Trui was a city of Men in the Great Lands, according to the early version of the legendarium in The Book of Lost Tales. It was identified with the city of Troy.[1]
The city was mentioned in the tale of the Fall of Gondolin by Littleheart, where he compared its fall as even being worse than Trui's.[2]
Etymology
The name Trui is in Gnomish, according to Paul Strack, but its meaning is unclear.[3] However, it was probably a phonological imitation of Troy.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "III. The Fall of Gondolin": "Notes and Commentary", p. 203
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "III. The Fall of Gondolin", p. 196
- ↑ . "G. Trui loc.". Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon. Retrieved 14 May 2022