Lug

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Lug
Orc
Biographical Information
AffiliationMelko
DeathKilled by Tuor during the Fall of Gondolin
Physical Description
GenderMale

Lug was a great Orc slain by Tuor during the Fall of Gondolin.[1]

He only appears in Tolkien's early "The Fall of Gondolin".

Etymology

Lug or Lûg[2] is a Gnomish name meaning "snake". Its Qenya form was Lôke.[3]

See also

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "III. The Fall of Gondolin", p. 181
  2. J.R.R. Tolkien, "Sí Qente Feanor and Other Elvish Writings", in Parma Eldalamberon XV (edited by Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, Patrick H. Wynne, and Bill Welden), p. 28
  3. 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. 105