crystal in memory of her.

Not long after the departure of the Fellowship, she received the resurrected Gandalf. She reclothed and refurnished him, giving him a new staff. After Gandalf left, Lothlórien was subjected to three successive attacks by armies coming out of [[Dol Guldur]]. By the power of her Ring they were thrice repulsed. Celeborn then led [[Fall of Dol Guldur|an attack on Dol Guldur]] itself. Once the dark fortress was in the hands of the Galadhrim, Galadriel came, threw down its walls, and purified it of its evil. It was her last act of power, for the One Ring was destroyed, and the strength of Nenya waned and eventually vanished almost completely.

===Later history===
[[File:Victoria Clare - On the Road to the Grey Havens.jpg|thumb|''On the Road to the Grey Havens'' by [[:Category:Images by Victoria Clare|Victoria Clare]]]]
Galadriel attended the wedding of Aragorn with Arwen, then returned to Lothlórien. In {{TA|3021}}, two years later, she bade farewell to Celeborn and went West to Valinor, for after successfully resisting the temptation of the Ring, the Valar released the ban that forbid her to sail into the West. With her went the other two bearers of the Rings, Gandalf and Elrond, and Frodo and Bilbo Baggins who had borne the One Ring. They passed West, and came never again to Middle-earth.

Sometime later during the [[Fourth Age]], she received Celeborn, her husband.<ref>{{FR|Prologue}}</ref> And in {{FoA|120}}, it is said that she received [[Gimli]] her admirer, who was the first and only dwarf to enter Valinor.<ref>{{App|Great}}</ref>

==Characteristics==
Galadriel was specially tall and beautiful, even among the Noldor, and [[Hair of Galadriel|her hair]] was the most notable feature about her. It reminded the Eldar of the [[light]] of the [[Two Trees]].<ref name=Galadriel/>{{rp|229-230}} At least in her earlier years, was of a somewhat proud and rebellious nature. She was free-spirited, and during her time in Aman had many dreams of wide unexplored lands. In her youth, she was very willful and of an "Amazon" disposition; and bound up her hair as a crown when taking part in athletic feats.<ref name=Amazon>{{L|348}}, p. 428</ref> Her favourite brother was Finrod, for he, too, shared this vision. She could explore the minds and hearts of others, and her gaze was seeing. It may be because of her unusual beauty and power that she became proud.

But by the Third Age she is also seen to act with wisdom and gentleness. In ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', she appears very gentle, firm, and wise. She was revered even more than Celeborn by the Galadhrim and all who met her.

==Etymology==
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''Galadriel'' is a [[Sindarin]] name translated by [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] as "glittering garland",<ref>{{L|345}}, p. 423</ref> "Maiden crowned with gleaming hair",<ref name=Amazon></ref> and "maiden crowned with a radiant garland".<ref name=SApp>{{S|Appendix}}, ''kal-''</ref><ref>{{HM|RC}}, pp. 44-45</ref> It has been suggested that ''Galadriel'' consists of ''[[galad]]'' ("light, radiance") + ''[[rî]]'' ("crown") + ''[[-iel]]'' ("daughter").<ref>{{webcite|articleurl=http://www.tolkiendil.com/langues/english/i-lam_arth/compound_sindarin_names#g|articlename=Compound Sindarin Names|website= [http://www.tolkiendil.com/ Tolkiendil.com]}}</ref> It was an [[epessë]] given to her in her youth because, while doing exercise, she usually bound up her long golden hair as a crown.<ref name=Amazon>{{L|348}}, p. 428</ref>

Tolkien notes that the element ''galad'' had no relation to Sindarin ''[[galadh]]'' or [[Silvan]] ''galað'' ("tree").<ref name=SApp/><ref>{{MR|P3I5}}, p. 182 (commentary to §42)</ref> Due this coincidence the name ''Galadriel'' was occasionally rendered as '''''Galadhriel''''', as Tolkien explains:
{{blockquote|When Celeborn and Galadriel became the rulers of the <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Galadhrim]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>, the name of Galadriel became associated with trees, an association that was aided by the name of her husband, which also appeared to contain a tree-word; so that outside [[Lórien]] among those whose memories of the ancient days and Galadriel's history had grown dim her name was often altered to 'Galadhriel'. Not in Lórien itself.<ref>{{UT|6e}}, p. 267</ref>}}

==Other names==
At the time of her birth, [[Finarfin]] named his only daughter '''''Artanis'''''. Her [[father-name]] meant "Noble Woman" in [[Quenya]], from ''[[arta]]'' + ''[[nís]]''.<ref name=Finwe>{{PM|Finwe}}, pp. 346-347</ref>

Due to Artanis's height and her great strength of body and will, Eärwen chose the [[Quenya]] name '''''Nerwen''''', meaning "man-maiden".<ref>{{PM|Case}}, p. 337</ref>

'''''Alatáriel''''' was the [[Telerin]] name given to Galadriel by [[Celeborn]], meaning "Maiden Crowned with Radiant Garland", which referred to her hair.<ref name=Finwe>{{PM|Finwe}}, pp. 346-347</ref> The Quenyarized form of this name was '''''Altáriel''''', although the proper form would have been '''''Ñaltariel'''''. The Sindarin cognate was ''Galadriel'', which was chosen by her to be her name in Middle-earth, "for it was the most beautiful of her names, and, chose as an [[epessë]], had been given to her by her lover, Teleporno of the Teleri, whom she wedded later in Beleriand".<ref name=Finwe>{{PM|Finwe}}, pp. 346-347</ref><ref group="note">''Teleporno'' was the Teleri-styled named for Lord Celeborn: "It is only of course in the late version that Celeborn appears with a High-elven, rather than Sindarin, name: ''Teleporno''", {{UT|6e}}, p. 266</ref>

== Genealogy ==
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==Other versions of the legendarium==
There is a bit of befuddlement and confusion in the story of Galadriel, which [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] revised multiple times. Some of the points that were revised often are the role of Galadriel in the rebellion of the Noldor, the reason why she remained in Middle-earth, and the time at which she met Celeborn.

In the notes to ''The Road Goes Ever On'' and in the published ''[[The Silmarillion|Silmarillion]]'', Galadriel was one of the leaders of the revolt and followed Fëanor into Exile.<ref name="Sil9"/> She couldn't return to Valinor because a ban was set against her, and she met Celeborn in Doriath, who was one of the Sindar. This is the only version of her story that was published by Tolkien during his lifetime.

However, there are two late essays written by Tolkien after ''The Road Goes Ever On'' and published in ''Unfinished Tales'' that contradict this. In one of them, though Galadriel revolts along with the other Noldor, she's offered the pardon of the Valar, but refuses to return to Aman nonetheless.

In the other, later essay, Galadriel has no participation at all in the rebellion of the Noldor, but sails on her own ship to Middle-earth. She would have been allowed to sail to Middle-earth by the Valar in normal conditions, but since she did it during the disturbance of Valinor, she fell under the Doom of Mandos all the same.

In both essays, she met Celeborn in Aman. He was called in Quenya ''Teleporno'', and was a young Telerin prince, probably the son or grandson of [[Olwë]] (which would make him Artanis’s uncle or cousin)*. They eventually fell in love, and he called her in his own Telerin tongue [[Alatáriel]] (later [[Sindarization|Sindarinized]] as Galadriel and semi-[[Quenya|Quenyarized]] as [[Altáriel]]).
It's unknown whether Tolkien would have gone ahead with this revision (possibly making a new edition of ''The Road Goes Ever On''), or if he would have felt bound by the published version.

Another point that was revised, was the time at which Galadriel passed over the mountains of Ered Luin to enter Eriador. In ''The Fellowship of the Ring'', she says that she passed over the mountains before the fall of Nargothrond and Gondolin, yet in Appendix B of The Lord of the Rings it's said that at the beginning of the Second Age she was still dwelling in Lindon, before passing over the mountains. This contradiction in the same work must have been due to a mistake during revision.

Besides this, the earlier version of the story of Amroth given in ''[[Unfinished Tales]]'', says that Galadriel and Celeborn had two children, of which one was [[Amroth]].<ref name=Galadriel/>

==Portrayal in adaptations==
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|File:The Lord of the Rings (1978 film) - Galadriel.jpg|Galadriel as portrayed in [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1978 film)]]
|File:The Lord of the Rings (film series) - Galadriel.jpg|[[Cate Blanchett]] as Galadriel in [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]]
|File:The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring (video game) - Galadriel.JPG|Galadriel as portrayed in Vivendi's ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|The Fellowship of the Ring]]''
|File:The Lord of the Rings Online - Galadriel.jpg|Galadriel in ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]''
|File:The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey - Galadriel.jpg|[[Cate Blanchett]] as Galadriel in [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' (film series)]]
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===Films===
'''1978: [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1978 film)]]:'''
:Galadriel is voiced by [[Annette Crosbie]].

'''2001: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'':'''
:Galadriel is played by [[Cate Blanchett]]. Galadriel narrates the Prologue, explaining the creation of the Rings of Power and the War of the Last Alliance. Earlier plans considered were to have either Frodo or Gandalf narrate the Prologue, but this was dropped: Frodo was not alive until thousands of years after these events happened, and although Gandalf was alive, he was not present in Middle-earth at the time; the Wizards came some one thousand years after the Prologue ends. Thus Galadriel narrates the Prologue, because she had first-hand accounts of this history and actively participated in its events.

'''2002: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]'':'''
:Galadriel frequently consults telepathically with Elrond; there is an indication from the books{{fact}} that the two were able to communicate in some way, without specific reference. In the film, unlike the book, [[Galadriel]] and [[Elrond]] send an army of [[Elves]] - led by [[Haldir]] - to [[Battle of the Hornburg|Helm's Deep]] to aid the [[Rohirrim]]. In the DVD commentary, [[Peter Jackson]] and his fellow writers explain that they worried audiences would wonder why the Elves don't seem to be helping in the war, while at the same time, they felt that actually inserting an entire separate battle scene at Lothlórien would take up too much screentime and resources.

'''2003: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'':'''
:A spiritual apparition of Lady Galadriel appears to provide Frodo strength following his passage through Shelob's Lair, soon after he uses the Phial that she gave him. She is later seen leaving Middle-Earth along with other Ring-Bearers, but in film version her husband Celeborn departs with her at the same time.

'''2012-14: [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' (film series)]]:'''
:Cate Blanchett reprised her role as Galadriel, although the character itself is absent from the novel.<ref name="PJCasting">{{webcite|author=[[Peter Jackson]]|articleurl=http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150168211921558|articlename=Production begins in New Zealand on The Hobbit|dated=20-March-2011|website=[http://www.facebook.com/ Facebook]|accessed=23-Dec-2011}}</ref> She appears as part of the [[White Council]] alongside [[Saruman]], [[Gandalf]] and [[Elrond]]. Later, she telepathically urges Gandalf to further seek the true identity of the [[Sauron#Sauron's Return|Necromancer]]. Finally, during the [[attack on Dol Guldur]], Galadriel plays a larger role. She first rescues Gandalf from captivity, and is ultimately the one to drive Sauron from the fortress using her [[Phial of Galadriel|phial]].

===Television===
'''1993: [[Hobitit]]:'''
:Galadriel is portrayed by [[Heidi Krohn]].She appears only in episode ''Lórien'', and she is featured as a reflection in the surface of the lake.

'''2021: [[The Lord of the Rings (TV series)]]:'''
:Galadriel will be portrayed by [[Morfydd Clark]] as one of the central characters of the series.

===Radio series===
'''1981: [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1981 radio series)]]:'''
:The voice of Galadriel is provided by [[Marian Diamond]]. In addition to the Lothlórien episodes, the voice of Galadriel is heard in Shelob's Lair as a reminder to use the phial, and she appears with Elrond in the final episode in the Shire, as they journey towards the Grey Havens.

'''2001-2003: [[Pán prsteňov (2001-2003 Slovak radio series)|''Pán prsteňov'' (2001-2003 Slovak radio series)]]:'''
:The voice of Galadriel is provided by Soňa Norisová. Norisová also provides most of the singing in the series (including the opening and closing titles theme and series closing song), alluding to Galadriel being a secondary storyteller (with Bilbo Baggins serving as the series' primary storyteller).

===Games===
'''2002: [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (video game)]]:'''
:Galadriel, voiced by [[Jennifer Hale]], is the narrator of the Prologue and the Epilogue, and appears in Lothlórien.

'''2006: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II]]'':'''
:Galadriel is the strongest of "Hero" units available to the Free Peoples. If a player's army manages to spot [[Gollum]] on the battlefield, take The One Ring from him and deliver it to their forces, the option to "summon" Galadriel unlocks for a large amount of resources. Thus, Lady Galadriel is represented as succumbing to corruption of The Ring, similar to the respective scene in the ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' movie.

'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
:Introduced in ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria]]'', Galadriel plays a prominent role during the Epic storyline with guidance and support. During the final days of the [[War of the Ring]], Galadriel assembles the Council of Elven Lords, where it is decided to bring their armies against [[Dol Guldur]]. After she brings down the walls of Dol Guldur, Galadriel accompanies Arwen on her journey south to her wedding, and they visit the site of [[Celebrian]]'s captivity in the [[Misty Mountains]] together. Afterwards, she and Celeborn join the procession of [[Elrond]]'s house and travel to [[Minas Tirith]] to attend the wedding of Arwen and Aragorn.

'''2014: [[Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor]]:'''
:Galadriel is featured in the game, although she is a non-playable character. She is voiced by [[Jennifer Hale]] and she narrates the prologue in a showing of the game.

'''2017: [[Middle-earth: Shadow of War]]:'''
:Galadriel is featured in the game, although she is a non-playable character with [[Jennifer Hale]] reprising her role from the game.

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Angmar

2021-06-09T15:50:30Z

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'''Angmar''' ('Iron Home', [[Sindarin]]) was a region and kingdom founded about [[Third Age]] 1300 in the far north of the [[Misty Mountains]] by the evil Lord of the [[Nazgûl|Ringwraiths]], who became known as the "[[Witch-king]] of [[Angmar]]". Since the Witch-king was a vassal of the Dark Lord [[Sauron]], it is presumed that Angmar's wars against the successor kingdoms of [[Arnor]] were done at Sauron's bidding.

The capital of Angmar was [[Carn Dûm]]. Here it was said that an evil race of men, possibly related to the Easterlings of the First Age, lived.

==History==
About {{TA|1300}} [[Sauron]]'s [[shadow]] became stronger and evil things multiplied, heralded by the reappearance of the [[Nazgûl]].<ref name=ta>{{App|TA}}</ref> The [[Witch-King of Angmar]], the lord of the Nazgûl, was conducted by Sauron to gather evil men and creatures, and founded the realm in the lands north of the Ettenmoors and between the Mountains of Angmar and the Grey Mountains. Their sole purpose was destroying the fading [[Dúnedain of the North]].

Soon after Angmar was founded, it waged war against the divided [[Dúnedain]] realms of [[Arthedain]], [[Cardolan]] and [[Rhudaur]]. Rhudaur was the first kingdom to fall. Already in Rhudaur the Dúnedain were growing few, and an evil Hillman seized the kingship. This chieftain allied with Angmar, and they exterminated the few remaining Dúnedain in Rhudaur.

Now under the Witch-King's control, the forces of Rhudaur and Angmar invaded Arthedain, killing [[Argeleb I]], the king of Arthedain. However, with the aid of the armies of Cardolan, Arthedain managed to maintain a line of defence along the [[Weather Hills]].

In {{TA|1409}} Angmar attacked [[Rivendell]] and Cardolan, besieging Rivendell and destroying all of Cardolan except for remnants of the Dúnedain, who held out at the [[Barrow-downs]] and retreated into [[Minhiriath]]. The [[last prince of Cardolan]] was slain and buried in the Barrow-downs that year.<ref>{{HM|RC}}, "Fog on the Barrow-downs", pp. 144-5; Index, 'Cardolan, [[Last prince of Cardolan|last prince of]]'</ref> Since Rhudaur had fallen under Angmar's control, Arthedain was left without any allies except for [[Lindon]]. Despite this, Arthedain struggled on for another 500 years. The last people of Cardolan died in the [[Great Plague]], allowing Angmar to send [[Barrow-wights]] to infest the Barrow-downs.

In {{TA|1974}} Angmar amassed its forces and launched a final assault on Arthedain. Angmar took Arthedain's capital [[Fornost]], destroying the last kingdom of the Dúnedain. The Witch-King hunted the King [[Arvedui]] into the north, where Arvedui was attempting to hold off the armies of Angmar. When he was at the end of his resources, Arvedui fled to the bay of [[Forochel]]. The elves of Lindon sent a ship to rescue Arvedui, but it sunk in the bay of [[Forochel]], killing the last king of Arthedain.

A year later, Prince [[Eärnur]] of [[Gondor]] arrived to aid Arthedain, but he was too late. His army utterly defeated the forces of Angmar in the [[Battle of Fornost]], but the Witch-king was not slain. He escaped and fled to [[Mordor]], but his kingdom of Angmar was no more.<ref>{{App|Eriador}}</ref>

The territory of Angmar which extended east of the Misty Mountains was subsequently overrun by the [[Éothéod]], ancestors of the [[Rohirrim]].

== Etymology ==
''Angmar'' means "Iron Home" in [[Sindarin]] (from ''[[ang]]'' = "iron" and ''[[-mbar|mar]]'' = "home, dwelling").<ref>{{webcite|author=Paul Strack|articleurl=https://eldamo.org/content/words/word-3089760465.html|articlename=S. ''Angmar'' loc.|website=[http://eldamo.org/index.html Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon]|accessed=2 May 2019}}</ref> Tolkien explained that it was corrupted Elvish: the pure Sindarin form of the name would be ''Angbar'', and the pure [[Quenya]] form would be ''Angamar''.<ref name="RC">{{HM|RC}}, p. 20</ref>

==Portrayal in adaptations==
'''2006: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-king]]'':'''
:Angmar is a playable faction in the game, featuring mostly noncanon heroes and units. Moreover, in the campaign section of the game Angmar is besieged in [[Carn Dum]] by [[Glorfindel]] and his [[Elves]], however he wins the siege and destroys [[Arnor]] and [[Fornost]].

'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
[[File:The Lord of the Rings Online - Angmar map.jpg|thumb|Map of Angmar from ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'']]
:Angmar was not completely destroyed after the [[Battle of Fornost]]. Rather, the Witch-King changed [[Eärnur]] into a wraith to watch over his kingdom until it could rise once more. By the time of the War of the Ring the kingdom of Angmar was once again strong enough to threaten [[Eriador]]. The [[Men]] of Angmar were of two distinct cultures. The ruling class of [[Carn Dûm]] consisted of the sorcerous Angmarim, who had [[Black Númenóreans|Black Númenórean]] blood and were staunch followers of [[Sauron]] and his servants. The others were the tribes of [[Hill-men]], native folk who continued their old traditions. One Hill-man clan, the Trév Gállorg, opposed the False King and was friendly to the [[Free peoples]]. Their rivals were the Angmarim-aligned Trév Duvárdain. Angmar is also home to many evil creatures such as [[wargs]], [[drakes]], [[spiders]], [[Vampires#Portrayal in adaptations|Merrevail]], and Gertheryg. Four tribes of [[orcs]], the Blogmal, the Krahjarn, the Ongbǘrz, and the Tarkrîp, originate from Angmar.

:The region was accessible from the [[North Downs]] by traveling through the Ram Dúath, a range of winding canyons in the south-west of Angmar. Within Ram Dúath were camps of the Angmarim and orcs marching to war, and also the peaceful Earth-kin village Lehmä-koti. North of the Ram Dúath were the grey hills of Fasach-Larran and Fasach-Falroid, where the Hill-men of Angmar dwelt. At the westernmost exit of the Ram Dúath was the Trév Gállorg village of Aughaire. The hostile Trév Duvárdain inhabited towns and camps in the north.

:To the east of the hills was the great brimstone swamp of Malenhad. The dread Watching-stones of the Rammas Deluon formed a barrier of deadly fear down the middle of Malenhad, effectively separating the western half of Angmar from the eastern half. The shallow sulfur lake Duvuinen lay in the east of Malenhad. Hidden in a cavern to the south of the lake was the Dwarf-outpost Gabilshathûr. In the south-east of Angmar beyond the lake were the valleys of Gorothlad, home to orcs, [[trolls]], and other evil creatures. Gorothlad contained several camps for Angmar's growing orc army as well as the arena of Maethad. North of Gorothlad was the rocky basin Nan Gurth, in the center of which stood Barad Gúlaran and its ring of eight lesser towers.

:West of Nan Gurth was Imlad Balchorth, a valley full of tombs and poisoned water, haunted by many [[wights]] and fell-spirits. In the north-east of Nan Gurth was Gath Uior, a pass to the Rift of Nûrz Ghâshu in the far north-east of Angmar near to the northernmost of the [[Misty Mountains]]. Deep underground within the Rift the [[Balrog]] Thaurlach was kept imprisoned after his defeat by the [[Blue Wizards]]. Fire-orcs and [[Nameless Things|Nameless creatures]] also dwelt there, though they were opposed by a mysterious race of fire [[giants]] known as the Eldgang.

:North-west of Nan Gurth and north-east of Imlad Balchorth was Himbar, an ashen, spider-infested land among crags of black rock like obsidian. Up a path into the rock walls that bordered Himbar in the east was the secret [[Rangers of the North|Ranger]] refuge of Gath Forthnír. In the west of Himbar was the Angmarim town Rhunendin, and beyond that was a long gated pass to the capital city of [[Carn Dûm]]. In the south-west of the capital was a narrow, winding pass, guarded by Watching-stones, that connected to the hill-man towns in the north of Fasach-Falroid. The host of Angmar marched to the southern lands along a main road that led south from Rhunendin between Imlad Balchorth and Nan Gurth, then turned west to pass north of Malenhad. Beyond Malenhad the road turned south to enter the Ram Dǘath.

'''2012: ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]'':'''
:Angmar and [[Angmar War|its war with Arnor]] are mentioned by Galadriel in the [[White Council]]. Following the [[Battle of Fornost|destruction]] of Angmar the Men of the North took the body of the Witch-King and sealed him in [[High Fells of Rhudaur]].

'''2014: ''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies]]'':'''
:[[Gandalf]] tells [[Thranduil]] and [[Bard]] that [[Sauron]]'s final goal was to conquer the [[Lonely Mountain]] due to its strategic position. This would enable Sauron to restore Angmar and gain dominance over the north of [[Middle-earth]].

'''2016: ''[[Third Age Total War Divide and Conquer]]'':'''
:Following the Kingdom's destruction, only a few of the Witch King's servants gathered in the lands that once stood as his domain, with the descendants of those few gathering in the old fortresses. They waited patiently and diligently for their master's return, but let the very hillmen that they once ruled over colonize the territories of Rhuduar, which they claimed as their own. As the ring once again calls for his master, Sauron sends his Nazgul to Eriador, where the Witch-King takes the remnants of his Kingdom and demands his servants to go forth and wage war once again in the name of the Iron Crown.

:A new overlord is selected by the Witch King to unite the savage lands of Rhudaur, call forth the orcish denizens of Mount Gram, and muster a great host to destroy the Free Peoples and conquer their lands in the name of Sauron, knowing that Gondor will not go to the aid of the North as they are focusing their efforts on Mordor and their Easterling vassels. Only when Eriador has been dominated by the Iron Crown may the Kingdom of Angmar truly rise from the ashes and claim the glory that it was denied centuries beforehand.

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The Window on the West

2021-05-30T19:08:22Z

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| title=The Window on the West
| book=The Two Towers
| number=16
| event=[[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] and [[Samwise Gamgee|Samwise]] gain [[Faramir]]'s trust.
| date=[[7 March]] {{TA|3019|n}}
| location=[[Ithilien]]; [[Henneth Annûn]]
| perspective=[[Samwise Gamgee|Samwise]]
| previous=Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit
| next=The Forbidden Pool
}}
'''The Window on the West''' is the fifth chapter of the second book in ''[[The Two Towers]]''.

==Summary==
[[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]] fell asleep and awoke on [[7 March]] to find [[Faramir]] interrogating [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]. Faramir wanted to know why the [[Hobbits]] had originally set out from [[Rivendell]], and under what circumstances had they parted with [[Boromir]]. Faramir knew of a prophecy that stated that a Halfling would arrive bearing something of great value, and he asked Frodo what this object was. Frodo answered only that he was on an errand to deliver the object elsewhere. Frodo made a great effort not to speak ill of Boromir, even though Boromir had tried to seize [[The One Ring|the Ring]] for himself. Faramir, knowing that Boromir was dead and attempting to trick Frodo, announced that Boromir would clear up everything when he arrived. Frodo, however, was unaware of Boromir's death. Faramir hinted that he suspected Frodo of betraying Boromir.

Faramir revealled to Frodo that Boromir was his brother. He asked Frodo whether he recalled any particular object Boromir possessed, and Frodo remembered Boromir’s [[Great Horn]]. Faramir recounted how once he had been staring at the sea, and either in a dream or in real life he had seen Boromir floating by on a boat, his horn broken. Faramir said he knew that Boromir was sailing to the land of the dead, and that he had been killed. Frodo said that it must have been a mere vision, as Boromir had undertaken to go home across the fields of [[Rohan]], far from water. Faramir addressed the dead Boromir in deep grief, asking for answers to his questions about what happened to Boromir before death. Faramir knew that there had been some wrongdoing, but he no longer suspected Frodo.

Faramir announced to the Hobbits that he must take them back to [[Minas Tirith]], the great city of [[Gondor]]. On the way, Faramir commended Frodo’s truthfulness, though fully aware that Frodo had withheld the fact that the hobbits did not like Boromir. Faramir tried again to extract information about the valuable object—which he knew only as [[Isildur]]’s Bane—that he knew Frodo was carrying. Faramir suspected that Isildur’s Bane had played a part in the death of Boromir, perhaps because it had caused contention among the men. Frodo answered that there had been no fighting in the ranks, and Faramir understood that the cause of the problem was Boromir alone.

When the woodlands began to grow thinner, Faramir ordered his men to blindfold Frodo and Sam so that they would not know the location of the hideout where they were headed. When the blindfolds were removed, the Hobbits saw the splendid [[Henneth Annûn|Window of the Sunset]], as Faramir called the waterfall-covered window of the cave in which they were hiding.

Faramir offered Frodo and Sam food and drink. While they ate, Faramir recounted the former glory of the kingdom of Gondor and its later slide into weakness as the kingdom offered land to the [[Rohirrim]] in exchange for military defence. As they talked, Sam accidentally blurted out the fact that Boromir had sought to get the Ring. Faramir was shocked that his brother had been guilty, but he appreciated Sam’s honesty, and affirmed that he had no interest in getting the Ring for himself. Frodo told Faramir of his own mission to throw the Ring into the Crack of Doom to destroy it. Faramir was astonished. Frodo, suddenly overcome with exhaustion, collapsed at the table. Faramir and Sam took Frodo to bed, where Sam expressed his new-found trust of Faramir.

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Fangluin

2021-05-30T18:32:06Z

Ancalagon the Black: now I think I got it

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'''Fangluin''' was an elderly [[Dwarves|Dwarf]] who counseled against returning a loan made by [[Thingol|Tinwelint]].<ref>{{LT2|IV}}, p. 229</ref>

==Etymology==
''Fangluin'' is [[Gnomish]] for "Bluebeard".<ref>{{LT2|Appendix}}, entry "Fangluin"</ref>
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[[Category:Characters in The Book of Lost Tales]]
[[Category:Dwarves]]
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Fangluin

2021-05-30T18:29:26Z

Ancalagon the Black: Undo revision 332135 by Ancalagon the Black (talk)

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'''Fangluin''' was an elderly [[Dwarves|Dwarf]] who counseled against returning a loan made by [[Thingol|Tinwelint]].<ref>{{LT2|IV}}, p. 229</ref>

==Etymology==
''Fangluin'' is [[Gnomish]] for "Bluebeard".<ref>{{LT2|Appendix}}, entry "Fangluin"</ref>
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Fangluin

2021-05-30T18:28:57Z

Ancalagon the Black: link

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'''Fangluin''' was an elderly [[Dwarves|Dwarf]] who counseled against returning a loan made by [[Thingol|Tinwelint]].<ref>{{LT2|IV}}, p. 229</ref>

==Etymology==
''Fangluin'' is [[Gnomish]] for "Bluebeard".<ref>{{LT2|Appendix}}, entry "Fangluin"</ref>
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[[Category:Characters in The Book of Lost Tales]]
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Talk:Worms

2021-05-30T18:27:13Z

Ancalagon the Black: agreed

Should this be merged with [[Dragons]]? --[[User:Grace18|Grace18]] 21:03, 28 May 2021 (UTC)

:Yes. The Dragons article needs a good section on "Other names". --[[User:LorenzoCB|LorenzoCB]] 18:23, 29 May 2021 (UTC)

::I agree. This article should be merged with the Dragons article. I also agree that the information could be placed in an "Other names" section. --[[User:Akhorahil|Akhorahil]] 08:36, 30 May 2021 (UTC)

:::Agreed. --[[User:Ancalagon the Black|Ancalagon the Black]] 18:27, 30 May 2021 (UTC)

Glóin

2021-05-27T22:32:46Z

Ancalagon the Black: /* Films */ typo

{{disambig-two|the father of [[Gimli]]|the King of [[Durin's Folk]]|[[Glóin (King of Durin's Folk)]]}}
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{{Quote|'Welcome and well met!' said the dwarf, turning towards [[Frodo Baggins|him]]. Then he actually rose from his seat and bowed. <nowiki>'</nowiki>'''Glóin''', at your service,' he said, and bowed still lower.|''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', "[[Many Meetings]]"}}

'''Glóin''' was a [[Dwarves|dwarf]] of [[Durin's Folk]], the son of [[Gróin]], the brother of [[Óin]], and the father of [[Gimli]] of the [[Fellowship of the Ring]].<ref name="Durin">{{App|Durin}}</ref> He is most famous as one of [[Thorin]]'s companions on the [[Quest of Erebor|quest]] to [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]]. He later attended the [[Council of Elrond]] with his son Gimli, years after the Quest of Erebor.

==History==
===Youth===
Glóin was likely born in [[Dunland]], where the Dwarves of Durin's Line dwelt in exile<ref name="Durin"/> after their expulsion from [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]] by [[Smaug]] in {{TA|2770}}.<ref name="TA">{{App|TA}}</ref> Glóin was present at the [[Battle of Azanulbizar]],<ref name="Durin"/> which was odd because Dwarves were considered to be mere striplings in their thirties, yet at the time ({{TA|2799|n}}<ref name="TA"/>) Glóin was but 16 (along with him his cousins [[Balin]] and [[Dwalin]] did also). After the war Glóin returned to Dunland with the followers of Thorin, who then removed to the [[Ered Luin]].<ref name="Durin"/>

===Life in Thorin's halls===
During Glóin's life in Ered Luin he saw the departure of King [[Thráin|Thráin II]], who tried to go back to [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]], but was captured and tortured for the [[Ring of Thrór]], and subsequently died several years later. Under King [[Thorin]], Glóin and the other Dwarves living in [[Thorin's Halls]] in the mountains became prosperous in a fashion and trafficked goods with other peoples, and gained what wealth they could. But ever they spoke of the [[Lonely Mountain]].<ref name="Durin"/>

===The Quest of Erebor===
In {{TA|2941|n}} Thorin happened to meet [[Gandalf]] the Wizard. From this meeting came Thorin's determination to return to the Lonely Mountain with a company of Dwarves, including Glóin, to seek revenge upon Smaug. Gandalf came to a conclave of the Dwarves after visiting [[the Shire]] (but before seeing [[Bilbo Baggins]]) to persuade them to take the hobbit with them. The Dwarves were skeptical, with Glóin calling them "simpletons" and claiming that one of them "would never dare to come within smelling distance of the nakedest dragonet new from the shell!"<ref>{{UT|Erebor}}, ''Extracts from the earlier version''</ref>

Glóin was the fifth Dwarf in the fourth group to arrive at [[Bag End]] for the Unexpected Party, and he came wearing a white hood. Glóin did not assist in setting the table nor did he bring a musical instrument out when Thorin called for music. After Bilbo had his fit of fright he overheard Glóin sneer that the hobbit looked "more like a grocer than a burglar" when he saw him "bobbing and puffing on the mat". This affronted Bilbo enough to make him agree to undertake the quest. Then, when Gandalf proclaimed that Bilbo was his choice he scowled at Glóin so fiercely that the dwarf huddled back in his chair, and later glaring at Bilbo.<ref>{{H|Party}}</ref>

On their quest Glóin was quite useful, especially at making fires, although on the night the company met the trolls, [[William]], [[Bert]], and [[Tom]], he and his brother failed to start one and began to fight, yet though first they quarreled.<ref>{{H|Mutton}}</ref> On the night when the company came to the glade of the [[Wargs]], Glóin along with his brother, Dori, Nori and Ori secured a seat in a huge pine tree.<ref>{{H|Pan}}</ref> At [[Beorn]]'s home Glóin and Óin were the fifth pair of Dwarves to appear as Gandalf spun their tale.<ref>{{H|Queer}}</ref> And when released from his barrel near [[Lake-town|Esgaroth]], Glóin was one of the Dwarves who was waterlogged and seemed but half alive, and needed to be carried ashore.<ref>{{H|Welcome}}</ref>

Glóin fought in and survived the [[Battle of Five Armies]]. He was given his share of the treasure by [[Dáin Ironfoot]], who became King after Thorin's death. Glóin settled in the Lonely Mountain, along with the survivors of the battle, and would grow wealthy in Erebor under the leadership of King Dáin.<ref>{{H|Return}}</ref>

===War of the Ring===
In October {{TA|3018}}<ref>{{App|Great}}</ref> Glóin and his son [[Gimli]] were sent by [[Dáin Ironfoot]] to [[Rivendell]] to seek advice concerning the fate of [[Balin's Colony]] in Moria. When [[Frodo Baggins]] recovered from his wounds and attended the feast, it was Glóin who sat next to him and gave him the news from Erebor and surrounding lands since the time of Bilbo.<ref name="Meetings">{{FR|II1}}</ref> Later, at the [[Council of Elrond]], Glóin spoke of the shadow that had fallen upon his people, Balin's expedition and of the sinister messenger from [[Mordor]] who had come to inquire about [[Hobbits]] and where they dwelt.<ref>{{FR|II2}}</ref> Glóin's greatest contribution to the [[War of the Ring]] was his son Gimli, who joined the [[Fellowship of the Ring]].<ref>{{FR|II3}}</ref>

It is possible that Glóin fought in the [[Battle of Dale]] against the [[Easterlings]] during the [[War of the Ring]], for he lived until {{FoA|15}}.<ref name="Durin"/> After the War of the Ring it is unknown whether he saw Gimli again after he explored [[Fangorn Forest]] and the [[Glittering Caves]].

==Etymology==
{{Pronounce|Gloin.mp3|Ardamir}}
''Glóinn'' is a dwarf in the ''[[Völuspá|Dvergatal]]''. The name means "Glowing one".<ref>Chester Nathan Gould, "Dwarf-Names: A Study in Old Icelandic Religion", published in ''Publications of the Modern Language Association of America'', Vol 44 (1929), issue #4, pp. 939-967</ref>

==Genealogy==
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==Other versions of the legendarium==
In both the early manuscript of ''[[The Hobbit]]'' and in the published version, Glóin had heard of Bilbo's great-great-great-grand-uncle [[Bandobras Took|Bullroarer Took]], who accidentally invented the game of Golf. However, only in the early manuscript it was mentioned that Glóin was very fond of golf.<ref>{{HH|Bladorthin}}, p. 40</ref>

In ''The Fellowship of the Ring'', the dwarf [[Burin]] (also [[Frár]]), being Balin's son (from Thorin and Company) was suppose to accompany Glóin to the [[Council of Elrond]], and that would later join [[The Fellowship of the Ring]], though it was changed to Gimli, and also changed to be Glóin's son, in the final draft of the novel. <ref>{{RS|Elrond}}</ref>

==Portrayal in adaptations==
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|File:The Hobbit (1977 film) - Glóin.png|Glóin in [[The Hobbit (1977 film)|''The Hobbit'' (1977 film)]]
|File:The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring - Glóin.jpg|Glóin in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''
|File:The Hobbit (film series) - Glóin.jpg|Glóin in [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' (film series)]]
|File:The Lord of the Rings Online - Glóin.jpg|Glóin in ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]''
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===Films===
'''1966: [[The Hobbit (1966 film)|''The Hobbit'' (1966 film)]]:'''
:Glóin is omitted. [[Thorin|Thorin Oakenshield]] only travels with an unnamed guard and the princess of Dale.<ref name="Deitch">{{webcite|articleurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=UBnVL1Y2src|articlename=The Hobbit.mp4|dated=5 January 2012|website=YouTube|accessed=10 January 2012}}</ref>

'''1977: [[The Hobbit (1977 film)|''The Hobbit'' (1977 film)]]:'''
:Glóin is one of the minor Dwarves, voiced by Jack DeLeon]. As in the book, he has little lines other than the usual grunts; he only ever speaks in unison with the other Dwarves. He is, however, the only known of the six members of the Company who survived the [[Battle of Five Armies]] in this film, as he is seen pulling Thorin's bed sheet over him after he dies<ref>[[The Hobbit (1977 film)]], "Farewell, Thorin"</ref> along with an unknwon dwarf not resembling a member of the company (possibly

'''1978: [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1978 film)]]:'''
:Glóin is not present; his role at the council has been taken by Gimli. However, when Gimli is introduced as a member of the Company, he is introduced as "Gimli son of Glóin".

'''2001: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'':'''
:On a [[Decipher Card]], Glóin is identified as the white-haired Dwarf who enters Rivendell with Gimli, but he is not present at the Council of Elrond.

'''2012-14: [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' (film series)]]:'''
:Glóin is played by [[Peter Hambleton]].<ref name="PJCasting">{{webcite|author=[[Peter Jackson]]|articleurl=http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150168211921558|articlename=Production begins in New Zealand on The Hobbit|dated=20-March-2011|website=[http://www.facebook.com/ Facebook]|accessed=23-Dec-2011}}</ref> A description of Glóin in ''The Hobbit'' films was released by the studio:

:{{Blockquote|Of all the members in The Company of Dwarves who set out on the Quest to The Lonely Mountain, Gloin is the most outspoken and opinionated and is not afraid to challenge authority. He has a tendency to be quick-tempered, but he is also strong, brave and loyal. Gloin is one of the only married Dwarfs in the Company (there being a shortage of female Dwarves in general). His wife is an acclaimed beauty with a particularly fine beard. Gloin is also the proud father of a young son, Gimli, who will later grow up to become part of the famous Fellowship of the Ring.|[[Warner Bros.]]<ref name="HobbitApp">{{webcite|author=[[Warner Bros.]]|articleurl=http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hobbit-movies/id545808528|articlename=Hobbit Movies|dated=7-September-2012|website=[http://itunes.apple.com/ Apple iPhone/iPad App]|accessed=19-September-2012}}</ref>}}

===Radio series===
'''1955: [[The Lord of the Rings (1956 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1956 radio series)]]:'''
:Glóin was present in the very first adaptation, but no actor was specified. He was, according to [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], "someone's idea of a German". Tolkien thought he was not too bad, though a bit exaggerated.

'''1968: [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|''The Hobbit'' (1968 radio series)]]:'''
:[[Peter Baldwin]] plays Glóin.

'''1981: [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1981 radio series)]]:'''
:Glóin is not present; his role at the council has been taken by Gimli.

'''1989: [[Hobit (1989 Slovak radio series)|''Hobit'' (1989 Slovak radio series)]]:'''
:Glóin is present, but no actor is specified for the role of Glóin.

===Games===
'''1982: [[The Hobbit (1982 video game)|''The Hobbit'' (1982 video game)]]:'''
:Glóin is omitted; Thorin is the only companion of the player, [[Bilbo Baggins]].<ref>''ZX Computing'', 8304 (April/May 1983), p. 76 <http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=ZXComputing/Issue8304/Pages/ZXComputing830400076.jpg> [accessed 24 March 2011]</ref>

'''2003: [[The Hobbit (2003 video game)|''The Hobbit'' (2003 video game)]]:'''
:Glóin is voiced by an unspecified actor; he is portrayed as an intelligent dwarf with a black beard. He mentions his son Gimli, and how Bilbo reminds him of his son.

'''2006: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II]]'':'''
:Glóin is a major character. Still present in Rivendell after the Council of Elrond, he teams up with [[Glorfindel]] on a campaign throughout [[Eriador]] and [[Rhovanion]]. He is a fierce dwarf with a reddish brown beard.

'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
:Glóin's first chronological appearance is a cameo in a brief scene showing the departure of [[Thorin Oakenshield]]'s company from [[Ered Luin]]. He then appears in the [[Misty Mountains]] north of [[Rivendell]], where in late [[Third Age 3017|3017 T.A.]] Glóin and a few other dwarves establish a camp to deal with the treats in the [[High Pass]] and the [[Goblin-town]]. He eventually returns to the [[Lonely Mountain]] and in [[Third Age 3018|3018 T.A.]] after the [[Battle of Dale]] Gloin reunites with the other surviving members of Thorin's Company. Later that year [[Nori]] takes some on an expedition to [[Ered Mithrin]] against the orders of King [[Thorin III]] and Glóin and [[Bofur]] join [[Dori]] on a mission to rescue his brother from his own folly. The Dwarves travel through the Grey Mountains and eventually find Nori, but unlike the other Glóin does not immediately return to Erebor. Instead, he stays in the Grey Mountains where he becomes involved in Price [[Durin VII]]'s upcoming war against the [[orcs]] of [[Gundabad]]. On Durin's orders Glóin and some other dwarves track down a raiding party from Gundabad through the wellsprings of [[Anduin]], eventually travelling to the northernmost outposts of the [[Beornings]].

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Talk:Last prince of Cardolan

2021-05-26T15:42:08Z

Ancalagon the Black: Agreed

== Why...? ==

This character is only mentioned once in the legendarium and doesn't even have a name. It doesn't hold any value on its own as all the important info on this page is already mentioned in the "Angmar War" page. I propose a quick move to deletion.--[[User:Tolkienator|Tolkienator]] 12:53, 26 May 2021 (UTC)

:I agree with the reasons for deletion that were already provided by Tolkienator. This page should be deleted. The little information that is known about the last prince of Cardolan and the Steak in the barrow in the barrow Downs is already or can be included in existing pages. --[[User:Akhorahil|Akhorahil]] 14:52, 26 May 2021 (UTC)

::Agreed. --[[User:Ancalagon the Black|Ancalagon the Black]] 15:42, 26 May 2021 (UTC)

Roll-roll-roll-roll,

2021-05-25T02:20:14Z

Ancalagon the Black: /* Portrayal in adaptations */ style

__NOTOC__
'''Roll-Roll-Roll-Roll''' is a poem found within the chapter "[[Barrels Out of Bond]]" of ''[[The Hobbit]]''.

==History==
After [[Bilbo Baggins]] had freed the [[Thorin and Company|Dwarves]] from their cells in the dungeons of the [[Thranduil|Elvenking]], he had packed them in barrels awaiting shipment to the vineyards of [[Men]]. Part of shipping the barrels involved dropping them through a trapdoor into an underground stream, which carried them out of the caves and out to the [[Forest River]] on their way to [[Lake-town]]. A party of Elves came to roll the barrels to the trapdoor and as they worked they sang this song:<ref name="Barrels">{{H|Barrels}}</ref>

==Subject==
The text of the song describes the journey the barrels will make as they return to [[Dorwinion]], the "lands you once did know", the origin of the wine that was in the barrels. The journey described tells of the dark stream that takes the barrels out of the caverns, through the [[Mirkwood|great forest]], into the marshes before the [[Long Lake]], and away to the south. Eventually the barrels will reach lands with pastures with oxen and hills with gardens, which appear to describe Dorwinion.<ref name="Barrels"/>

==Text==
<poem style="font-style:italic; margin-left:20px;">
Roll—roll—roll—roll,
roll—roll—rolling down the hole!
Heave ho! Splash plump!
Down they go, down they bump!

Down the swift dark stream you go
Back to lands you once did know!
Leave the halls and caverns deep,
Leave the northern mountains steep,
Where the forest wide and dim
Stoops in shadow grey and grim!
Float beyond the world of trees
Out into the whispering breeze,
Past the rushes, past the reeds,
Past the marsh's waving weeds,
Through the mist that riseth white
Up from mere and pool at night!
Follow, follow stars that leap
Up the heavens cold and steep;
Turn when dawn comes over the land,
Over rapid, over sand,
South away! and South away!
Seek the sunlight and the day,
Back to pasture, back to mead,
Where the kine and oxen feed!
Back to gardens on the hills
Where the berry swells and fills
Under sunlight, under day!
South away! and South away!
Down the swift dark stream you go
Back to lands you once did know!
</poem>

==Portrayal in adaptations==

'''1989: [[Hobit (1989 Slovak radio series)|''Hobit'' (1989 Slovak radio series)]]:'''
:One of a small handful of songs adapted from the original novel is Roll-Roll-Roll-Roll. It is sung by the elven guards of the Woodland Realm while they are working their chores with the delivery barrels intended for a return journey to Lake-town.

==See also==
* [[Poems in The Hobbit|Poems in ''The Hobbit'']]

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Talk:Galdor (elf of the Havens)

2021-05-24T21:36:42Z

Ancalagon the Black: agreed

I propose that we change the name of this article to something else, like: Galdor (elf of Mithlond) - in a similar fashion to Galdor of the Tree. --[[User:IvarTheBoneless|IvarTheBoneless]] 15:19, 17 January 2021 (UTC)

:Agree. --[[User:LorenzoCB|LorenzoCB]] 17:15, 17 January 2021 (UTC)

::Agreed. Maybe something along the lines of Galdor (elf of the Havens)? --[[User:Ancalagon the Black|Ancalagon the Black]] 21:36, 24 May 2021 (UTC)

Salgant

2021-05-24T21:35:20Z

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'''Salgant''' was a [[Gnome]]-lord of [[Gondolin]] according to the early version of the [[legendarium]] in ''[[The Book of Lost Tales]]''.

==History==
Salgant was the chief of the [[House of the Harp]], who bore the emblem of a golden harp upon a sable field. Unlike his brave folk, he was a craven that "fawned upon [[Meglin]]". He was said to be heavy and squat, being the only one of the [[Gondothlim]] to ride at battle.<ref name=Gondolin>{{LT2|III}}</ref>{{rp|173}}<ref group=note>This early Elven character is quite exceptional, no Elf is described again as heavy and squat.</ref> He used to visit many times a day the house of [[Tuor]], loving the good wine and food he received there.<ref name=Gondolin></ref>{{rp|191}}

When [[Melko]]'s armies approached the city, he and Meglin alone convinced King [[Turgon]] to hold the city and guard the treasures, and though Meglin spoke he backed him up. In the beginning of the [[Fall of Gondolin]], Meglin's plan was to attack Tuor's house, and ordered Salgant to delay Tuor and his [[folk of the Wing]] and take them into the deadliest of the battle. However, Salgant became frightened, rode home and "lay... aquake on his bed".<ref name=Gondolin></ref>{{rp|175-177}}

As the battle went worse, Turgon ordered him to the [[Great Market]] to reinforce [[Glorfindel]] and the [[house of the Golden Flower]]. But in his treachery he concealed this to his folk, saying they had to garrison the [[Lesser Market]], where he lived. There his men fretted, abandoning Salgant, and with their deeds in battle they could redeem the cowardice of their lord.<ref name=Gondolin></ref>{{rp|182}}

It is suggested that he either perished by fire upon his bed or became a buffoon of Melko, "an ill fate for a noble of the good race of the Gnomes". It is said later that the young [[Eärendel]] mourned him, because he had "told him quaint tales or played drolleries with him at time".<ref name=Gondolin></ref>{{rp|190-191}}

==Etymology==
The [[Gnomish]] name ''Salgant'' is not glossed, but in the later [[Noldorin]] it was changed to '''''Talagand''''' ("Harper").<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, entry "ÑGAL-"</ref> The [[Qenya]] cognate was '''''Salakanto'''''.<ref>{{PE|13}}, p. 104</ref>

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Galdor (elf of Gondolin)

2021-05-24T21:33:53Z

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'''Galdor''' was a [[Gnome]]-lord of [[Gondolin]] according to the early version of the [[legendarium]] in ''[[The Book of Lost Tales]]''.

== History ==
He was the lord of the [[Folk of the Tree]], and like them he probably carried either a great club or spear, and wore green. He was said to be the bravest of the [[Gondothlim]], save King [[Turgon]] himself.<ref name=Gondolin>{{LT2|III}}</ref>{{rp|173}}

When the [[Fall of Gondolin]] began, he and his folk were near the northern gate, where [[Gothmog (balrog)|Gothmog]] led the main attack of [[Melko]]'s armies. When the gates fell, he jumped upon the enemies with his folk and the [[house of the Hammer of Wrath]].<ref name=Gondolin></ref>{{rp|176}} But after [[Rog]] and those of the Hammer died outside the walls, the folk of the Tree retreated to the [[Square of the Folkwell]]. There they fought under the [[Arch of Inwë]] until [[Tuor]] entered the square carrying [[Ecthelion]] and being pursued by Orcs. "There did Galdor become the salvation of Tuor", because "the Orcs had taken them both but for the sudden rush of that champion and the dint of his club."<ref name=Gondolin></ref>{{rp|181-182}}

Later on, in the [[Square of the Palace]], Turgon proclaimed the fall of Gondolin, throwing his crown at the roots of [[Glingol]], and it was Galdor who picked the crown up, but the king rejected it.<ref name=Gondolin></ref>{{rp|185}}

He joined the [[exiles of Gondolin]], and after crossing [[Idril's secret way]], he encouraged them to run to the [[Encircling Mountains]] before the sunrise.<ref name=Gondolin></ref>{{rp|189}} When they reached the [[Cristhorn]], he led a group of men ahead of the survivors. They were the first on crossing the narrow pass and had to fight against an ambush of the Orcs.<ref name=Gondolin></ref>{{rp|191-193}}

Galdor lived later in the [[Mouths of Sirion|mouth of Sirion]] and survive the battle that Melko made against the people dwelling there. It is said that he later visited the ruins of Gondolin with [[Eärendel]] and now lives in [[Tol Eressëa]], where he still has followers.<ref>{{LT2|IIIn}}, p. 215</ref>

==Etymology==
The [[Gnomish]] name ''Galdor'' is never glossed, but in the [[Noldorin]] stage of the language, it is related with the [[root]]s [[GALA]]/[[GALAD]], related with "thrive" and "trees".<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, entries "[[GALA]]", "[[GALAD]]"</ref>

The [[Qenya]] name of the character was '''''Aldaron''''',<ref>{{PE|13}}, p. 104</ref> which confirms this relation with the word "tree", as it is also the [[Aldaron|name]] of [[Oromë]] meaning "(King) of the Forests".<ref>{{LT1|III}}, p. 66</ref>

== Other versions of the legendarium ==
In late writings, [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] considered that Galdor of Gondolin and [[Galdor of the Havens]] may have been the same, but ultimately rejected the notion. If Galdor had remained behind, he would either have completely rejected the call of the [[Valar]], and thus had fallen, or he would have had to leave and then return like [[Glorfindel]] did, which would make him a far more powerful person than his appearance in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' suggests. For this reason Tolkien speculated that ''Galdor'' was simply a common [[Sindarin]] name.<ref>{{PM|Last}}, Glorfindel, pp. 387-378, notes 1 & 3</ref>

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Egalmoth

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'''Egalmoth''' was a [[Gnome]]-lord of [[Gondolin]] according to the early version of the [[legendarium]] in ''[[The Book of Lost Tales]]''.

==History==
He was the leader of the [[Folk of the Heavenly Arch]]. He wore a blue mantle upon which stars were embroidered in crystal, and his sword was bent (none of the other Noldoli carried curved swords). However, he trusted more to his [[Bows|bow]], for he could shoot further than anyone of his folk.<ref name=Gondolin>{{LT2|III}}</ref>{{rp|173}}

When the [[Fall of Gondolin]] began, a great part of his folk was in the walls of the northern gate, where the main attack happened.<ref name=Gondolin></ref>{{rp|176}} However, he was in the south part of the city, in charge of the engines on the wall. When the enemy entered into the streets, he saw that they couldn't keep fighting in the battlements. Therefore, Egalmoth gathered some men of his house and [[House of the Swallow|of the Swallow]] and casted away his bow. While marching among the streets, they defeated every band of enemies they encountered, rescuing and leading the captives. Finally they reached the [[Square of the King]], where they met with the survivors of all the other [[Twelve Houses of the Gondothlim|houses]]. In the Square, Egalmoth helped Tuor with the defence of the barricades, but they were sundered and he couldn't help Tuor when [[Gothmog (balrog)|Gothmog lord of Balrogs]] came forth.<ref name=Gondolin></ref>{{rp|183}}

During that sally in the Square, Egalmoth was hurt, but he could survive with the rest of the [[exiles of Gondolin]].<ref name=Gondolin></ref>{{rp|195}} He dwelt in the [[Mouths of Sirion|mouth of Sirion]], but he later died there in a dire battle when Melko seized [[Elwing]].<ref>{{LT2|IIIn}}, p. 215</ref>

==Etymology==
''Egalmoth'' is [[Gnomish]] for "Broadshoulder", and its [[Qenya]] form is '''''Aikaldamor'''''.<ref>{{LT2|Appendix}}, entry "Egalmoth"</ref>

When [[Tolkien]] developed [[Sindarin]], ''Egalmoth'' became an obsolete name, but he had already used it for a [[Egalmoth (Steward of Gondor)|steward of Gondor]] in a published work and the name sounded good, so he retained it in later versions as an archaic form. The proper Sindarin name would be '''''Ægamloth''''', which means "Pointed helm-crest", from ''[[aeg]]'' ("point") + ''[[amloth]]'' ("uprising flower, implying a crest on a helmet").<ref name=Maeglin>{{WJ|Maeglin}}</ref>{{rp|318}}

==Other versions of the legendarium==
In an outline of the last Lost Tale, Tolkien considered that Egalmoth and [[Galdor (elf of Gondolin)|Galdor]] led the Noldoli back to Valinor.<ref>{{LT2|VI}}, p. 278-279</ref>

Egalmoth doesn't appear again in any later texts of the [[Legendarium]], except in one concerning [[Aredhel]]'s escort. While writing the story of [[Maeglin]] in [[1951]], [[Tolkien]] named him as one of the escorts King [[Turgon]] sent to accompany Aredhel on her way out of the [[Hidden City]] to her brother [[Fingon]], along with [[Glorfindel]] and [[Ecthelion]].<ref name=Maeglin></ref>{{rp|318}} However, he realized that these three lords were too mighty to come back to Gondolin after losing Aredhel, so he decided that they shouldn't be the escort.<ref name=Maeglin></ref>{{rp|328}} Therefore, [[Christopher Tolkien]] kept this decision for his edition of ''[[The Silmarillion]]''.

Additionally, in the unfinished sequel to ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' (''[[The New Shadow]]''), the character of [[Saelon]] was originally named ''Egalmoth'' (changed from ''Almoth'') in the early manuscripts of the story.<ref>{{PM|XVI}}</ref>

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Valinor

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'''Valinor''' ([[Exilic Quenya|EQ]], pron. {{IPA|[ˈvalinor]}}) or '''Valinórë''' ([[Quenya|Q]], pron. [[Noldorin Quenya|N]] {{IPA|[valiˈnoːre]}}, [[Vanyarin|V]] {{IPA|[βaliˈnoːre]}}) was the realm of the [[Valar]] in central [[Aman]].

Valinor was the place to which the Valar moved after [[Almaren]] was destroyed by [[Morgoth|Melkor]]. Valinor properly refers to the inhabited lands of the continent of Aman, home to the Valar and the three kindreds of [[Elves]]: the [[Vanyar]], some of the [[Noldor]], and some of the [[Teleri]]. [[Valmar]] is its central city. The island of [[Tol Eressëa]] was located just off the eastern shore.

==Description==
Valinor was encircled by the [[Pelóri]] mountains to the east, which were raised by the Valar as a defence against Melkor. To the west was [[Ekkaia]], the encircling sea which surrounded both Valinor and [[Middle-earth]].

Everything in the realm, from the stones to the waters, were hallowed and stainless and there was no sickness, corruption or withering. In Valinor the Valar brought what beauty and light they salvaged from the [[Spring of Arda]] before the [[Arda Marred|marring]], and they created new things, making Valinor even fairer than Almaren.<ref name=s1>{{s|1}}</ref>

Its major city was [[Valmar]] of many bells, built in the midst of the plain,<ref name=s1/> where the [[Vanyar]] and the [[Valar]] reside. To the west of Valmar was a green mound called [[Ezellohar]] and from this mound grew the [[Two Trees]] that lit the land.<ref name=s1/>

Two other cities are [[Alqualondë]] and [[Tirion]], the respective homes of the [[Falmari|Teleri]] and the [[Noldor]]. It also had an island, [[Tol Eressëa]], just off its east coast.

Each of the Valar had their own region of the land where they resided and altered things to their desire:
*[[Yavanna]], the Vala of nature, growth, and harvest, resided in the [[Pastures of Yavanna]] in the south of the island.
*[[Oromë]], the Vala of the hunt, lived in the [[Woods of Oromë]] to the north-east of the pastures. The forest was home to many creatures which Oromë could track and hunt.
*[[Nienna]], the lonely Vala of sorrow and endurance, lived cut off in the far west of the island in the [[Halls of Nienna]] where she spent her days crying, looking out to sea. Just south of the Halls of Nienna and to the north of the pastures there were the [[Halls of Mandos]].
*[[Mandos]], the brother of Nienna, was the Vala of the afterlife. All inhabitants of [[Arda]] went to the Halls of Mandos should they happen to die, mortals and immortals alike although it was said that in death as in life, they were separated. Also living in the Halls of Mandos was his spouse [[Vairë]] the weaver, who wove the threads of time.
*To the south were situated the [[Lórien (Valinor)|Gardens of Lórien]], where dwelt [[Irmo]], the Vala of dreams. And on an isle situated in the middle of the lake of [[Lórellin]] in Lórien, dwelt Irmo's wife [[Estë]].
*To the north of this were the Mansions of [[Aulë]] the smith Vala who was spouse to Yavanna.
*In the north-east lay the Mansions of [[Manwë]] and [[Varda]], the two most powerful Valar.

To the west of them stood the [[Ring of Doom]], and nearby the mound [[Ezellohar]] with the [[Two Trees of Valinor]], [[Telperion]] and [[Laurelin]].<ref name=s1/>

After the destruction of [[Númenor]], the [[Undying Lands]] were removed from [[Arda]] so that [[Men]] could not reach them and only the Elves could go there by the [[Straight Road]] and in ships capable of passing out of the Spheres of the earth.

==History==
In [[Years of the Lamps|Year of the Lamps]] 3450<ref name="Annals">{{MR|P2a}}</ref> the [[Spring of Arda]] ended when Melkor cast down the [[Two Lamps]] and destroyed the original dwelling of the Valar upon the isle of [[Almaren]]. The Valar departed from [[Middle-earth]] and settled in Aman. There they established the realm of Valinor.<ref name=s1/>

After the destruction of the Lamps came the [[Years of the Trees]] and in {{YT|1050}} the [[Elves]] awoke.<ref>{{GA|3}}</ref> At first the Elves were unwilling to heed the summons of the Valar to come to Valinor. The Vala [[Oromë]] selected three ambassadors, [[Ingwë]], [[Finwë]], and [[Elwë]]<ref name="Coming">{{S|Captivity}}</ref> in {{YT|1102|n}}<ref>{{GA|7}}</ref> who were swiftly brought to Aman and beheld the light of the Trees. These three Elven-kings persuaded many of the elves to journey to Aman. In {{YT|1132|n}}<ref>{{GA|11}}</ref> the [[Vanyar]] and [[Noldor]] departed from Middle-earth upon an island that was drawn across the Sea to Aman. The third group of the Elves, the [[Teleri]] remained in Middle-earth until {{YT|1149|n}}<ref>{{GA|13}}</ref> when many of them were brought to Aman.

The [[Elves]] who arrived to Aman in the Years of the Trees were called [[Amanyar]] or [[Calaquendi]] because they saw the light of the Two Trees. The Valar opened a cleft between the Pelóri, the [[Calacirya]], so that the Light reached the Elves in their lands and cities, [[Eldamar]], [[Tirion]], [[Alqualondë]] and [[Tol Eressëa]].<ref name="Eldamar">{{S|Eldamar}}</ref>

After the Exile of Feanor, the [[Noldor]] were not allowed to return to Valinor,<ref name="Flight">{{S|Flight}}</ref> and it was hidden from Mortal lands. The Valar heightened the Pelóri even more, fortified Calacirya and raised the Enchanted Isles in the [[Shadowy Seas]].<ref name="Sun">{{S|Sun}}</ref> There were many attempts to reach the Undying Lands from [[Beleriand]] by ship, of which only [[Voronwë]] Aranwion survived;<ref>{{S|Fifth}}</ref> it is told that maybe [[Tuor]] was, alone of the mortals, allowed to find Aman before his son [[Eärendil]].<ref>{{S|Gondolin}}</ref>

Eärendil was the first known navigator to succeed in passing the Isles of Enchantment, guided by the light of the [[Silmaril]], who came to Valinor to seek the aid of the Valar against Melkor, now called ''Morgoth''. His quest was successful and the Valar went to war again.<ref>{{S|Earendil}}</ref>

After the [[War of Wrath]] and the destruction of Beleriand, Aman was no more connected to Middle-earth by the Helcaraxë but could be reached by the ships of the Elves.

Soon after this, the great island of [[Númenor]] was raised out of Belegaer, far from the shores of Aman, and the Three Houses of the [[Edain]] were brought to live there. Henceforth, they were called the [[Dúnedain]], and were blessed with many gifts by the Valar and the Elves of Tol Eressëa. The Valar feared—rightly—that the [[Númenóreans]] would seek to enter Aman to gain immortality (even though a mortal in Aman remains mortal), so they forbade them from sailing west from Númenor.

In time, and not without some corrupting help from [[Sauron]], the Númenóreans violated the [[Ban of the Valar]], and sailed to Aman with a great army under the command of [[Ar-Pharazôn]] the Golden. A part of the Pelóri collapsed upon this army, trapping it but not killing it. It is said that the army still lives underneath the pile of rock in the [[Caves of the Forgotten]].

In light of this development, the land of Aman was decisively and forever isolated from the other lands. The flat [[Arda]] was cloven in two, and the rest was made round, so that a mariner sailing west along Eärendil's route would simply emerge in the far east. For the Elves, however, a [[Straight Road]] remains that peels away from the curvature of the earth and passes to Aman.<ref>{{S|Akallabeth}}</ref> A very few non-Elves are known to have passed along this road, including [[Frodo Baggins]], [[Bilbo Baggins]], and possibly [[Samwise Gamgee]] and [[Gimli]].<ref>{{App|Later}}, {{SR|1482}} and {{SR|1541}}</ref>

==Etymology==
''Valinor'' (archaic ''Valinórë'') is [[Quenya]] meaning "Land of Valar". There is also the name ''Valandor'' of roughly the same meaning, but the term is never used.<ref>{{WJ|Author}}, p. 413</ref>

The [[Sindarin]] name ''Balannor'' is given once, but it seems to have been replaced by '''''Dor-Rodyn'''''.<ref>{{MR|P3II1}}, p. 200</ref>

The terms ''[[Evereven]]'' or ''Ever-eve'' also referred to Valinor.<ref>{{FR|II1}}, '[[Song of Eärendil]]'</ref>

In [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] lore, the mythical West was known as ''[[Faerie]]''.

==Inspiration==
It has been suggested that the concept is mainly based on the legend of Faery of western mythology, as indicated by the hobbitish name.

Furthermore, it seems to have been based on ghost and heavenly islands of ancient and medieval legends: Avalon, Hy Brasil, the Blessed Isles, the Elysian Fields, were mythical lands envisioned by the ancient peoples to be far into the western ocean. The legend somehow survived the Middle-Ages with [[Saint Brendan]]'s Island.

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

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Elven customs

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The Elves had various '''Customs''' they practiced.

==Marriage==

Spouses can choose each other long before they are married and be betrothed. The betrothal is subject to parental approval unless the parties are of age and intend to marry soon, at which point the betrothal is announced at a meeting of the two houses, during which the couple exchange rings. The betrothal lasts at least a year, and is revocable by the return of the rings (but is rarely broken). After their formal betrothal, the couple appoints a time for the wedding when at least a year has passed.

Marriage is celebrated at a feast of the two houses. The spouses return their betrothal rings and receive others worn on their index fingers. The bride’s mother gives the groom a jewel to be worn, but the marriage is only achieved with its consummation. Technically, only the words exchanged by the bride and groom (including the speaking of the name of Eru) and the consummation are required for marriage.

==Naming conventions==
The following traditions were practiced among the Noldor; other Eldar had slightly different conventions. Naming conventions are complex, as both parents named the child, and the Elves often chose additional names for themselves later, or were given names by others.

===Essë===
The Noldor were typically given one name (an ''[[essë]]'') at birth. This name was given by the father, therefore called the Father-name.<ref name=Mother>{{PM|Mother}}</ref> The name was often derived from the father's or the mother's own name.
The most prominent example for this are [[Finwë]] and his descendants:
*Finwë gave to his oldest son [[Fëanor]] the name ''Curufinwë'' (skilled Finwë), to his middle son [[Fingolfin]] the name ''Ñolofinwë'' (Wise Finwë), and to his youngest son [[Finarfin]] the name ''Arafinwë'' (Noble Finwë).<ref name=Finwe>{{PM|Finwe}}</ref>
*Many of Finwë's descendants bear the ''fin'' element in their names, such as [[Fingolfin]], [[Finarfin]], [[Fingon]] and [[Finrod]].

Fëanor in turn also gave to all his sons names based on Finwë, with slight derivation:
*His eldest son [[Maedhros]] was given the name ''Nelyafinwë'' (third Finwë), the second son [[Maglor]] was named ''Canafinwë'' (strong-voiced Finwë), the fourth son [[Caranthir]] was named ''Morifinwë'' (dark Finwë) and the youngest son [[Amras]] was named ''Telufinwë'' (last Finwë).<ref name=Sons>{{PM|Feanor}}</ref>
The prefixes are partially based on physical appearance and skills and thus might be added some time after birth.

===Amilessë===
When the children had become older, they received a second name from their mother, the ''amilessë''. They often described the physical appearance of the child or a character trait.
As an example, [[Galadriel]]'s amilessë was ''Nerwen'', meaning man-maiden due to her height, physical strength and pride. [[Celegorm]]'s amilessë was ''Tyelkormo'', meaning "hasty-riser" referring to his quick temper (Celegorm is the Sindarin rendering of the name).
Sometimes the mother-name divulged details about an Elf's fate or strong characteristics, such as the name Fëanor (spirit of fire) or the mother-name of [[Amrod]] ''Umbarto'' (the Fated), then called ''amilessi tercenyë'' ("mother names of insight"). These names were rarely given, but considered extremely important.

===Cilmessë===
As the Noldo grew older, he or she chose a third name, called a ''cilmessë'', or "chosen name". This name reflected the Noldo's unique linguistic tastes.<ref name=Mother/> It was not used by those who did not know the Noldo well and would be considered rude to do so, and for this reason no example for a cilmessë is known, as they wouldn't appear in historical records and tales. In those cases, the Father-name (which remained the official name throughout the Noldo's life) would be used.

===Epessë===
The ''epessë'' or the "after-name" was the fourth type. The after-name was given later in life (not necessarily by the Elf's kin), as a title of admiration and honour.<ref name=Mother/> In some circumstances, the ''epessë'' was chosen by the Elf himself or herself.
A typical example for an epessë is [[Galadriel]]. Galadriel is the Sindarin rendering of ''Alatáriel'', the latter being the Telerin ''epessë'' originally given to her by [[Celeborn]], meaning "Maiden Crowned by a Radiant Garland".

===Special cases===
Due to the Noldor's migration to Middle-earth, where they abandoned their native language and adopted [[Sindarin]], there are a few more complex cases. Many of the original names have been rendered into Sindarin, but not translated entirely correct. In other cases two names have been merged, creating a new epessë.
For example [[Maedhros]], the oldest son of [[Fëanor]], was called ''Russandol'' (copper-top) by his brothers, due to his auburn hair.<ref name=Sons/> His mother name was ''Maitimo'' (well-shaped one). Maedhros is the combination of both names.

Another very special case is Amrod. His mother-name was Umbarto, meaning the fated. His father Fëanor was disturbed by this name and changed it to Ambarto.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Sindarin Name !! Quenya father-name !! Quenya mother-name !! epesse
|-
| Feanor || Curufinwe|| Feanaro ||
|-
| Fingolfin || Nolofinwe || Aracano ||
|-
| Finarfin || Arafinwe || Ingalaure ||
|-
| Maedhros || Nelyafinwe || Maitimo || Russandol
|-
| Maglor || Kanofinwe || Makalaure ||
|-
| Celegorm || Turkafinwe || Tyelkormo ||
|-
| Caranthir || Morifinwe || Carnistir ||
|-
| Curufin || Curufinwe || Atarinke ||
|-
| Amrod || Pityafinwe || Ambarto -> Umbarto ||
|-
| Amras || Telufinwe || Ambarussa ||
|-
| Fingon || Findekano || ||
|-
| Turgon || Turukano || ||
|-
| Aredhel || Írissë || || Ar-Feiniel
|-
| Argon || Arakáno || ||
|-
| Finrod || Findaráto || ||
|-
| Angrod || Angarato|| || Angamaitë
|-
| Aegnor || Ambarato || Aikanaro ||

|-
| Galadriel || Artanis || Nerwen || Alatariel
|}

{{references}}
[[Category: Elves]]

Dwalin

2021-05-20T15:57:55Z

Ancalagon the Black: /* Later life */

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{{quote|It was a dwarf with a blue beard tucked into a golden belt, and very bright eyes under his dark-green hood. As soon a the door was opened, he pushed inside, just as if he had been expected. He hung his hooded cloak on the nearest peg, and "Dwalin at your service!" he said with a low bow.|''[[The Hobbit]]'', [[An Unexpected Party]]}}
'''Dwalin''' was a [[Dwarves|Dwarf]] of the [[House of Durin]]. He was, along with his brother [[Balin]], a member of [[Thorin and Company|Thorin's company]] which took part in the [[Quest of Erebor]] to reclaim the [[Lonely Mountain]] from the [[dragon]] [[Smaug]]. Dwalin survived the adventure and the subsequent [[Battle of Five Armies]] and lived well into the [[Fourth Age]].

==History==
Two years before he was born, in {{TA|2770}} the [[Dragons|dragon]] [[Smaug]] had come to Erebor<ref name="TA">{{App|TA}}</ref> and destroyed King [[Thrór]]'s kingdom. Thrór and a small group of kinsmen and followers headed south while other [[Dwarves of Erebor]] escaped to the [[Iron Hills]]<ref name="Durin">{{App|Durin}}</ref>, so Dwalin was born in exile, perhaps in [[Dunland]] to [[Fundin]], nine years after his brother [[Balin]] in {{TA|2772}} (him being born in the [[Lonely Mountain]]).

Dwalin's father fell in the [[Battle of Azanulbizar]] along with several other kinsman, and after victory [[Thráin II]], now King of Durin's Folk, was counselled by [[Dáin Ironfoot]] to not enter [[Moria]]. Thráin and his son [[Thorin|Thorin Oakenshield]] later settled in the northern [[Blue Mountains|Ered Luin]]<ref name="Line">{{App|Durin}}, The Line of the Dwarves of Erebor</ref> and at some point joined by Dwalin and Balin along with others after the [[War of the Dwarves and Orcs]].

===King Thráin's expedition===
Dwalin, his brother [[Balin]], and a few others accompanied [[Thráin|Thráin II]] in {{TA|2841}} when he left the Ered Luin to revisit and reclaim Erebor. The small party was dogged by the emissaries of the dark lord [[Sauron]]. In {{TA|2845}} Thráin was captured one night when he and his companions sheltered under the eaves of the dark forest [[Mirkwood]] from a black rain, in which they were separated. After a fruitless search for their leader the Dwarves gave up and returned to inform [[Thorin]], who became the new King of Durin's Folk, the quest had failed.<ref name="Durin"/>

===The Quest for Erebor===
[[File:Adlpictures - Dwalin.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Adlpictures - ''Dwalin'']]
Dwalin had joined King Thorin's expedition against Smaug, to reclaim Erebor. According to [[Gandalf]]'s instructions, they were invited to [[Bag End]] in [[the Shire]], to form their plan. Dwalin was the first Dwarf to arrive, alone, when the unexpected party began at [[Bilbo]]'s [[smial]]. He was wearing a dark-green hood and walked in as if expected, which greatly surprised Bilbo. Soon Balin arrived and he and Dwalin sat talking while Bilbo kept answering the door for the arrival of more and more Dwarves. Later, when Bilbo griped aloud in his kitchen about the lack of help in setting out refreshments, Dwalin and Balin were the first (followed by [[Fíli]] and [[Kíli]]) to lend a hand. Later still, when the Dwarves filled Bag End with music, Dwalin played on a viol as big as himself, also bringing in Thorin's harp. <ref name="Party">{{H|Party}}</ref>

At the [[Green Dragon]] Inn, when Bilbo told the company that he had forgotten to bring his hat or his pocket-handkerchief, Dwalin gave him his spare dark-green hood and cloak to keep in place of a hat, but told him that he would "''have to manage without pocket-handkerchiefs, and a good many other things before the journey's end''" as they set out on their adventure.

In [[Eriador]], at the [[Trollshaws]], Dwalin along with the entire company were captured by [[Trolls]] after Bilbo went to explore a fire, encountered three trolls: [[William]], [[Bert]] and [[Tom]], and didn't come back. Gandalf managed to save them, and afterwards a troll cave was found and subsequently looted by the company.

Later on the company arrived at [[Rivendell]] and stayed with the [[half-elven]] lord [[Elrond]] for about 14 days with food and something for everyone. On one night Elrond disclosed the swords Thorin and Gandalf found in the troll-hoard as [[Orcrist]] and [[Glamdring]]. Elrond also read the moon letters of the map of [[Thror]] stating: ''"Stand by the grey stone when the thrush knocks, and the setting sun with the last light of Durin's Day will shine upon the key-hole.''"

After seeking refuge from a storm in a cave which was, unbeknownst to them the [[Front Porch]] of [[Goblin-town]], they were captured by [[Goblins]]. They were saved by Gandalf, and Bilbo, fleeing after his encounter with [[Gollum]], also escaped. The company were then chased by [[wargs|Wargs]] and they rushed into the trees. Dwalin and Balin managed to swarm up a tall slender fir that had few branches for sitting, and they were later then saved by the [[Eagles]] of the [[Great Eagle]].<ref>{{H|Pan}}</ref> The next day, when the company arrived at [[Beorn]]'s hall after the eagles left them on the [[Carrock]], Dwalin and Balin were the third pair of Dwarves to appear during Gandalf's story, trying to intrigue the skin-changer. They were later served well in dinner and breakfast and were also given ponies to ride until they arrived at the forest of Mirkwood, the same place where Thráin was lost nearly 100 years before.<ref>{{H|Queer}}</ref>

At the [[Enchanted River]] in Mirkwood, Dwalin was in the last boatload to cross with [[Bombur]]. He exited the boat just before a deer charged down the path and caused Bombur to fall in the water, which put him in an enchanted sleep for six days, and when he woke up, he had forgotten the whole journey. Later, after the Dwarves had been captured by the [[spiders]] and rescued by Bilbo, it was Dwalin who first realised that Thorin was missing,<ref name="Flies">{{H|Flies}}</ref> for at that point, though unknown to the Dwarves, Thorin had been captured by the Wood-Elves.

At the opening of the barrels after the escape from the halls of the [[Thranduil|Elvenking]], Dwalin and Balin were two of the most unhappy Dwarves and did nothing to help pull out other Dwarves as they arrived in [[Lake-town]], where they were greeted extremely fondly.<ref>{{H|Welcome}}</ref>Afterwards, though the [[Master of Lake-town]] didn't believe that Thorin was truly the [[King under the Mountain]], they left for the mountain. When the last week of autumn arrived it was Dwalin who complained the most about Bilbo's inactivity. He felt that Bilbo, with his "invisible ring", ought to go through the [[Front Gate]] of Erebor and spy things out.<ref>{{H|Doorstep}}</ref>.

After [[Smaug]] went to destroy Lake-town, the dwarves entered and Thorin's search for the [[Arkenstone]] began. Dwalin later fought in and survived the [[Battle of Five Armies]] along with several others from the company (all but Thorin and Fíli and Kíli). Afterwards he received his fourteenth share and chose to live in Erebor under the rule of Thorin's cousin and new king after his death, [[Dáin II]].<Ref>{{H|Return}}</ref>

===Later life===
Dwalin lived in great wealth in Erebor after the Battle of the Five Armies. In {{TA|2989}}, his brother Balin set out on a quest to reclaim [[Moria]] though Dáin was against it. He set out with others (such as [[Óin]] and [[Ori]]). For about 5 years messages came from Moria and it seemed good, until suddenly news stopped (though unknown to him, the colony was destroyed by [[Orcs]]).

As Bilbo packed some oddments in {{TA|3001}} before departing the Shire, Bilbo brought Dwalin's green hood he had given him, though the colour had worn out. Dwalin was one of seven of the ten Dwarves of Thorin's company who were still living in Erebor when [[Frodo Baggins]] came to [[Rivendell]], as reported by [[Glóin]] before the [[Council of Elrond]]<ref>{{FR|II1}}</ref>. It is possible that he fought in the [[Battle of Dale]] against Sauron's forces, the [[Easterlings]], under King Dáin (though the king was slain). Dwalin lived until {{FoA|91}} passing at the age of 340,<ref name="Line">{{App|Durin}}, The Line of the Dwarves of Erebor</ref> later than any other members of [[Thorin and Company]].

==Genealogy==
Dwalin was of Durin's line, descending from [[Nain II]], his grear-great grandfather.<ref name="Line"/>
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==Etymology==
In Norse mythology, ''Dvalinn'' is a chief Dwarf.<ref>Snorri Sturlusson, ''Edda'', "[[wikipedia:Skaldskaparmal|Skaldskaparmal]]"</ref> The origin of the name is uncertain; suggested etymologies are "one lying in a trance",<ref>[[Ruth S. Noel]], ''[[The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth]]'', p. 32</ref> "numb" and "dawdler".<ref>Henry A. Bellows (ed.), ''Völuspá'', "[http://cybersamurai.net/Mythology/nordic_gods/LegendsSagas/Edda/PoeticEdda/Voluspo.htm Poetic Edda]"</ref> Both words, ''dvalen'' ("to sleep") ''dvelja'' ("to delay") derive from the same root.<ref>Chester Nathan Gould, "Dwarf-Names: A Study in Old Icelandic Religion", published in ''Publications of the Modern Language Association of America'', Vol 44 (1929), issue #4, pp. 939-967</ref>

==Other versions of the legendarium==
In the early version of ''[[The Hobbit]]'' it was Dwalin rather than Balin who spotted the Trolls' fire in the woods (and it was stated that Dwalin was always the Dwarves' look-out).<ref>{{HH|Trolls}}, p. 91</ref> This contradicted the fact that Balin was the Dwarf who was looking for Bilbo at the inn at the start of the adventure<ref>{{HH|Trolls}}, p. 89</ref> and Tolkien eventually made Balin the permanent look-out. However, Dwalin remained the first Dwarf to arrive at Bag End<ref name="Party"/> (what would be expected of the Company's look-out). Dwalin was also the first to notice that Thorin was missing after the battle with the spiders,<ref name="Flies"/> a testament to his observational abilities.

==Portrayal in adaptations==
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|File:The Hobbit (1977 film) - Dwalin.jpg‎|Dwalin in [[The Hobbit (1977 film)|''The Hobbit'' (1977 film)]]
|File:The Hobbit (2003) Dwalin.JPG|Dwalin in [[The Hobbit (2003 video game)|''The Hobbit'' (2003 video game)]]
|File:The Lord of the Rings Online - Dwalin.jpg|Dwalin in ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]''
|File:The Hobbit (film series) - Dwalin.jpg|Dwalin in [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' (film series)]]
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===Films===
'''1966: [[The Hobbit (1966 film)|''The Hobbit'' (1966 film)]]:'''
:Dwalin is omitted. [[Thorin|Thorin Oakenshield]] only travels with an unnamed guard and the princess of Dale.<ref name="Deitch">{{webcite|articleurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=UBnVL1Y2src|articlename=The Hobbit.mp4|dated=5 January 2012|website=YouTube|accessed=10 January 2012}}</ref>

'''1977: [[The Hobbit (1977 film)|''The Hobbit'' (1977 film)]]:'''
:Dwalin does not have a blue beard, but a white one with a long nose and a green hood (looking as Balin, though he wears a red hood and glasses). He speaks only one line on his own (by [[Paul Frees]]), when the Dwarves are in front of the [[Back Door]] saying" "Well, what now?"; otherwise, he only speaks in unison with the rest of the Company though it is unknown whether he survived the Battle of the Five Armies, as seven dwarves passed away during the battle.

'''2012-14: [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' (film series)]]:'''
:Dwalin is played by [[Graham McTavish]].<ref name="PJCasting">{{webcite|author=[[Peter Jackson]]|articleurl=http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150168211921558|articlename=Production begins in New Zealand on The Hobbit|dated=20-March-2011|website=[http://www.facebook.com/ Facebook]|accessed=23-Dec-2011}}</ref> A description of Dwalin in ''The Hobbit'' films was released by the studio:

:{{Blockquote|Renowned as a great Warrior, Dwalin speaks his mind plainly and is not one to suffer fools lightly. Fiercely loyal, he is Thorin Oakenshield’s staunchest supporter with an unshakeable belief in his friend’s leadership. A powerful and bruising fighter, Dwalin has a natural tendency to distrust anyone who is not a Dwarf and is particularly suspicious of Elves. Proud, brave and one of the tallest of the Dwarves, Dwalin will bow to none but those who have earned his respect.|[[Warner Bros.]]<ref name="HobbitApp">{{webcite|author=[[Warner Bros.]]|articleurl=http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hobbit-movies/id545808528|articlename=Hobbit Movies|dated=7-September-2012|website=[http://itunes.apple.com/ Apple iPhone/iPad App]|accessed=19-September-2012}}</ref>}}

===Radio series===
'''1968: [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|''The Hobbit'' (1968 radio series)]]:'''
:[[Lockwood West]] plays the role of Dwalin.

'''1979: [[The Hobbit (1979 radio series)|''The Hobbit'' (1979 radio series)]]:'''
:Carl Hague is uncredited as the voice of Dwalin.{{fact}}

===Games===
'''1982: [[The Hobbit (1982 video game)|''The Hobbit'' (1982 video game)]]:'''
:Dwalin is omitted; Thorin is the only companion of the player, [[Bilbo Baggins]].<ref>''[http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=ZXComputing/Issue8304/Pages/ZXComputing830400076.jpg ZX Computing]'', 8304 (April/May 1983), p. 76, accessed [[24 April|April 24]] [[2011]]</ref>

'''2003: [[The Hobbit (2003 video game)|''The Hobbit'' (2003 video game)]]:'''
:Dwalin is a blue-bearded Dwarf, who is not seen in the game (other than cut-scenes) until [[Lake-town]].

'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
:In {{TA|3016}} Dwalin leads the party of dwarves from the [[Lonely Mountain]] to reclaim [[Thorin's Halls|Thorin's Hall]] which had fallen under control of [[Dourhands]]. After the Dourhands are thrown out, Dwalin becomes the ruler of Thorin's Hall and maintains this position until {{TA|3019}}. Following the [[Siege of Erebor]], Dwalin travels to [[Erebor]] to pay respect to the new king [[Thorin Stonehelm]] and, along with the other surviving dwarves of the Company, visits the tomb of [[Thorin Oakenshield]].

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Snowmane

2021-05-19T22:54:44Z

Ancalagon the Black: grammar

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{{quote|Faithful servant yet master's bane, Lightfoot's foal, swift Snowmane|Carved upon Snowmane's Howe}}

'''Snowmane''' was the [[horses|steed]] of [[Théoden]], [[Kings of Rohan|King of Rohan]]. His sire was [[Lightfoot]]<ref name=v6/> and was probably one of the [[Mearas]].<ref>{{HM|Guide}}, p. 362</ref>

Théoden rode with him to the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]]. The steed was killed when struck with a black dart by the [[Witch-king]], and he fell on the King, mortally wounding him.<ref name=v6>{{RK|V6}}</ref>

Snowmane, also referred to as ''Théoden's Bane'' and ''Master's Bane'', was buried where he fell. On the site known as [[Snowmane's Howe]], a stone was erected and there the grass grew the most green ever after.<ref name=v6/>
==Etymology==
''Snowmane'' is the Modern English form of [[Old English]] (which represents [[Rohirric]]) ''snāw-mana''. The "proper" Rohirric name was thus ''Snawmana''.<ref>{{HM|N}}, p. 763</ref>

== Portrayal in adaptations ==
[[File:The Lord of the Rings Online - Snowmane.jpg|thumb|left|King Théoden on Snowmane in ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'']]
'''2013: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
:Snowmane accompanied Théoden to the [[Battle of the Hornburg]], and was ridden on the final charge out of the fortress. He fell on the [[Pelennor Fields]] much as described in the book.

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Noldor

2021-05-19T16:53:42Z

Ancalagon the Black: /* Characteristics */ typo

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| image=[[File:Jenny Dolfen - The Coming of Fingolfin.jpg|250px]]
| caption="The Coming of Fingolfin" by [[Jenny Dolfen]]
| pronun=[[Quenya|Q]], {{IPA|[ˈnoldor]}}/{{IPA|[ˈŋoldor]}}
| othernames=''Tatyar'' ([[Quenya|Q]]), ''Golodhrim'' ([[Sindarin|S]]), ''Nómin'' ([[Taliska|T]]), ''Golug'' ([[Black Speech|BS]]), Deep Elves, Loremasters
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{{quote|Next came the Noldor, a name of wisdom, the people of [[Finwë]]. They are the Deep Elves, the friends of [[Aulë]]; and they are renowned in song, for they fought and laboured long and grievously in the northern lands of old.|''[[Quenta Silmarillion]]'', "[[Of the Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor]]"}}
The '''Noldor''' or '''Ñoldor''' were those of the second clan of the [[Elves]] who came to [[Aman]].
They were highly skilled in crafts and gained much knowledge, which they passed on to [[Men]] after their [[Exile of the Noldor|Exile]]. Their [[King of the Noldor|King]] was originally [[Finwë]], but he was slain by [[Morgoth]], leading his son [[Fëanor]] to avenge him and the theft of his [[Silmarils|jewels]] by making war upon Morgoth in [[Middle-earth]]. The war of the Noldor against Morgoth comprises many of the tales of the [[First Age]].

==Origins==
According to legend, the clan was founded by [[Tata]], the second Elf to awake at [[Cuiviénen]]. With him were his spouse Tatië and their 54 companions, and this clan became known as the '''''Tatyar'''''. [[Finwë]], the first Ñoldor to come to [[Valinor]] with [[Oromë]], became their King, and led most of them to Valinor. Out of the original 56 Tatyar who awoke at Cuiviénen, 28 remained at the place of their awakening, becoming [[Avari]], while the other original 28 and their offspring continued on their [[Great Journey]].

==History==
===Elder Days===
====In Valinor====
[[File:Konstantin Zahariev - A Noldorin Prince.jpg|thumb|''A Noldorin Prince'' by Konstantin Zahariev]]
The Noldor were accounted the greatest of the Elves and all the peoples in [[Middle-earth]] in lore, warfare and crafts. In Valinor, "great became their knowledge and their skill; yet even greater was their thirst for more knowledge, and in many things they soon surpassed their teachers. The Noldor were changeful in speech, for they had great love of words, and sought ever to find names more fit for all things they knew or imagined". They were beloved of [[Aulë]] the Smith, and were the first to discover and carve gems. Their chief dwelling-place was the city of [[Tirion]] upon [[Túna]]. Among the wisest of the Noldor was [[Rúmil (elf of Tirion)|Rúmil]], creator of the first writing system and author of many books of lore. [[Fëanor]], son of Finwë and [[Míriel]], was the greatest of their craftsmen, "mightiest in skill of word and of hand", and creator of the [[Silmarils]].

The Noldor earned the greatest hatred of [[Morgoth|Melkor]], who envied their prosperity and, most of all, the Silmarils. So he went often among them, offering counsel, and the Noldor hearkened, being eager for lore. But amid his seemingly good advice, Melkor sowed lies to turn one House of the Noldor against another, and in the end the peace in Tirion was poisoned. After threatening his half-brother [[Fingolfin]], Fëanor was banished from Tirion by the [[Valar]], and with him went Finwë his father. Fingolfin remained as the ruler of the Noldor of Tirion.

But Melkor had yet other designs to accomplish. Soon after with the aid of [[Ungoliant]] he destroyed the [[Two Trees]], and coming to [[Formenos]] he killed Finwë, stole the Silmarils, and departed from Aman. Fëanor, driven by grief and desiring vengeance, rebelled against the Valar by coming back into Tirion and making a speech before the Noldor, in which he persuaded them to leave Valinor, follow Melkor to [[Middle-earth]], and wage war against him for the recovery of the Silmarils. He swore a terrible [[Oath of Fëanor|oath]], as did his [[Sons of Fëanor|sons]], to pursue Melkor and reclaim the Silmarils at all costs. Fëanor then claimed the kingship of the Noldor since his father was dead, but though the greater part of the Noldor still held Fingolfin as their leader, they followed Fëanor into [[Exile of the Noldor|Exile]].

====Exile====
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The Noldor led by Fëanor demanded that the [[Teleri]] let them use their ships. When the Teleri refused, they took the ships by force, committing the first [[Kinslaying at Alqualondë|kinslaying]]. A messenger from the Valar came later and delivered the [[Doom of Mandos]], pronouncing judgement on the Noldor for the Kinslaying and rebellion and warning that if they proceeded they would not recover the Silmarils and moreover would be slain or tormented by grief. At this, some of the Noldor who had no hand in the Kinslaying, including [[Finarfin]] son of Finwë and [[Indis]], returned to Valinor, and the Valar forgave them. Other Noldor led by Fingolfin (some of whom were blameless in the Kinslaying) remained determined to leave Valinor for Middle-earth. Prominent among these others was Finarfin's son, [[Finrod]].

The Noldor led by Fëanor crossed the sea to Middle-earth, leaving those led by Fingolfin, his half-brother, behind. Upon his arrival in Middle-earth, Fëanor had the ships burned. When the Noldor led by Fingolfin discovered their betrayal, they went farther north and crossed the sea at the [[Grinding Ice]] at the cost of many lives.

====In Middle-earth====
=====Arrival=====
Fëanor's company was soon attacked by Morgoth. When Fëanor rode too far from his bodyguard during the [[Dagor-nuin-Giliath]], several [[Balrogs|Balrogs]], including their Lord [[Gothmog (balrog)|Gothmog]], fought him. Despite battling valiantly, Fëanor was mortally wounded and would have been captured and taken to Angband had it not been for the swift arrival of his sons. However, Fëanor died whilst being taken back to his own people.

Because Fëanor had taken the ships and left the Noldor led by his half-brother on the west side of the sea, much enmity remained between the royal Houses of the Noldor. Yet soon enough, [[Fingon]], son of Fingolfin, saved [[Maedhros]], Fëanor's son, from Morgoth's imprisonment and the feud was settled. Maedhros was due to succeed Fëanor, but he regretted his part in the Kinslaying and waived his claim to the kingship of the Noldor to his uncle Fingolfin, who became the first [[High King of the Noldor]] in Middle-earth. The [[House of Fëanor]] became known as ''the Dispossessed'' after this.

=====Kingdom of the Noldor=====
[[File:Mysilvergreen - King Fingon and his lords.jpg|thumb|''King Fingon and his lords'' by [[:Category:Images by Mysilvergreen|Mysilvergreen]]]]
In the north-west of Middle-earth, the Noldor made alliance with the [[Sindar]] and later with the [[Edain]]. Fingolfin reigned long in the land of [[Hithlum]], and his younger son [[Turgon]] later ruled in his Hidden City of [[Gondolin]]. The Sons of Fëanor, under Maedhros, ruled the lands of [[East Beleriand]], while [[Finrod Felagund]], Finarfin's son, was the [[King of Nargothrond]] ruled the greatest of the realms of the Noldor despite being the youngest of the princes.

Fingolfin's reign was marked by warfare against Morgoth and in {{FA|60}}, after their victory in [[Dagor Aglareb]], the Noldor [[Siege of Angband|besieged Angband]], the fortress of Morgoth. Yet in {{FA|455}}, the Siege was broken by Morgoth in the [[Dagor Bragollach]], in which the north-eastern Elvish realms were conquered. Fingolfin rode in despair to Angband and challenged Morgoth to single combat. He dealt Morgoth seven wounds but perished, and was soon succeeded by his eldest son [[Fingon]], who became the second [[High King of the Noldor]].

=====Demise=====
In {{FA|472}}, Maedhros [[Union of Maedhros|organised]] an all-out attack on Morgoth and this led to the [[Nirnaeth Arnoediad]], the Battle of Unnumbered Tears. Betrayed by the new-come [[Easterlings]], the forces of the Noldor, Sindar and Edain were utterly defeated. Fingon the Valiant was slain; he was succeeded by his brother [[Turgon]] as the third [[High King of the Noldor]].

Morgoth scattered the remaining forces of the [[Sons of Fëanor]], and in {{FA|495}}, [[Nargothrond]] was also overridden. Turgon had withdrawn to Gondolin which was kept hidden from both Morgoth and other Elves. In {{FA|510}}, Gondolin was betrayed by [[Maeglin]] and sacked. During the attack, Turgon was killed; however, many of his people escaped and found their way south. Turgon was the last surviving male descendant of Fingolfin, so [[Gil-galad]], great-grandson of Finarfin, became the fourth and last [[High King of the Noldor]] in Middle-earth.

Finally, the [[Host of the West]] came down to Middle-earth and in {{FA|545}} to {{FA|583|n}}, the [[War of Wrath]] was fought and Morgoth was cast into the Void. As a result of the cataclysmic war, Beleriand sank into the sea, except for a part of [[Ossiriand]] (Lindon), and a few islands. The defeat of Morgoth marked the end of the [[First Age]] and the start of the [[Second Age|Second]].

===Second Age===
Most of the Noldor sailed back to [[Tol Eressea]] at the end of the First Age; but some, like [[Galadriel]] daughter of Finarfin, or [[Celebrimbor]], grandson of Fëanor, refused the pardon of the Valar and remained in Middle-earth. Gil-galad, last heir of the kings of the Noldor in exile, and acknowledged as "High King of the Elves of the West",<ref name=SA>{{App|B}}</ref> founded a new kingdom at Lindon, and ruled throughout the Second Age, longer than any of his predecessors.

[[Gil-galad]]'s people were mainly Noldor<ref>{{PM|XNotes}}, Note 65</ref> (especially from [[Gondolin]], but also from the [[House of Finarfin|Houses of Finarfin]] and [[House of Fëanor|Fëanor]]); early in the [[Second Age]], most of the Noldor that remained in [[Middle-earth]] lived in Lindon.<ref name=SA/> During this time, the few [[Exiles]] that remained also lived in Lindon.<ref>{{PM|Languages}}</ref>

In {{SA|750}}, some Noldor learned that [[mithril]] was found in [[Moria]] under the [[Misty Mountains]], so they went to [[Eregion]]. Because of their legacy as craftsmen, they were less unfriendly to the [[Dwarves]] than the Sindar. They became the [[Gwaith-i-Mírdain]] under [[Celebrimbor]] and formed the closest friendship ever between Elves and Dwarves.<ref name=SA/> Although war soon befell Eriador along with Celebrimbor's death, remnants of Eregion, including many Noldor, either followed Elrond to establish Imladris or fled to [[Lothlórien]].

Gil-galad perished in the War of the Alliance at the end of the Second Age, and so ended the High Kingship of the Noldor. He fathered no children; however, the line of the High-elven kings, including the High Kingship of the Noldor, was alone preserved in the descendants of [[Elros]] and [[Elrond]].<ref>{{App|A1i}}</ref>

===Later history===
After the fall of [[Gil-galad]] (during the time of the [[Kings of Arnor]]), there was still a remnant of the Noldor who dwelt at the [[Grey Havens]] of further inland in Lindon who constituted the largest population of Noldor remaining in [[Middle-earth]].<ref name=eriador>{{App|Eriador}}</ref> However, in Eriador, the chief dwelling of the Noldor was Imladris.<ref name=rings>{{S|Rings}}</ref>

In the late [[Third Age]], the Noldor in Middle-earth were greatly diminished, as most had passed over the Sea.<ref>{{L|347}}</ref><ref>{{FR|I2}}</ref> If any remained in the early [[Fourth Age]], they were few.<ref name=eriador/>

After the [[Dominion of Men]] was taken up by [[Aragorn II Elessar]], the last of the Noldor set sail from [[Mithlond]] and left Middle-earth forever.<ref name=rings/>

==Rulers==
{{main|King of the Noldor}}

;In Valinor:
The first two kings were not distinguished as being ''in Valinor'', since the entire population of the Noldor lived in Valinor at that time.

# [[Finwë]], first King of the Noldor.
# [[Fëanor]], first son of Finwë; claimed the title after his father's death.
::[[Finarfin]], third son of Finwë, remained in [[Aman]] after the [[Exile of the Noldor]] and ruled the remnant of his people in [[Tirion]], although he never officialy claimed this title.

;In Middle-earth:
::[[Fëanor]] nominally ruled in [[Middle-earth]] for a few months before his fall in the [[Dagor-nuin-Giliath]], although he never established a realm.
# [[Fingolfin]], second son of Finwë; held to be the first '''[[High King of the Noldor]]''' by the majority of the Noldor after Maedhros son of Fëanor gave up his claims.
# [[Fingon]], first son of Fingolfin.
# [[Turgon]], second son of Fingolfin.
# [[Gil-galad]], great-grandson of Finarfin.

==Characteristics==
The Noldor were the Second Clan of the Elves in both order and size, the other clans being the [[Vanyar]], a smaller group, and the [[Teleri]], a much larger one. The Noldor typically had grey eyes and dark hair, save for the members of the golden-haired [[House of Finarfin]].

From their beginning the Noldor (meaning "Those who Know") were always distinguished, by their knowledge of the things that are and were in this world, and by their desire to learn more.<ref>{{BL|Introduction}}</ref> They were the most skillful of these Clans, and were specially loved by [[Aulë]], from whom they learned many things, although less than they wanted to know. Their skills included the developing of their language, the building of great towers and halls, and gem extraction.<ref name>{{MR|P3I5}}, p. 176 (see also the commentary on §40, p. 181)</ref> One of their most famous artefacts were the crystallic [[Fëanorian lamps]]; the craft to make them was lost to Middle-earth when they left.

The Noldor were the proudest of the Elves; in the words of the [[Sindar]], they came to Middle-earth because "they needed room to quarrel in". It was this pride that Melkor used to turn the Houses of [[House of Fëanor|Fëanor]] and [[House of Fingolfin|Fingolfin]] against each other. The pride of the Noldor also led to their [[Fall of the Noldor|Fall]] and [[Exile of the Noldor|Exile]] (and their continued quarrels in Middle-earth, as noted by the Sindar).

Of the three clans of the [[Eldar]] they are also the people who most favours swords and shields as their weapons.<ref>{{LR|Quenta}}, p. 215 footnote to §29</ref><ref>{{LR|Quenta}}, p. 228 footnote to §49</ref>

==Etymology==
The singular form of the [[Quenya]] noun is '''''[[Noldo]]''''' and the adjective is '''''Noldorin'''''.

''noldo'' is derived from the [[Elvish]] [[Sundocarme|root]] [[NGOL]].<ref name=WJC>{{WJ|C}}, p. 383</ref>

==Other names==
The Noldor were called '''''[[Golodhrim]]''''' (pron. {{IPA|[ɡoˈloðrim]}}) or '''''Gódhellim''''' ({{IPA|[ɡoˈðelːim]}}) by [[Sindarin]]-speakers and '''''Goldoi''''' by [[Falmari]] of [[Tol Eressëa]]; they are also known as ''Deep Elves'' ("deep" as in "wise, learned"). Additionally, the Sindarin singular '''''[[Golodh]]''''' ({{IPA|[ˈɡoloð]}}) could be pluralized '''[[Golodhrim]]''', '''''[[Gelydh]]''''' ({{IPA|[ˈɡelyð]}}, later {{IPA|[ˈɡelið]}}) or more archaicly '''''[[Gœlydh]]''''' ({{IPA|[ˈɡølyð]}}).{{fact}}

The Noldor were known as the "'''Deep-elves'''".<ref>{{H|Flies}}</ref> Other names used for the Noldor included the Wise, the Golden, the Valiant, the Sword-elves, the Elves of the Earth, the Foes of Melkor, the Skilled of Hand, the Jewel-wrights, the Companions of Men, and the Followers of Finwë.<ref>{{MR|P3I3}}, p. 164</ref> It is also told that the Noldor were often called the Lispers by other native speakers of Quenya (such as the [[Vanyar]]), since they retained the medial "th" in their speech.<ref>{{PE|19}}, p. 34</ref>

==Other versions of the legendarium==
{{Main|Gnomes}}
In the earliest versions of Tolkien's [[Legendarium]], the Noldor were called ''''Noldoli'''' or ''''[[Gnomes]]''''. They were still called ''Gnomes'' in early editions of ''[[The Hobbit]]''. They were also the ones who spoke the language that later became [[Sindarin]] (then called ''Gnomish'' or ''Noldorin'').

The spelling ''Ñoldor'' rather than ''Noldor'' was used by Tolkien in his later writings (the character ''ñ'' signifying the velar nasal, the sound found in the English word "si'''ng'''"), but even in earlier versions the name ''Ñoldo'' came from a [[Primitive Quendian]] stem *ñgolodō, which led to ''Ñoldo'' in [[Quenya]] and ''Golodh'' in [[Sindarin]].

The family tree given above is correct in the placement of [[Orodreth]] and [[Gil-galad]]: Orodreth was [[Angrod]]'s son, and [[Gil-galad]] was Orodreth's son, thus the grandson of [[Angrod]] and great-grandson of [[Finarfin]], and brother to [[Finduilas]]. These are wrongly placed in the published ''Silmarillion''. (See Orodreth and Gil-galad articles for details). [[Argon]], the third son of [[Fingolfin]], does not appear in the published ''Silmarillion'' at all.

==See also==
* [[Quenya]]
* [[Exile of the Noldor]]
* [[Kinslaying at Alqualondë]]
* [[Fall of the Noldor]]
* [[Doom of Mandos]]

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| caption="Tuor at Vinyamar" by [[Ted Nasmith]]
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{{quote|I am Tuor son of Huor of the House of Hador and the kindred of Húrin, and these names, I am told, are not unknown in the Hidden Kingdom.|Tuor to [[Elemmakil]] in ''[[Of Tuor and his Coming to Gondolin]]''}}
'''Tuor Eladar''' was a hero of the [[Edain]] in the last years of the [[First Age]] and the father of [[Eärendil]]. In spite of being a Man, he was chosen by the [[Valar|Vala]] [[Ulmo]] to be the last hope of the [[Noldor]] in the face of annihilation by the forces of [[Morgoth]].

Born in the winter of the [[Year of Lamentation]], Tuor's life coincided with the final defeat of the Edain and the Noldor-in-Exile by the forces of Morgoth. He was of the [[House of Hador]], but after the deaths of his parents [[Huor]] and [[Rían]] in the [[Nirnaeth Arnoediad]], he was fostered by the surviving [[Elves of Mithrim]]. He passed his youth a refugee and an outlaw, before being guided by the Vala Ulmo to the hidden city of [[Gondolin]]. There he rose high in the favour of the [[High King of the Noldor|High King]] [[Turgon]] and wedded the elf-maiden [[Idril]], the King's daughter. Escaping the [[Fall of Gondolin]], he and his family came to the [[Mouths of Sirion]]. After abiding there long enough to see Eärendil to manhood, Tuor finally succumbed to his [[sea-longing]] and, with Idril, departed [[Middle-earth]] for the [[Aman|West]]. The tradition of the Noldor was that he became the only Man to be accepted as one of the [[Elves|elder kindred]] and will share with them an immortal life in [[Valinor]] as long as [[Arda]] will endure.<ref name="S23">{{S|23}}</ref><ref name="Letter153">{{L|153}}</ref>

==Family and heritage==
His father Huor and his elder brother [[Húrin Thalion]] were fostered with their kin in [[Brethil]]. They were of the House of Hador, but also descended from the [[House of Haleth]] through their mother [[Hareth]]. During a battle following the [[Dagor Bragollach]], the brothers escaped the hordes of Morgoth with the aid of Ulmo, and [[Thorondor]] brought them to Gondolin. Ulmo counselled King Turgon to treat them as guests, as help would come to him from their House. After they learnt much from the [[Gondolindrim]], Turgon reluctantly waived his law and let them leave on a condition of silence.<ref name="RuinOfBeleriand">{{S|18}}</ref>

On his return, Huor married Rían of the [[House of Bëor]]. Thus Tuor was a descendant of all the Three Houses of the Edain. When Tuor was conceived, Huor gave him his name before he was born. Months later Huor fell in the [[Nirnaeth Arnoediad]] defending the retreat of Turgon, speaking his last words to the Elven King: "...out of your house shall come the hope of Elves and Men... from you and from me a new [[Star of Eärendil|star]] shall arise".<ref>{{CH|2}}, p. 58</ref>

==History==
[[File:Anke Eißmann - The Fostering of Tuor.jpg|thumb|''The Fostering of Tuor'' by [[Anke Eißmann]]]]
After hearing news of the battle, Rían became distraught and left [[Dor-lómin]] to wander alone in the wild. She was rescued by the [[Sindar]] of [[Mithrim]] who took her to their dwelling in the [[Mountains of Mithrim|mountains]]. Before the end of the year Tuor was born and was given to the [[Elves of Mithrim]] to be fostered. Rían, having heard from [[Annael]], the leader of the Elves, the news of Huor's death, made her way to [[Haudh-en-Ndengin]], where she laid down in grief and died.<ref name="TurinTurambar">{{S|21}}.</ref>

Soon after, [[Hithlum]] was occupied by the [[Swarthy Men]] who had joined Morgoth in the Nírnaeth. Annael and his people therefore took refuge in the caves of [[Androth]], where Tuor spent his youth. At the age of sixteen, Tuor wished to make war upon the Orcs and the [[Incomers]] who oppressed the land of his fathers, but was forbidden by Annael. Rather, in {{FA|488}}, the group resolved to flee Hithlum by the [[Annon-in-Gelydh]] and make their way to the [[Mouths of Sirion]]. Soon after setting out, however, they were assailed by [[Orcs]] and forced to scatter into the night. Tuor, however, refused to flee, and stood his ground, slaying many enemies before being captured.

===Journeys in the Wild===
[[File:Jenny Dolfen - And his heart was filled with longing.jpg|thumb|''And his heart was filled with longing'' by [[Jenny Dolfen]]]]
Tuor was thrall in the House of [[Lorgan]], chief of the [[Easterlings]] of Dor-lómin, for three years. He was treated harshly because Lorgan knew of his lineage, but nevertheless endured the torment until he found his opportunity to escape. Upon being sent into the woods on an errand, he slew his guards and, escaping pursuit, returned to the caves of Androth. For the next four years he dwelt alone there as an outlaw, slaying many Easterlings and accumulating a large price on his head. He was seeking the Annon-in-Gelydh – the 'Gate of the Noldor' through the [[Ered Lómin]], by which Annael had intended to escape Hithlum unnoticed. After years of searching, the Vala Ulmo, who had long ago chosen Tuor as his instrument, sent him a sign that finally led him to the Gate of the Noldor. Upon reaching its entrance, Tuor met [[Gelmir (messenger of Círdan)|Gelmir]] and [[Arminas]], messengers of [[Círdan]] who were seeking a way to [[Gondolin]], and they showed him the path through the mountains to [[Nevrast]].

In {{FA|495}}, Tuor passed through Nevrast and became the first Man to reach the shores of [[Belegaer]], the Great Sea, and felt for the first time the sea-longing that would stay with him the rest of his life. He lingered by Belegaer until the autumn, and then after receiving another sign from Ulmo, followed seven [[swans]] southward. These led him to the abandoned city of [[Vinyamar]] where long ago Turgon had dwelt and, at the behest of Ulmo, left a sword, armour and a shield bearing the device of a white swan on a blue field. Tuor took these arms and made his way to the shore. Then during a great storm the Lord of Waters finally appeared to Tuor directly, ordering him to seek the city of Gondolin, and giving him a cloak that had a power to hide him from foes. The next morning he met [[Voronwë]], an elf of Gondolin who had been shipwrecked off the coast of Beleriand, rescued, and brought to Vinyamar by Ulmo. After hearing Tuor speak the words of Ulmo, Voronwë agreed to guide him to the hidden gate of Gondolin.

===Life in Gondolin===
[[File:Peter Xavier Price - Tuor's sighting at Lake Ivrin.jpg|thumb|left|''Tuor's sighting at Lake Ivrin'' by [[Peter Xavier Price]]]]
Voronwë led Tuor through [[Núath]], a land desolated by the recent passing of [[Glaurung]] the Dragon to [[Nargothrond]]. At the [[Pools of Ivrin]] Tuor caught a brief glimpse of his ill-fated cousin [[Túrin]], son of Hurin, as he cried for [[Finduilas]] – the only time their two paths ever crossed. Then after enduring a [[Fell Winter (First Age)|bitter winter]] Tuor and Voronwë finally reached the gate of Gondolin. They were taken as prisoners by [[Elemmakil]] and brought before [[Ecthelion|Ecthelion of the Fountain]] who, recognising from his arms that Tuor had been sent by Ulmo, welcomed them into the city with honour. Tuor then came before the High King Turgon and delivered the message of Ulmo: the [[Doom of Mandos]] was nearing its fulfilment and Turgon should abandon his city and retreat to the [[Mouths of Sirion|Havens of Sirion]].
[[File:Šárka Škorpíková - Idril, Earendil, Tuor.jpg|thumb|''Idril, Earendil, Tuor'' by [[:Category:Images by Šárka Škorpíková|Šárka Škorpíková]]]]
Turgon however chose not to heed Ulmo's warning, though it did prompt him to block up the hidden door and make Gondolin's isolation complete. Therefore Tuor remained in Gondolin, and like his father before him, he learned much from the Elves. He fell in love with [[Idril|Idril Celebrindal]], the daughter of the King, and she with him, and in {{FA|502}} they were married.<ref>{{WJ|P3}}, note 18.</ref> This [[Unions of Elves and Men|union]], as well as the favour of the King and the memory of his father, endeared Tuor to the people of Gondolin and he was made the leader of the [[House of the Wing]]. Only [[Maeglin]] harboured a secret hatred and jealousy of him.

Soon after their union a [[Half-elven]] was born to Tuor and Idril, who was named [[Eärendil]] or 'Sea-friend', reflecting the 'sea-longing' Tuor passed to his son.<ref name="Letter297">{{L|297}}</ref>

===The Fall of Gondolin===
[[File:Natalie Chen - Tuor.jpg|thumb|''Tuor'' by [[:Category:Images by Natalie Chen|Natalie Chen]]]]
But in {{FA|510}} Gondolin's secrecy finally failed. First [[Húrin]], Tuor's uncle, released from Morgoth's long torment and attempting to enter the city, revealed its location in the [[Encircling Mountains]]. Still Morgoth would not have found an entrance to the city were it not for the treachery of Maeglin, who having defied the King's order and ventured outside the encircling mountains was captured by Orcs and brought to Angband – there he betrayed Turgon in return for the promise of the lordship of Gondolin and the possession of Idril.

During the subsequent [[Fall of Gondolin|siege]] Tuor fought valiantly. He rescued Idril from Maeglin, throwing the elf from the walls of the city to his death. But in the end Gondolin fell and Turgon was killed. Tuor and Idril led the survivors of the sack in a desperate escape through the [[Idril's secret way|secret way]] Idril had prepared and over the mountains. Protected by Ulmo they journeyed down the vale of [[Sirion]] to the Havens at its mouth – the last refuge of the Elves of Beleriand. On the way the remnant of Gondolin stopped in [[Nan-tathren]] to make a feast in memory of the fallen, and here Tuor composed ''[[The Horns of Ylmir]]'' for his son Eärendil.

===Fate===
Tuor and Idril dwelt for a while at the Mouths of Sirion. But eventually the sea-longing that had been instilled in him when he first came to the shores of Belegaer grew too strong. In {{FA|525}} he built a ship, [[Eärrámë]] ([[Quenya|Q]]: 'Sea-wing'), and sailed to the [[Aman|West]] with Idril, and possibly Voronwë also.<ref name="WJ-TYears">{{WJ|Years}}</ref> It was a tradition under the [[Eldar]] and [[Edain]] that they arrived in [[Valinor]], and that Tuor alone of Men was counted among the Eldar, immortal as other Elves.<ref group="note">Apparently by the special will of [[Ilúvatar]] himself; see [[Letter 153]].</ref>

However Huor's prophecy on the field of Nírnaeth Arnoediad proved true. In the same year that Tuor and Idril departed, Eärendil married [[Elwing]]. At first seeking after his father, he sailed to Valinor and roused the Valar to the [[War of Wrath]], and so became the prophesied saviour of the Elves and Men of Middle-earth. Through Eärendil, Tuor was an ancestor of the [[Half-elven]] and the [[Kings of Númenor]].

==Character and traits==
Tuor was "fair of face" and inherited the golden hair of the [[House of Hador]]. As a man he was "strong and tall and valiant" and skilled at arms. But, being raised by Elves, he also had great lore and skill.<ref name="UT1p23-24">{{UT|1}}, pp. 23-24</ref>
==Genealogy==
His paternal grandfather [[Galdor (Lord of Dor-lómin)|Galdor]] was the [[Lord of Dor-lómin]],<ref name="SComingOfMen">{{S|17}}.</ref> so Tuor technically inherited that title after the death of his cousin [[Túrin|Túrin Turambar]] in {{FA|499}}, though by that time Dor-lómin had long since ceased to exist as a realm of the Edain. In [[Gondolin]] he was made the Lord of the [[House of the Wing]].

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==Etymology==
The name ''Tuor'' was adapted to [[Sindarin]] from the language of the [[Edain]].<ref>{{PM|Shibboleth}}, pp. 348, 364 (note 49)</ref><ref group=note>In a draft for a letter, Tolkien used the form ''Túor'' (cf. {{L|153}}).</ref>

In the [[The Etymologies|''Etymologies'']], [[Noldorin]] ''Tuor'' ("strength-vigour") derives from [[Common Eldarin]] ''tūghor, tū-gor'' ([[Sundocarme|root]] TUG-).<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 394</ref> In the context of this etymology, ''Tuor'' can likely be analysed as ''[[tû]]'' ("strength") + a derivative of root GOR ("violence, impetus, haste").<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, pp. 359 (entry GOR-), 394 (entry TUG-)</ref>

Tuor bore the epithets '''''[[Eladar]]''''' ([[Sindarin|S.]] 'Starfather'), '''''[[Ulmondil]]''''' ([[Quenya|Q.]] 'Friend of Ulmo')<ref name="EladarUlmondil">{{WJ|West}}</ref> and '''[[the Blessed]]'''.<ref name="TheBlessed">{{GA|144}}</ref>

==Other versions of the legendarium==
Tuor is intimately connected with the tale of "[[The Fall of Gondolin (chapter)|The Fall of Gondolin]]", one of the core legends of the [[Elder Days]] and the earliest narratives of the [[legendarium]] to be composed by Tolkien.<ref name="UTIntro">{{UT|Introduction}}.</ref> A compressed version of the story written between 1926 and 1930 was edited by [[Christopher Tolkien]] and included in the published ''[[The Silmarillion|Silmarillion]]'' as ''[[Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin]]''. There also exists a more substantial but unfinished narrative, started by Tolkien in 1951, which was published in ''[[Unfinished Tales]]'' under the title ''[[Of Tuor and his Coming to Gondolin]]''.

===The Book of Lost Tales===
The only 'complete' source on Tuor therefore remains the very early ''[[The Fall of Gondolin (chapter)|The Fall of Gondolin]]'', written while Tolkien was on sick-leave from the army in [[1917]] and later incorporated into ''[[The Book of Lost Tales]]''. In this version nothing is said about Tuor's early life and lineage, though later he introduces himself to the [[Gondolindrim|Gondothlim]] as "Tuor son of [[Peleg]] son of [[Indor]] of the [[house of the Swan]] of the sons of the Men of the North". He is described as a hermit ("Tuor of the lonely heart") living in the woods of Mithrim who simply happened upon the Gate of the Noldor and so came to live in a cave by the sea. Ulmo—employing swans, which Tuor as in later versions took as his emblem—then guided Tuor from the shores of the sea to a group of Noldor, who took him through the fenland region of [[Arlisgion]] and hence to the [[Nan-tathren|Land of Willows]]. Here Tuor would have stayed, but Ulmo appeared to him directly and ordered him to seek Gondolin. In this version he did not receive his arms from Turgon until he reached Gondolin.

[[Image:Ted Nasmith - Flight of the Doomed.jpg|thumb|280px|right|[[Ted Nasmith]] - ''Flight of the Doomed'']]
Conversely Tuor's years in Gondolin are described more fully in the ''Lost Tale'' than in any subsequent text. He bore an axe called [[Dramborleg]] and is said to lived in a house on the southern wall of the city. He is also named as the leader of one of twelve Houses of Gondolin, the [[House of the Wing]], whose emblem was the wing of a swan or gull. Tuor's deeds in the [[Fall of Gondolin|battle for the city]] are also given. After rescuing Idril and [[Eärendil|Eärendel]] from the treacherous [[Maeglin|Meglin]], and leaving Voronwë to guard them, he and his company made their way to the battle at the gate. Here they fought alongside [[Ecthelion|Ecthelion of the Fountain]] as [[dragons]] pulled down the walls of the city and enemies poured in. Tuor is said to have slain three [[orcs|orc-lords]]: [[Othrod]], [[Balcmeg]] and [[Lug]]; as well as five [[balrogs]]. Eventually however he was forced to retreat bearing the injured Ecthelion. After being rescued by [[Galdor of the Tree|Galdor]] in the [[Square of the Folkwell]], he rallied what remained of the defenders of the city and made for the [[Square of the Palace|King's Square]]. During its defence Tuor was set upon by [[Gothmog (balrog)|Gothmog, lord of Balrogs]] and would have perished, but Ecthelion came to his aid and slew the Balrog, going to his own death in the attempt. At this point Turgon conceded the city was lost, as [[Doom of Mandos|Mandos had foretold]], and though he himself resolved to stay in the city ordered Tuor to lead the survivors through [[Idril's secret way]]. When they emerged onto the plain of [[Tumladen|Tumladin]] a [[Ulmo|miraculous]] mist covered them, and Tuor rescued Eärendel, who had fled the city earlier with a servant called [[Hendor]], from a pack of wolf-riders. Tuor and the refugees were then attacked once more as they fled over the encircling mountains, by a balrog, but [[Thorondor]] and his [[eagles]] came to their aid. [[Glorfindel]] slew the balrog but was himself killed when its body fell on him.

The ''Fall of Gondolin'' ends with Tuor, Idril and Eärendel living at the Mouths of Sirion, however in Tolkien's notes for what was to be the next chapter of ''The Book of Lost Tales'' he mentions that Tuor disappeared while at sea.<ref name="LT2Earendel">{{HM|LT2}}, "[[The Tale of Eärendel]]".</ref>

In the different manuscripts of ''The Fall of Gondolin'' Tolkien alternated between "Tuor" and "'''Tûr'''", but eventually settled on "Tuor" in the [[The Earliest 'Silmarillion'|1930s ''Silmarillion'']].

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Dagor Bragollach

2021-05-17T21:45:07Z

Ancalagon the Black: /* Prelude */ typo, grammar

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| image=[[File:Alan Lee - Battle of Sudden Flame.jpg|300px]]
| conflict=[[Wars of Beleriand]]
| date={{FA|455}}<ref name="GADB">{{GA|145}}</ref>
| place=The north of [[Beleriand]]
| result=Decisive victory for [[Morgoth]]
*Breaking of the [[Siege of Angband]]
* Destruction of [[Dorthonion]]
* Burning of [[Ard-galen]], later was known as ''[[Anfauglith]]''
* [[Fall of Fingolfin]]
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[[Maedhros]] 
[[Finrod]] 
[[Fingon]] 
[[Angrod]] † 
[[Aegnor]] † 
[[Celegorm]] 
[[Curufin]] 
[[Maglor]] 
[[Caranthir]] 
[[Bregolas]] † 
[[Hador]] † 
[[Barahir]] 
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[[Glaurung]] 
[[Gothmog (balrog)|Gothmog]] 
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| forces2=Unknown, but force has "multitudes" of [[Orcs]] Force of [[Balrogs]]
| casual1=Severe for both Elves and Men, including the virtual destruction of the [[House of Bëor]]
| casual2=Unknown
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The '''Dagor Bragollach''' ([[Sindarin]] for '''"Battle of Sudden Flame"''') was the fourth great battle of the [[Wars of Beleriand]], fought between the forces of [[Morgoth]] and the leaguer of the [[Noldor]].

==Background==
{{Seealso|Dagor Aglareb}}
After the [[Dagor Aglareb]], where [[Morgoth]] was defeated by the [[Noldor]], the [[Siege of Angband]] was established.<ref>{{S|13}}</ref> For about four hundred years there was relative [[Long Peace|peace]] in [[Beleriand]], the Elves built their cities and strongholds across the land and they were strengthen by the coming of [[Edain|Men]] to Beleriand.<ref>{{S|17}}</ref>

==History==
===Prelude===
In {{FA|422}} [[Fingolfin]] pondered for a new assault upon [[Angband]]<ref>{{GA|133}}</ref> as the Noldor did not wholly defeat Morgoth but contain him in his stronghold and the threat of another deadly assault was ever-present in the mind of the [[High King of the Noldor|king]]. [[Angrod]] and [[Aegnor]] were like-minded but most of the Noldor, especially the [[Sons of Fëanor]], were content with the state of affairs and were reluctant to pay the costs such an attack would incur, and they thus did not give much heed to [[Fingolfin]].<ref name=Ruin>{{S|18}}</ref>

Thus Morgoth was left alone to continue building his strength in secret and in {{FA|455}} his preparation was complete.

===Battle===
On a winter's night, Morgoth sent out rivers of flame, consuming [[Ard-galen]], which was renamed [[Anfauglith]]. Many elves perished as they tried to escape the fire and the confusion caused by the flame and smoke hindered the defenders. Then Morgoth sent forth his armies, led by [[Glaurung]] first of the [[Urulóki]], and behind him [[Balrogs]] and multitudes of [[Orcs]] and they slaughtered anyone they came across.<ref name=Ruin/>

[[File:Elena Kukanova - Dagor Bragollach.jpg|200px|thumb|left|''Dagor Bragollach'' by [[:Category:Images by Elena Kukanova|Elena Kukanova]]]]
The highlands of [[Dorthonion]] bore much of the assault and were overrun. [[Angrod]] and [[Aegnor]] were slain and many of [[House of Bëor|Bëor's folk]] fell including their lord [[Bregolas]]. King [[Finrod|Finrod Felagund]] came north from [[Nargothrond]] with an army however they were defeated and Finrod with a small company was surrounded at the [[Fen of Serech]]. Finrod would have been killed or captured but was saved by a sortie led by [[Barahir]], brother of Bregolas, who was fighting in western [[Dorthonion]] near the [[Pass of Sirion]]. They managed to cut through with great loss and Finrod and his folk fled south to Nargothrond, while Barahir continued defending Dorthonion. It was this deed which later earned Barahir the ring of Finrod which would become known as the [[Ring of Barahir]].<ref name=Ruin/>

In the north-west [[Fingolfin]] and [[Fingon]] marched with their host to aid the sons of Finrod but they were driven back with great lost to the [[Ered Wethrin|mountains]]. [[Hador]], the [[lord of Dor-lómin]], and his younger son [[Gundor]] were slain defending the rearguard of their lord Fingolfin. In the mountain fortresses there was a fierce battle between the Orcs and Elves and [[House of Hador|Men of the North]].<ref name=Ruin/>

The [[March of Maedhros]] were assaulted heavily by the armies of Morgoth. The [[Pass of Aglon]] were forced by the hosts of Morgoth with great cost and [[Celegorm]] and [[Curufin]] fled south near [[Doriath]]. [[Maglor]]'s horsemen were overwhelmed on the plain of [[Lothlann]] and [[Maglor's Gap]] was taken. Glaurung came thither and burnt the land between the arms of [[Gelion]]. With the gap taken the Orcs moved south and captured [[Caranthir]]'s fortress in [[Mount Rerir]], [[Thargelion]] was ravaged and [[Lake Helevorn]] was defiled. Maglor fled to Himring while Caranthir fled south with Amrod and Amras to [[Amon Ereb]]. The Orcs did not come into Taur-im-Duinath or Ossiriand. [[Maedhros]] fought valiantly against the Orcs with the help of Maglor and Morgoth was unable to take the fortress on [[Himring]].<ref name=Ruin/>

===Aftermath===
Thus the siege was broken and the forces of Morgoth were now able to roam at will throughout the north. However he did not completely destroy his foes.

The refugees of [[Dorthonion]] fled to [[Hithlum]] and [[Himring]] but a few folk of [[Barahir]] remained, fought foot by foot for their lands, refusing to retreat from the attacking forces, and Morgoth relentlessly pursued them to the death until very few remained.<ref name=Ruin/> So great was his wrath against them that Dorthonion was turned into a twisted land of dread and such dark enchantment that even Orcs would not enter it unless need drove them.<ref>{{S|19}}</ref>

[[Fingolfin]] and [[Fingon]] managed to defeat the Orcs attacking [[Barad Eithel]] and Hithlum was safe. However most of the Grey-elves forsook the northern war and fled south to [[Doriath]], [[Nargothrond]], [[Falas]] and [[Ossiriand]].<ref name=Ruin/>

The sons of Fëanor were scattered and driven from their lands save for Maedhros who still held Himring. Celegorm and Curufin travelled to Nargothrond after [[Battle of Aglon Pass|being defeated]] in the [[Pass of Aglon]].

===The fall of Fingolfin===
{{Main|Fall of Fingolfin}}
[[File:Kimberly - Fingolfin sketch.jpeg|thumb|''Fingolfin's Wrath'' by [[:Category:Images by Kimberly|Kimberly]]]]
After a year of fighting,<ref>{{GA|155}}</ref> when [[Fingolfin]], the [[High King of the Noldor]], saw what he believed to be the utter ruin of the Noldor, he rode in anger across the dust of Anfauglith and challenged Morgoth to single combat. At the doors of [[Angband]] itself, they fought a great duel. Fingolfin's sword, [[Ringil]], wounded Morgoth seven times. Yet he was felled by Morgoth's hammer, [[Grond (Hammer of the Underworld)|Grond]], and crushed by Morgoth's mighty foot. Fingolfin's body was saved by [[Thorondor]] King of Eagles and brought into the mountaintops north of [[Gondolin]]. There [[Turgon]] his son built a [[Fingolfin's Cairn|cairn]] over his body.<ref name=Ruin/>

==Etymology==
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''Dagor Bragollach'' is [[Sindarin]] for "Battle of Sudden Flame",<ref>{{S|Index}}</ref> it contains the elements ''[[dagor]]'' ("battle") + ''[[bragol]]'' ("quick, sudden") + ''[[lach]]'' ("flame").

==Other versions of the legendarium==
The earliest concept of the battle appears in the unfinished poem ''[[The Lay of Leithian]]'', even though brief some elements of it remain in later writings such as [[Barahir]] saving Felagund and the deaths of [[Angrod]] and [[Egnor]] (Aegnor).<ref>{{LB|C6}}</ref> In the ''[[Sketch of the Mythology]]'' where Tolkien started to piece together the legends, the battle appears here but very brief as well. However Christopher commented that the new material that appears in later writings might have already been in the mind of his father when he wrote the ''Sketch''.<ref>{{SM|2a}}</ref>

In the ''[[Quenta Noldorinwa]]'' there is a huge expansion of material in this version compared to the ''Sketch'', of which many elements appear in ''[[The Silmarillion]]''.<ref name=QNINE>{{SM|Q9}}</ref> Moreover it was originally labelled as the second battle but was later changed to the third battle in the [[Wars of Beleriand]], partly due to the inclusion of the [[Dagor Aglareb]] as the second battle.<ref>{{SM|CQ9}}</ref>

The naming of the battle went through many revisions in the writing. In the earlier writings the battle was not named until the ''[[Quenta Noldorinwa]]'' where it names it the '''Battle of Sudden Flame'''.<ref name=QNINE/>. It was later changed to '''Battle of Sudden Fire'''<ref>{{SM|7I}}</ref> and for the first time given an Elvish name, '''Dagor Hurbreged''',<ref>{{SM|7In}}</ref> then to '''Dagor Húr-Breged'''.<ref>{{LR|AB}}</ref> The battle was known as '''Dagor Vreged-úr''' in the ''[[Quenta Silmarillion (Lost Road)|Quenta Silmarillion]]''<ref>{{LR|P2VI}}</ref>. In latest versions it takes its final form '''Dagor Bragollach''', '''Battle of Sudden Flame'''.<ref name="GADB"/><ref>{{WJ|15}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[:Category:Images of Dagor Bragollach|Images of the Dagor Bragollach]]
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Bob

2021-05-17T02:57:51Z

Ancalagon the Black: /* Portrayal in adaptations */ oops, forgot to do that

{{disambig-more|Bob|[[Bob (disambiguation)]]}}
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'''Bob''' was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] of [[Bree]].

==History==
Bob worked as an ostler in the [[Prancing Pony]].<ref>{{FR|Sign}}</ref> After the [[Ruffians]] entered [[Bree]], Bob stopped working evenings, so he could be home before nightfall.<ref>{{RK|Homeward}}</ref>

==Portrayal in adaptations==
'''2002: [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (video game)]]:'''
:Bob is attacked by two ruffians and a hunting dog at the stables of the Prancing Pony. [[Aragorn]] saves him.

'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]:'''''
:Bob has gone to a camp near the Barrow-downs looking for his daughter Lalia, leaving the Pony's stables to be tended by others for the time that the hero visits Bree.

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Bob

2021-05-17T02:56:25Z

Ancalagon the Black: /* Portrayal in adaptations */ style

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'''Bob''' was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] of [[Bree]].

==History==
Bob worked as an ostler in the [[Prancing Pony]].<ref>{{FR|Sign}}</ref> After the [[Ruffians]] entered [[Bree]], Bob stopped working evenings, so he could be home before nightfall.<ref>{{RK|Homeward}}</ref>

==Portrayal in adaptations==
'''2002: [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (video game)]]:'''
:Bob is attacked by two ruffians and a hunting dog at the stables of the Prancing Pony. [[Aragorn]] saves him.

'''2007: [[The Lord of the Rings Online]]:'''
:Bob has gone to a camp near the Barrow-downs looking for his daughter Lalia, leaving the Pony's stables to be tended by others for the time that the hero visits Bree.

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