Egalmoth was an Ñoldorin Elf-lord of Gondolin in the First Age.
Biography
Egalmoth, along with Glorfindel and Ecthelion, was Aredhel's escort when she left Gondolin in search of the Sons of Fëanor. The escort was not admitted into Doriath and traveled to Ered Gorgoroth instead. Egalmoth and his companions were separated from Aredhel and when they could not find her, they returned to Gondolin empty-handed.
Fall of Gondolin
Egalmoth was the wealthy Lord of the House of the Heavenly Arch. He defended the realm with valor but after the fall of the gate he was forced to flee, but not before gathering survivors. Before their escape through Idril's Secret Way, he and Tuor fought the enemy in the Square. When it was clear that the situation was hopeless, he escaped via the secret way thus surviving the Fall of Gondolin. He fled to the Mouths of Sirion with fellow survivors, and later died in the attack by the Sons of Fëanor.[1]
Etymology
The name Egalmoth has unclear origins, though it is likely to have been Sindarin. The first element egal has many possibilities to its origin, including eglerio or egleria ("praise, glorify"), egnas (which is rather appropriately found in both Ñoldorin and Sindarin), or êg ("sharp point"), eglon or eglir (which were names given to the Ñoldor by the Sindar), or egol ("forsaken"). The second component of 'Egalmoth' is likely to have come from the Sindarin word moth ("dusk").
Translations around the world
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | ዐጋልሞጥ ? |
| Arabic | ىعالموته |
| Armenian | Եգալմոտհ |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Егалмотh |
| Bengali | এগাল্মথ |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Егалмотх |
| Georgian | ეგალმოთი |
| Greek | Εγαλμοθ |
| Gujarati | ઍગલ્મોથ |
| Hebrew | יגאלמותה |
| Hindi | एगल्मोथ |
| Japanese | エガモス |
| Kazakh | Егалмотһ (Cyrillic) Egalmoth (Latin) |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Эгалмотh |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Егалмотһ |
| Marathi | एगल्मोथ |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Егалмотh |
| Nepalese | एगल्मोथ |
| Pashto | ایګلوموت |
| Persian | هگالموته |
| Punjabi | ਏਗਲ੍ਮੋਥ |
| Russian | Эгалмот |
| Sanskrit | एगल्मोथ् |
| Serbian | Егалмотх (Cyrillic) Egalmoth (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | ඒගල්මොථ් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Егалмотҳ |
| Tamil | ஏகல்மொத்ஹ் |
| Telugu | ఈగలమోత |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Егалмот |
| Urdu | ایگالموت |
| Uzbek | Егалмотҳ (Cyrillic) Egalmoth (Latin) |
| Yiddish | עגאַלמאָטה |
References
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 2: The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, chapter 3: "The Fall of Gondolin"