Gothrog was a Demon according to the early version of the legendarium in The Etymologies dating from the 1930s. Nothing more is known about him since he only appears as a name in a lexical entry.[1]
It is not even known if the name Gothrog refers to a separate individual or is it another name for a previously existing character.
Etymology
Gothrog is Noldorin for "Dread Demon", from gost ("dread, terror") + the suffixal form -rog from rhaug ("demon").[2]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", entry GOS-,GOTH-, p. 359
- ↑ . "N. Gothrog pn.". Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon. Retrieved 18 July 2026
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