Penlod
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Penlod | |
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Gnome | |
"Penlod" by Natalie Chen | |
Biographical Information | |
Other names | Pendelot (Q) |
Titles | Lord of the House of the Pillar Lord of the House of the Tower of Snow |
Location | Gondolin |
Death | Fall of Gondolin |
Notable for | Tallest of the Gnomes |
Family | |
House | House of the Pillar House of the Tower of Snow |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Height | Tall |
Gallery | Images of Penlod |
Penlod was a Gnome-lord of Gondolin according to the early version of the legendarium in The Book of Lost Tales.
History
He was marshall of both the house of the Pillar and the house of the Tower of Snow, and he is described as the tallest of the Gnomes.[1]:173
During the Fall of Gondolin, the Gondothlim suffered a hard attack from the enemy after the death of Rog and the folk of the Hammer of Wrath. Having to retreat further back into the city, Penlod perished "in a lane with his back to the wall", and with him many of his men.[1]:179
Etymology
Penlod is clearly Gnomish, but it is not glossed. The Qenya cognate was Pendelot.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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) |