Belthronding was the bow of Beleg Cúthalion.
History[]
Belthronding was a bow of black yew-wood. Beleg might have gotten the name "Strongbow" from Belthronding. It was buried with him by Túrin and Gwindor after the accidental slaying of Beleg at the hands of Túrin, his friend.[2]
Etymology[]
In Sindarin, Belthronding is comprised of the words bel ("strong"), staran or thron ("stiff, hard"), and ding ("an onomatopoeic variant of ting").[3]
Other versions of the legendarium[]
In earlier writings, the great bow of Beleg was called "Balthronding".[4]
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | ቤልትሮንዲንግ |
| Arabic | بيلتهروندينع |
| Armenian | Բելտհրոնդինգ |
| Assamese | বেলথ্ৰণ্ডিং |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Белтрондінг |
| Bengali | বেলথ্রন্ডিং |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Белтрондинг |
| Chinese | 贝尔斯隆丁 |
| Dogri | बेलथ्रोंडिंग |
| Georgian | ბელთრონდინგი |
| Greek | Βελρονδινγ |
| Gujarati | બેલથ્રોન્ડિંગ |
| Hebrew | בלתרונדינג |
| Hindi | बेलथ्रोन्डिंग |
| Japanese | ベルトロンディング |
| Kannada | ಬೆಲ್ತ್ರೋಂಡಿಂಗ್ |
| Kazakh | Белтрондинг (Cyrillic) Beltrondïng (Latin) |
| Konkani | बेलथ्रोंडिंग |
| Korean | 벨트론딩 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Бэлтhрондинг |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Белтрондинг |
| Maithili | बेलथ्रोंडिंग |
| Malayalam | ബെൽത്രോണ്ടിംഗ് |
| Marathi | बेलथ्रॉन्डिंग |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Белтрондинг |
| Nepalese | बेलथ्रोन्डिङ |
| Pashto | بېلتهروندینګ |
| Persian | بلتروندینگ |
| Russian | Белтрондинг |
| Sanskrit | बेलथ्रोण्डिंग् |
| Serbian | Белтхрондинг (Cyrillic) Belthronding (Latin) |
| Sindhi | بيلٿونڊنگ |
| Sinhalese | බෙල්ථ්රොඳිඞ් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Белтрондинг |
| Tamil | பெல்த்ராண்டிங் |
| Telugu | బెల్త్రోండింగ్ |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Белтрондінґ |
| Urdu | بیلتھروندینگ |
| Uzbek | Белтҳрондинг (Cyrillic) Belthronding (Latin) |
| Yiddish | בעלטהראָנדינג |
| Named weapons of Middle-earth | |
|---|---|
| Hobbits | Barrow-blades • Sting |
| Dwarves | Durin's Axe • Orcrist |
| Servants of Evil | Grond (battering ram) • Grond (hammer) • Morgul-knife |
| Elves | Aeglos • Anglachel • Anguirel • Angrist • Aranrúth • Belthronding • Dailir • Glamdring • Orcrist • Ringil |
| Men | Andúril • Dramborleg • Black arrow • Dagmor • Gúthwinë • Gurthang • Herugrim • Narsil • Red Arrow |
References[]
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. III: The Lays of Beleriand, I: "The Lay of the Children of Húrin"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXI: "Of Túrin Turambar"
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. V: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies"
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. III: The Lays of Beleriand, I: "The Lay of the Children of Húrin", Notes