House of the Tower of Snow
| House of the Tower of Snow | |
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| Noble House | |
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| General Information | |
| Other names | Folk of the Tower of Snow |
| Leader | Penlod |
| Locations | Gondolin |
| Affiliation | House of the Pillar |
| Destroyed | Completely Fall of Gondolin |
The House of the Tower of Snow was one of the twelve houses of the Gondothlim, according to the early version of the legendarium in The Book of Lost Tales.
History
They are only briefly mentioned as being united with the house of the Pillar under Penlod, tallest of the Gnomes.[1]:173
When the Fall of Gondolin began, they were in the north part of the city, where Gothmog had led the main attack. When the house of the Hammer of Wrath was completely destroyed outside the walls, the folks of the Tower of Snow and the Pillar suffered the next wave of enemies, receding more into the city. Finally, "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".[1]:179 There is no other mention of them in the Tale, but later it is said that survivors of all the kindreds were reunited in the Square of the King,[1]:183 so probably many of them could survive as exiles.
Other names
Their Gnomish name was Thlim Ith Mindon, while in Qenya they were simply known as Issemindon.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "III. The Fall of Gondolin"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "The Alphabet of Rúmil & Early Noldorin Fragments", in Parma Eldalamberon XIII (edited by Carl F. Hostetter, Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, Patrick H. Wynne, and Bill Welden), p. 104
| 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) |
