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<center>{{quote|Penlod perished there in a lane with his back to the wall, and about him many of the men of the Pillar and many of the Tower of the Snow.|''[[The Book of Lost Tales Part Two]]'', [[The Fall of Gondolin (chapter)|The Fall of Gondolin]]}}</center> | {{Noble House infobox | ||
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<center>{{quote|Penlod perished there in a lane with his back to the wall, and about him many of the men of the Pillar and many of the Tower of the Snow.|''[[The Book of Lost Tales Part Two]]'', "[[The Fall of Gondolin (chapter)|The Fall of Gondolin]]"}}</center> | |||
The '''House of the Pillar''' was one of the | The '''House of the Pillar''' was one of the [[Twelve Houses of the Gondothlim]], according to the early version of the [[Legendarium]] in ''[[The Book of the Lost Tales]]''. | ||
== | ==History== | ||
They are only briefly mentioned as being united with the [[House of the Tower of Snow]] under [[Penlod]], and many perished with their lord, trying to defend the walls of the Hidden City.<ref>{{LT2|III}}</ref> | |||
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| House of the Pillar | |
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| Noble House | |
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| General Information | |
| Other names | Folk of the Pillar |
| Leader | Penlod |
| Locations | Gondolin |
| Affiliation | House of the Tower of Snow |
| Destroyed | Completely Fall of Gondolin |
| Physical Description | |
| Race | Noldoli |
- "Penlod perished there in a lane with his back to the wall, and about him many of the men of the Pillar and many of the Tower of the Snow."
- ― The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "The Fall of Gondolin"
The House of the Pillar was one of the Twelve Houses of the Gondothlim, according to the early version of the Legendarium in The Book of the Lost Tales.
History
They are only briefly mentioned as being united with the House of the Tower of Snow under Penlod, and many perished with their lord, trying to defend the walls of the Hidden City.[1]
References
| 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) |
