Bladorthin was king of an unknown location in the northeast of Middle-earth sometime in the late Third Age.
Biography
His realm was probably close in proximity to the Lonely Mountain, for in the last days of the Quest of Erebor, Thorin and Balin were said to wonder if Bladorthin's order was still intact:
"The spears made for the armies of the great King Bladorthin (long since dead), each had a thrice-forged head and their shafts were inlaid with cunning gold, but they were never delivered or paid for."[1]
Therefore Bladorthin may have ruled either Lake-town, Dale, Rhûn, Dorwinion, or another location. The coming of Smaug or Bladorthin's own death may have been the reason for the spears' delayed delivery.
Etymology
The name's origin is untold, but it possibly combines the Sindarin words blador, meaning "wide plain", and thin, meaning "grey".
Earlier versions of the legendarium
In the first draft of The Hobbit, the name Bladorthin was given to Gandalf's character. In the final copy, however, the name only survives in this way.[1]
Translations
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Arabic | بلادورتهين |
| Armenian | Բլադորթին |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Бладортин |
| Bengali | ব্লাডরথিন |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Бладортин |
| Danish | Kong Bladorthin |
| Greek | Μπλαδορθιν |
| Gujarati | બ્લેડોર્થીન |
| Hebrew | בלאדורתין |
| Hindi | ब्लाडोरथिन |
| Japanese | ブラドールシン |
| Kannada | ಬ್ಲಾಡೋರ್ಟಿನ್ |
| Kazakh | Бладортин (Cyrillic) Bladortïn (Latin) |
| Korean | 블라도르틴 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Бладортин |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Бладортин |
| Marathi | ब्लेडॉर्थिन |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Бладортин |
| Nepalese | ब्लेडोरथिन |
| Persian | بلادورتهین |
| Russian | Бладортин |
| Serbian | Бладортин (Cyrillic) Bladortin (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | බ්ලැඩෝටින් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Бладортин |
| Telugu | బ్లదొర్థిన్ |
| Tamil | பிளாடோரத்தின் |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Бладортін |
| Urdu | بلادورٹہان |
| Yiddish | בלאַדאָרטהין |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Hobbit, Chapter XII: "Inside Information"
