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| caption= | | caption="Gondolin party" by [[:Category:Images by Mysilvergreen|Mysilvergreen]] | ||
| pronun={{respell|gon-do|lin|drim}} | | pronun={{respell|gon-do|lin|drim}} | ||
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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
''Gondolindrim'' is a standard formation of ''Gondolin'' ([[Sindarin|S]]: | ''Gondolindrim'' is a standard formation of ''Gondolin'' ([[Sindarin|S]]: "The Hidden Rock") and the Sindarin suffix ''[[rim|-rim]]'', denoting a people.<ref name="SApp">{{S|Appendix}}.</ref> | ||
==Other | ==Other versions of the Legendarium== | ||
'''Gondothlim''' | Earlier terms for the inhabitants of Gondolin were '''''Gondothlim''''' in [[Gnomish]]<ref>{{LT2|Appendix}}, entry "Gondothlim"</ref> and '''''Ondolië''''' in [[Qenya]].<ref>{{PE|13}}, p. 102</ref> | ||
==Houses of the | ===Houses of the Gondothlim=== | ||
In the ''[[The Fall of Gondolin (chapter)|The Fall of Gondolin]]'' the | In the ''[[The Fall of Gondolin (chapter)|The Fall of Gondolin]]'' the Gondothlim are described as being organised into a number of [[Twelve Houses of Gondolin|Twelve Houses]], each one with a leader:<ref>{{LT2|III}}, pp. 172-4</ref> | ||
{| align="center" cellpadding="5" | {| align="center" cellpadding="5" | ||
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! House | ! House !! Leader | ||
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| [[House of the King]] | | [[House of the King]] || [[Turgon]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[House of the Heavenly Arch]] | | [[House of the Heavenly Arch]] || [[Egalmoth]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[House of the Tree]] | | [[House of the Tree]] || [[Galdor of the Tree|Galdor]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[House of the Golden Flower]] | | [[House of the Golden Flower]] || [[Glorfindel of Gondolin|Glorfindel]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[House of the Fountain]] | | [[House of the Fountain]] || [[Ecthelion]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[House of the Swallow]] | | [[House of the Swallow]] || [[Duilin of Gondolin|Duilin]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[House of the Harp]] | | [[House of the Harp]] || [[Salgant]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[House of the Mole]] | | [[House of the Mole]] || [[Maeglin]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[House of the Pillar]] | | [[House of the Pillar]] || [[Penlod]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[House of the Tower of Snow]] | | [[House of the Tower of Snow]] || [[Penlod]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[House of the Wing]] | | [[House of the Wing]] || [[Tuor]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[House of the Hammer of Wrath]] | | [[House of the Hammer of Wrath]] || [[Rog]] | ||
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{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
[[Category:Gondolindrim| Gondolindrim]] | [[Category:Gondolindrim| Gondolindrim]] | ||
[[Category:Sindarin demonyms]] | [[Category:Sindarin demonyms]] | ||
Revision as of 19:58, 9 May 2020
| Gondolindrim | |
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| People | |
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| "Gondolin party" by Mysilvergreen | |
| General Information | |
| Pronunciation | gon-do-lin-drim |
| Other names | Elves of Gondolin |
| Origins | The Noldor and Sindar of Nevrast, led to the Hidden City by Turgon |
| Locations | Gondolin |
| Affiliation | Union of Maedhros |
| Languages | Quenya, Sindarin |
| Members | Turgon, Idril, Tuor, Maeglin, Ecthelion, Glorfindel |
| Physical Description | |
| Lifespan | Immortal |
| Gallery | Images of Gondolindrim |
The Gondolindrim were the people of Gondolin, a mixed population of Noldorin and Sindarin Elves under the rule of Turgon.[1][2] While they take their name from the city of Gondolin where they later dwelt, the Gondolindrim were in origin the Elves of Nevrast.[3] Ulmo seemed to take a special interest in the Gondolindrim throughout their history. The Gondolindrim were keen in arts and constructions but also valiant fighters.
History
The first Elves to dwell in Nevrast were Sindar, who had been drawn in days of old to the coasts near Mount Taras by the comings of Ulmo and Ossë. At the time the Noldor returned to Middle-earth, most of the Grey-elves of Nevrast still dwelt in the coastal region in the southwest. Turgon settled there with his own people, Noldor of the house of Fingolfin, taking up lordship of Nevrast and building Vinyamar. The first mingling of Sindar and Noldor took place in Nevrast, and they became one people.[1]
At Ulmo's urging and with his guidance Turgon, seeking a refuge from Morgoth, found the hidden vale of Tumladen within the Encircling Mountains. After Dagor Aglareb Turgon brought many of the most skilled of the Elves of Nevrast to Tumladen, where they set about building Gondolin in secret. When the city was finished, the people of Nevrast (including one third of the Noldor of Fingolfin, and even more Sindar) abandoned Nevrast and came in secret, in small companies one-by-one, through Ered Wethrin to Gondolin.[3]
Because Gondolin was strictly separated from the rest of Beleriand by Ered Wethrin and it is unlikely that substantial numbers of other kindreds ever came to settle there. Only a few notable outsiders are known to have reached the hidden city: Huor and Húrin Thalion were the first Men to come to Gondolin and dwelt there for a year,[4] Tuor, son of Huor, made the city his home[5][2] and Maeglin, son of Eöl the Dark Elf and Turgon's sister Aredhel, fled there with his mother from Nan Elmoth.[6]
At the Fall of Gondolin, the survivors led by Tuor went to the Mouths of Sirion.
Etymology
Gondolindrim is a standard formation of Gondolin (S: "The Hidden Rock") and the Sindarin suffix -rim, denoting a people.[7]
Other versions of the Legendarium
Earlier terms for the inhabitants of Gondolin were Gondothlim in Gnomish[8] and Ondolië in Qenya.[9]
Houses of the Gondothlim
In the The Fall of Gondolin the Gondothlim are described as being organised into a number of Twelve Houses, each one with a leader:[10]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Beleriand and its Realms"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Of Tuor and his Coming to Gondolin"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Noldor in Beleriand"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin".
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Maeglin".
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names".
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "Appendix: Names in the Lost Tales – Part II", entry "Gondothlim"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "The Alphabet of Rúmil & Early Noldorin Fragments", in Parma Eldalamberon XIII (edited by Carl F. Hostetter, Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, Patrick H. Wynne, and Bill Welden), p. 102
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "III. The Fall of Gondolin", pp. 172-4
