| Adan | |
| Hathol | |
|---|---|
| Biographical Information | |
| Other names | the Axe |
| Position | Head of the House of Hador |
| Language | Mannish dialect |
| Birth | F.A. 365 |
| Rule | Unknown - F.A. 415[source?] |
| Death | Between F.A. 415[source?] and 455 (aged ±70) |
| Family | |
| House | House of Marach |
| Parentage | Magor |
| Children | Hador Lórindol |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
Hathol (born F.A. 365) was an Adan, belonging to the tribes of Men who crossed the Blue Mountains from the eastern lands. He was the grandson of Malach Aradan.[1]
Etymology
In the genealogical tree of the folk of Marach, Hathol is translated as "the Axe",[1] the Sindarin form of the old Noldorin Hathel.[2]
Genealogy
Other versions of the legendarium
In The Silmarillion, Hathol is the son of Magor and the father of Hador.
In the earlier conception, Men entered Beleriand in the year F.A. 400[3], and the House of Hador comprised three generations by the time of the Dagor Bragollach: Hador, his son Galion (Galdor), and Galion's sons Húrin & Huor. In the Later Quenta Silmarillion Tolkien revised the entry date of Men into Beleriand to be nearly a century earlier; this led to a massive overhauling of the chronology and the genealogies of the Edain.[1]
In the House of Hador, four additional generations were added above Hador: Marach, Malach, Magor, and Hathol. Hador remained the first Lord of Dor-lómin, while Magor and Hathol were noted as having served no Elf-lord and dwelt near the sources of Teiglin.[1]
In a later emendation, Tolkien struck those notes out and switched the positions of Magor and Hador, thus having the House of Hador established two generations earlier.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Two. The Later Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Coming of Men into the West (Chapter 14)", Commentary, (ii) House of Hador, p. 234
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", entry "SYAD"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part One. The Grey Annals": §124