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'''Foalókë''' is a type of [[dragon]] that guarded a treasure. Such was the dragon [[Glórund]].<ref>{{LT2|II}}</ref> | '''Foalókë''' is a type of [[dragon]] that guarded a treasure. Such was the dragon [[Glaurung#Other versions of the Legendarium|Glórund]].<ref>{{LT2|II}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The word is [[Qenya]]; ''[[foa]]'' + ''[[lókë]]''), said to be the "name of a serpent that guarded a treasure".<ref>{{PE|12}}, p. 38</ref> The [[Gnomish]] form was ''Fuithlug'' ("a dragon (who guards treasure)").<ref>{{LT2|Appendix}}, p. 340</ref> | The word is [[Qenya]]; ''[[foa]]'' + ''[[lókë]]''), said to be the "name of a serpent that guarded a treasure".<ref>{{PE|12}}, p. 38</ref> The [[Gnomish]] form was ''Fuithlug'' ("a dragon (who guards treasure)").<ref>{{LT2|Appendix}}, p. 340</ref> | ||
Revision as of 22:13, 13 February 2020
Foalókë is a type of dragon that guarded a treasure. Such was the dragon Glórund.[1]
Etymology
The word is Qenya; foa + lókë), said to be the "name of a serpent that guarded a treasure".[2] The Gnomish form was Fuithlug ("a dragon (who guards treasure)").[3]
See also
- Turambar and the Foalókë, a story also known as Turumart and the Fuithlug in Gnomish.
- Urulókë
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "II. Turambar and the Foalókë"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Qenyaqetsa: The Qenya Phonology and Lexicon", in Parma Eldalamberon XII (edited by Carl F. Hostetter, Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, and Patrick H. Wynne), p. 38
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "Appendix: Names in the Lost Tales – Part II", p. 340
