Glirhuin
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| Glirhuin | |
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| Adan | |
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| "Glirhuin" by Stefan Meisl | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Position | Seer and harp-player |
| Location | Brethil |
| Affiliation | Haladin |
| Language | Mannish dialect |
| Birth | First Age (6th century)[1] |
| Notable for | Forsaw that the Stone of the Hapless would remain undefiled as Tol Morwen after the War of Wrath. |
| Gallery | Images of Glirhuin |
Glirhuin was a seer and harp-player of the Haladin who lived in the Forest of Brethil during the First Age.
Glirhuin composed a song that said that the Stone of the Hapless would never be defiled by Morgoth nor sink below the sea. Indeed after Beleriand fell beneath the waves, still Tol Morwen stood alone above the waters.[2]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The name is not glossed, but as Paul Strack notices, it contains the element glir- ("sing").[3]
References
- ↑ Robert Foster, The Complete Guide to Middle-earth, entry "Glirhuin"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Ruin of Doriath"
- ↑ Paul Strack, "S. Glirhuin m.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 8 June 2021)
