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Dates
Slain I 495
Race
Elves
Division
Noldor
Culture
Elves of Nargothrond
Family
The son of Guilin, of a noble family of Nargothrond
Settlements
Nargothrond
Pronunciation
gwi'ndorr ('rr' emphasises that the final 'r' sound should be pronounced)
Meaning
Uncertain1

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  • Updated 28 July 2014
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Gwindor

A noble Elf of Nargothrond

Guilin
Gwindor
Gelmir

A Prince of Nargothrond, son of Guilin, whose rage at the mistreatment of his brother Gelmir started the first assault of the Noldor and Edain at the Nirnaeth Arnoediad. He was captured in that battle, but later escaped and led Túrin Turambar to Nargothrond.


Notes

1

According to The Etymologies (in volume V of The History of Middle-earth) the word gwind means 'pale blue'. This seems too close to Gwindor's name to be coincidence, but its significance - if indeed it has any - is not explained. Alternatively, Gwindor's name might contain a derivative of gwain, in which case his name would mean something like 'new lord' or 'young lord'.

See also...

Agarwaen, Bloodstained, Captain of Morgoth, Captain of Nargothrond, Eithel Ivrin, Faelivrin, Fen of Serech, Fingon, Guilin, Ill-fate, Laer Cú Beleg, People of Narog, Sack of Nargothrond, The Secret, Thurin, [See the full list...]

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Gwindor

A noble Elf of Nargothrond

Dates
Slain I 495
Race
Elves
Division
Noldor
Culture
Elves of Nargothrond
Family
The son of Guilin, of a noble family of Nargothrond
Settlements
Nargothrond
Pronunciation
gwi'ndorr ('rr' emphasises that the final 'r' sound should be pronounced)
Meaning
Uncertain1

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 28 July 2014
  • Updates planned: 1

Gwindor

A noble Elf of Nargothrond

Guilin
Gwindor
Gelmir

A Prince of Nargothrond, son of Guilin, whose rage at the mistreatment of his brother Gelmir started the first assault of the Noldor and Edain at the Nirnaeth Arnoediad. He was captured in that battle, but later escaped and led Túrin Turambar to Nargothrond.


Notes

1

According to The Etymologies (in volume V of The History of Middle-earth) the word gwind means 'pale blue'. This seems too close to Gwindor's name to be coincidence, but its significance - if indeed it has any - is not explained. Alternatively, Gwindor's name might contain a derivative of gwain, in which case his name would mean something like 'new lord' or 'young lord'.

See also...

Agarwaen, Bloodstained, Captain of Morgoth, Captain of Nargothrond, Eithel Ivrin, Faelivrin, Fen of Serech, Fingon, Guilin, Ill-fate, Laer Cú Beleg, People of Narog, Sack of Nargothrond, The Secret, Thurin, [See the full list...]

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 28 July 2014
  • Updates planned: 1

For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page.

Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1999-2000, 2010, 2014. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ.

Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.
Discus Invitations make it easy to run DISC personality profiling across the Web, with results available instantly.