Enthor
Enthor | |
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Adan | |
Biographical Information | |
Location | Presumably Brethil |
Family | |
House | Probably the House of Hador |
Spouse | Hiril |
Children | Meleth |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Enthor was the husband of Hiril, the daughter of Halmir Chieftain of Brethil, as well as the father of Meleth, the mother of Hunthor and Manthor.[1]
It is likely that Enthor belonged to the House of Hador, as well as being related to Húrin Thalion, given the fact that Manthor his grandson was proud of his kinship to Húrin's House (specifically via Hiril his grandmother).[2]
Genealogy[edit | edit source]
Other versions of the legendarium[edit | edit source]
When The Wanderings of Húrin was being written there were different manuscripts with many name changes.
In the earlier version, Enthor was the younger brother of Hunthor and Manthor, and he was the captain of the guards near Brithiach whom Asgon met.
However, in the last manuscript captain Enthor was replaced by Ebor who was "a chief henchman of Manthor's", and the words "younger brother of Hunthor and Manthor" were intended to be cut out, per Christopher Tolkien.[1] The newly named Ebor referred to Manthor as his lord rather than his brother, strengthening Christopher's suggestion.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Three. The Wanderings of Húrin and Other Writings not forming part of the Quenta Silmarillion: I. The Wanderings of Húrin", p. 270
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Three. The Wanderings of Húrin and Other Writings not forming part of the Quenta Silmarillion: I. The Wanderings of Húrin", "Notes", Note 55, pp. 308-9
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Three. The Wanderings of Húrin and Other Writings not forming part of the Quenta Silmarillion: I. The Wanderings of Húrin", p. 263