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'''Uldor the Accursed''' was one of [[Ulfang|Ulfang the Black]]'s sons. | '''Uldor the Accursed''' was one of [[Ulfang|Ulfang the Black]]'s sons. | ||
==History== | == History == | ||
After entering Beleriand at [[Morgoth]]'s bidding, Ulfang and his sons joined the service of [[Caranthir]].<ref>{{S|18}}</ref> Their purpose was to eventually betray the Elves, which they did in the [[Nirnaeth Arnoediad]]. First, he made sure to delay [[Maedhros]] and his army by giving false reports of enemy presence. During the battle itself, they turned against their allies, attacking them in the rear. Uldor was slain by [[Maglor]].<ref>{{S|20}}</ref> | After entering Beleriand at [[Morgoth]]'s bidding, Ulfang and his sons joined the service of [[Caranthir]].<ref>{{S|18}}</ref> Their purpose was to eventually betray the Elves, which they did in the [[Nirnaeth Arnoediad]]. First, he made sure to delay [[Maedhros]] and his army by giving false reports of enemy presence. During the battle itself, they turned against their allies, attacking them in the rear. Uldor was slain by [[Maglor]].<ref>{{S|20}}</ref> | ||
==Genealogy== | == Genealogy == | ||
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==Etymology== | == Etymology == | ||
''Uldor'' was probably not his true name, as it seems to be [[Sindarin]] for "Ugly Lord": ''ul-'' ("ugly") and ''-dor'' ("lord").<ref>{{webcite|author=Paul Strack|articleurl=http://eldamo.org/content/words/word-75767951.html|articlename=S. ''Uldor'' m.|dated=|website=Eldamo|accessed=21 December 2019}}</ref> | ''Uldor'' was probably not his true name, as it seems to be [[Sindarin]] for "Ugly Lord": ''ul-'' ("ugly") and ''-dor'' ("lord").<ref>{{webcite|author=Paul Strack|articleurl=http://eldamo.org/content/words/word-75767951.html|articlename=S. ''Uldor'' m.|dated=|website=Eldamo|accessed=21 December 2019}}</ref> | ||
==Other versions of the legendarium== | == Other versions of the legendarium == | ||
In the appendix of ''[[The Lost Road]]'' it states that Uldor was born in the year 125.<ref>{{LR|A1}}</ref> | In the appendix of ''[[The Lost Road]]'' it states that Uldor was born in the year 125.<ref>{{LR|A1}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 22:14, 14 October 2021
| Uldor | |
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| Easterling (First Age) | |
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| "Tears Unnumbered - Uldor (Color)" by Helena Stepanova | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Other names | "the Accursed" |
| Location | Around the March of Maedhros |
| Affiliation | Morgoth |
| Birth | First Age |
| Death | F.A. 472 Nirnaeth Arnoediad |
| Family | |
| Parentage | Ulfang |
| Siblings | Ulfast and Ulwarth |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
| Gallery | Images of Uldor |
Uldor the Accursed was one of Ulfang the Black's sons.
History
After entering Beleriand at Morgoth's bidding, Ulfang and his sons joined the service of Caranthir.[1] Their purpose was to eventually betray the Elves, which they did in the Nirnaeth Arnoediad. First, he made sure to delay Maedhros and his army by giving false reports of enemy presence. During the battle itself, they turned against their allies, attacking them in the rear. Uldor was slain by Maglor.[2]
Genealogy
| Ulfang b. F.A. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ULDOR d. F.A. 472 | Ulfast d. F.A. 472 | Ulwarth d. F.A. 472 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Etymology
Uldor was probably not his true name, as it seems to be Sindarin for "Ugly Lord": ul- ("ugly") and -dor ("lord").[3]
Other versions of the legendarium
In the appendix of The Lost Road it states that Uldor was born in the year 125.[4]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Fifth Battle: Nirnaeth Arnoediad"
- ↑ Paul Strack, "S. Uldor m.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 21 December 2019)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "Appendix: I. The Genealogies"
