Glirhuin was an Edain of the Men of Brethil during the late First Age.[3]
Biography[]
Glirhuin was a seer and a harp-player of the Haladin who lived in the Forest of Brethil around the year FA 499.[4]
Beginning after Húrin's stay among the Haladin in the year 501, Men no longer feared to approach the Talbor and, until the War of Wrath, the women of the Haladin would bring flowers and berries to the stone in spring and autumn respectively, singing of the Grey Lady who sought her son. It was during this time that Glirhuin once composed a song prophesying that the Stone of the Hapless would never be defiled by Morgoth, and instead would remain standing ever after, no matter what would happen to the land and seas. Glirhuin's prediction turned out to be true, as the stone continued to stand on the isle of Tol Morwen after the War of Wrath.[3][4]
Glirhuin's fate is unknown.
Etymology[]
Glirhuin is a Sindarin name of an unknown meaning. It was noticed by Paul Strack on Eldamo.org that the first element was glir- ("to sing, recite poem").[5] It was noted by Mark Fisher on the Encyclopedia of Arda that the second element, huin, has a multitude of meanings, listing "hearts" as an example of one. Fisher also suggests that the second element could be connected to hô ("speak") as in huorn.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Glirhuin on glyphweb.com
- ↑ The Complete Guide to Middle-earth, entry Glirhuin
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXII: "Of the Ruin of Doriath", pg. 230
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 11: The War of the Jewels, "Part Three. The Wanderings of Húrin and Other Writings not forming part of the Quenta Silmarillion: I. The Wanderings of Húrin]]", pg. 296
- ↑ Glirhuin on eldamo.org