The son of Imrazôr the Númenórean and the Elf-maid Mithrellas, Galador became the first Lord of Dol Amroth in southern Gondor, a title that his descendants maintained until at least the early Fourth Age.
Notes
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Galador's dates appear only in The History of Middle-earth volume XII, The Peoples of Middle-earth. They cannot therefore be considered completely reliable. |
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Galador's name is never explicitly translated by Tolkien. In The Etymologies (in volume V of The History of Middle-earth) a name 'Galadhor' appears, but its derivation is unclear, being linked to words for both 'thrive' and 'tree'. The element -dor is possibly from the root tor, 'brother', a presumption based on the fact that Galador's father had both a son and a daughter by the Elf-maid Mithrellas. It should be emphasised that this interpretation is highly speculative. |
See also...
Adrahil, Adrahil, Dol Amroth, Gilmith, Half-elves, Imrazôr the Númenórean, Land of the Prince, Lord of Dol Amroth, Mithrellas, Prince of Belfalas, Prince of Dol Amroth, The Númenórean
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