Huor
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| "Rian and Huor" by Marya Filatova | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Location | Dor-lómin |
| Language | Mannish dialect |
| Birth | F.A. 444 Dor-lómin |
| Death | F.A. 472 (aged 28) Fen of Serech in Nirnaeth Arnoediad |
| Family | |
| House | House of Hador |
| Parentage | Galdor & Hareth |
| Siblings | Húrin |
| Spouse | Rían |
| Children | Tuor |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
| Height | Taller than all Edain but Tuor[1] |
| Hair color | Golden |
| Gallery | Images of Huor |
- "This I say to you, lord, with the eyes of death: though we part here for ever, and I shall not look on your white walls again, from you and from me a new star shall arise. Farewell!"
- ― Huor to Turgon in Quenta Silmarillion, "Of the Fifth Battle: Nirnaeth Arnoediad"
Huor was the youngest son of Galdor, Lord of Dor-lómin, and grandson of Hador Lórindol. Huor was in his turn the father of Tuor and grandfather of Eärendil. Huor had the fair hair and blue eyes of his grandfather's house, and was accounted one of the tallest of the Edain, second only to his own son Tuor.
History[edit | edit source]
Following the custom of Men in those days, Huor and his elder brother Húrin were fostered by their uncle Haldir, the Chieftain of the Haladin of Brethil, and so they were dwelling in that forest at the time of the Dagor Bragollach in F.A. 455. Though they were too young to go to open war (Huor was only thirteen years old at this time, and his brother sixteen), they went with the Haladin to destroy an orc-legion that had come to the forest.
The Orcs were routed, and the forest had peace for many years after, but Huor and his brother were cut off from the main force. Ulmo sent a mist to aid their escape, and they retreated across the Brithiach into northern Dimbar, in the shadows of the Crissaegrim of Gondolin. Seeing that they were lost and weary, Thorondor sent two of his eagles to rescue them, and they were carried over the mountains into King Turgon's Hidden Kingdom.
Ulmo had warned Turgon to look favourably on the Men of the House of Hador, and so he welcomed the brothers, and they stayed in Gondolin for nearly a year. Although the law of Gondolin forbade any to leave who had entered the city, Turgon made an exception because the eagles had carried Huor and Húrin, and so they had no clear idea where Gondolin lay. The eagles carried them away, and they returned to the house of Galdor in Dor-lómin. Turgon had bound them under an oath of silence, and it was never told where they had been for that year.
Later life[edit | edit source]
When Huor had grown to manhood, he wedded Rían the daughter of Belegund of the House of Beor, and they conceived a son. Huor named his son even before his birth, Tuor. Two months after the wedding, the Elven-lords assembled a great army to assail Morgoth, and Húrin and Huor went to join that army commanding the muster of Dor-lómin. This was the great battle that was to be called Nirnaeth Arnoediad.
Huor stood with the forces of his brother under the walls of the tower of High King Fingon at Barad Eithel, and their armies were arrayed in the woods on the eastern slopes of the Ered Wethrin, so that Morgoth could not descry their numbers. Turgon also came out of Gondolin with his armies for the first time since the city was built to join that battle.
After six days of fighting, the battle turned to Morgoth and the Elves were routed. Turgon retreated south to return to his halls in Gondolin, and Huor and Húrin, with the remnant of the forces of Dor-lómin, stood at his back to guard his withdrawal. Before they parted, Huor prophesied to Turgon that new hope would spring from the two of them, saying "...from you and from me a new star will arise." This later proved to be true, for his son Tuor wedded Turgon's daughter Idril, and their son was Eärendil, who became a new star.
Then came the last stand of the Men of Dor-lómin, who held the Pass of Sirion against the hosts of orcs and creatures of the Enemy. They gave slowly back until they came to the Fen of Serech and the stream of Rivil, and there they and their host stood firm. As the day grew dark on that last desperate battle, Huor was slain by a poisoned arrow in his eye.
Etymology[edit | edit source]
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The name Huor was adapted to Sindarin from the language of the Edain.[2]
In the Etymologies, Noldorin Huor ("'heart-vigour', courage") derives from Common Eldarin Khō-gorē (root KHŌ-N- "heart (physical)"). The Quenya version of Huor is said to be Huore.[3] In the context of this etymology, it has been suggested that Huor can be analyzed as hûr ("vigour, fiery spirit") + a derivative of root GOR ("violence, impetus, haste").[4][5]
Genealogy[edit | edit source]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Narn i Hîn Húrin (The Tale of the Children of Húrin)"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "XI. The Shibboleth of Fëanor", pp. 348, 364 (note 49)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 364
- ↑ Compound Sindarin Names in Middle-earth at Tolkiendil.com (accessed 9 December 2011)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 359 (entry GOR-)
