Foalókë
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Foalókë is a type of dragon. The name is only attested in a manuscript without context, so although it clearly means "breath-dragon",[1] it is unclear what kind of breath it means. If the trait referred to breathing fire, then it was another name for the Urulókë.
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The word is Quenya, foa ("breath") + lókë.[2]
Other versions of the legendarium[edit | edit source]
The name was first conceived for "a serpent that guarded a treasure", as back then the Qenya word foa referred to "hoard".[3] The Gnomish form was Fuithlug ("a dragon (who guards treasure)").[4] The name was mainly applied to the dragon Glórund.[5]
See also[edit | edit source]
- Turambar and the Foalókë, a story also known as Turumart and the Fuithlug in Gnomish.
- Urulókë
References
- ↑ Paul Strack, "Q. foalócë n.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 1 March 2020)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings: Eldarin Roots and Stems", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 181
- ↑ 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
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "II. Turambar and the Foalókë", passim
