Dramborleg
| Axe of Tuor | |
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| Weapon | |
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| "Tuor" by Natalie Chen | |
| Location | Gondolin, Númenor |
| Owner | Tuor, Kings of Númenor |
| Appearance | Great axe |
| Created | First Age |
| Destroyed | Downfall of Númenor, S.A. 3319 |
| Gallery | Images of Axe of Tuor |
The Axe of Tuor was the great axe that Tuor favoured over any sword.
History[edit | edit source]
Tuor fought with the axe during the Fall of Gondolin, taking it with him when he escaped the downfall of the city. His descendants later took it with them to Númenor as an heirloom. It was lost during the Downfall of Númenor because only the Ring of Barahir was said to survive.[1]
Other versions of the legendarium[edit | edit source]
In The Book of Lost Tales, the Axe of Tuor was called Dramborleg, meaning "Thudder-Sharp" in Gnomish, though it was also known as Drambor. The axe was named so because with it, Tuor "smote both a heavy dint as of a club and cleft as a sword";[2] he slew three Balrogs and some Orcs named Othrod, Balcmeg, and Lug.[3] The Qenya cognates of Dramborleg were Tarambolaika or Tarambor.[2]
Portrayal in adaptations[edit | edit source]
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2022: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power:
- 16 September: The Great Wave:
- When Galadriel breaks into the King's Tower to see Tar-Palantir, the Axe of Tuor is seen leaning against a wall alongside the other heirlooms of Númenor.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "A Description of the Island of Númenor", "Notes", Note 2
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "Appendix: Names in the Lost Tales – Part II", entry "Dramborleg"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "III. The Fall of Gondolin", p. 181
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