Dramborleg, or the Axe of Tuor, was the renowned battle-axe that Tuor fought with during the First Age.[1]
History
In the Fall of Gondolin in FA 510, Tuor used his great axe to slay three Balrogs and at least three Orcs named Othrod, Balcmeg, and Lûg.[2] He took Dramborleg with him when he escaped the city's conclusive downfall.
When Tuor departed Beleriand, sailing to the West, the axe was kept by Elros, who took it with him to Númenor, where it eventually became a royal heirloom of his descendants. In the Downfall of Númenor near the end of the Second Age, the axe was lost alongside many other artifacts; thus only the Ring of Barahir survived.[1]
Etymology
The Axe of Tuor was called Dramborleg in Gnomish (the precursor to Sindarin). This translates to "thudder-sharp",[1] being composed of the elements daram ("beat, hew") or dram ("heavy stroke"), and borleg (mutated from beleg), meaning 'strong'. Tuor gave his axe this name in reflection of how it "smote both a heavy dint as of a club and cleft as a sword".
Earlier stages
Tarambolaika or Tarambor were the Qenya translations of Dramborleg[3]. An earlier name was Drambor.[4]
Adaptations
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
"The Great Wave"
The Axe of Tuor is seen leaning up against a wall alongside the other heirlooms of Númenor when Galadriel enters Tar-Palantir's room after she broke into the King's Tower.
Translations
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | ድራምቦርሌግ |
| Armenian | Դրամբորլեգ |
| Assamese | ড্ৰামবৰলেগ |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Драмборлег |
| Chinese | 德拉姆博烈格 |
| Dari | درامبورلگ |
| Dogri | द्रम्बोरलेग |
| Georgian | დრამბორლეგი |
| Greek | Δράμβορλεγ |
| Gujarati | ડ્રામ્બોર્લેગ |
| Hebrew | דראמבורלג |
| Hindi | ड्राम्बोरलेग |
| Japanese | ドランボレッグ |
| Kannada | ಡ್ರಾಂಬೋರ್ಲೆಗ್ |
| Kazakh | Драмборлег (Cyrillic) Dramborleg (Latin) |
| Konkani | द्रांबोर्लेग |
| Korean | 드람보레그 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Драмборлег |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Драмборлег |
| Malayalam | ഡ്രാംബോർലെഗ് |
| Marathi | ड्रंबॉर्लेग |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Драмборлег |
| Nepalese | ड्रम्बोर्लेग |
| Pashto | درامبورلېګ |
| Persian | درامبورلگ |
| Punjabi | ਡਰਾਮਬੋਰਲੇਗ |
| Russian | Драмборлег |
| Sanskrit | द्रम्बोर्लेग् |
| Serbian | Драмборлег (Cyrillic) Dramborleg (Latin) |
| Sindhi | ڊرمبورليگ |
| Sinhalese | ඩ්රඹොර්ලෙග් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Драмборлег |
| Tamil | ட்ரம்பொர்லெக் |
| Tatar | Драмборлег |
| Telugu | డ్రాంబోర్లెగ్ |
| Thai | ดรัมบอร์เลก |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Драмборлег |
| Urdu | ڈرمبورلیگ |
| Yiddish | דראַמבאָרלעג |
| 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Unfinished Tales, Part Two, I: "A Description of the Island of Númenor", Note 2: "Other heirlooms there were beside: the Ring of Barahir; the great Axe of Tuor, father of Eärendil; and the Bow of Bregor of the House of Bëor"
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. II: The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, III: "The Fall of Gondolin", p. 181
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. V: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", entry "Dramborleg"
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. II: The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "Appendix: Names in the Lost Tales – Part II"