Penlod
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| Penlod | |
|---|---|
| Gnome | |
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| "Penlod" by Natalie Chen | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Other names | Pendelot (Q) |
| Titles | Lord of the House of the Pillar Lord of the House of the Tower of Snow |
| Location | Gondolin |
| Death | Fall of Gondolin |
| Notable for | Tallest of the Gnomes |
| Family | |
| House | House of the Pillar House of the Tower of Snow |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
| Height | Tall |
| Gallery | Images of Penlod |
Penlod was a Gnome-lord of Gondolin according to the early version of the legendarium in The Book of Lost Tales.
History[edit | edit source]
He was marshall of both the house of the Pillar and the house of the Tower of Snow, and he is described as the tallest of the Gnomes.[1]:173
During the Fall of Gondolin, the Gondothlim suffered a hard attack from the enemy after the death of Rog and the folk of the Hammer of Wrath. Having to retreat further back into the city, Penlod perished "in a lane with his back to the wall", and with him many of his men.[1]:179
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Penlod is clearly Gnomish, but it is not glossed. The Qenya cognate was Pendelot.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "III. The Fall of Gondolin"
- ↑ 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. 104
| Twelve houses of the Gondothlim |
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| King (leader: Turgon) · Wing (Tuor) · Mole (Meglin) · Swallow (Duilin) · Heavenly Arch (Egalmoth) · Pillar (Penlod) · Tower of Snow (Penlod) · Tree (Galdor) · Golden Flower (Glorfindel) · Fountain (Ecthelion) · Harp (Salgant) · Hammer of Wrath (Rog) |
