Gwindor was an Elf of Nargothrond in the First Age. He was the son of Guilin and a Prince of Nargothrond.
Biography[]
Gwindor was credited with beginning the Nírnaeth Arnoediad when, at the sight of his brother Gelmir's brutal murder at the hands of Orcs, he rashly charged the hosts of Morgoth on the plains of Anfauglith by his own will. He was ultimately captured when Morgoth's reserves were set forth from the fortress and the armies of Men and Elves were overrun. He was enslaved and put into one of the stone-gangs of Angband for seventeen years (FA 472 -489).
Gwindor later escaped Angband, but his hand was cut off in a fight with a guard. The injury devastated Gwindor and he fell into despair in the wilderness, and nearly died of the wound. He was rescued by Beleg and his will to live returned. He later helped Beleg free Túrin and, after Beleg's tragic and accidental death, Gwindor found himself trying to rouse Túrin as Beleg had roused him. He brought Túrin to Nargothrond, and in time would counsel against Túrin's policy of open warfare against Morgoth, but was ignored. He loved the Elf Finduilas, but found himself unfit to wed her, and an engagement between them was broken. He grew jealous of Túrin since she loved him more, and felt Túrin had gained respect from the council at his expense. He warned Finduilas that Túrin was cursed and would bring doom to the people he loved. Nevertheless, Gwindor pitied and loved him.
He was mortally wounded in the Battle of Tumhalad, the last battle of Nargothrond. Túrin abandoned the battle and bore him to safety, but his wounds could not be healed. Gwindor died reproaching Túrin for his pride and pleading him to save Finduilas, who alone stood between Túrin and his doom.[2][3][4]
Etymology[]
Gwindor consists of the Ñoldorin word gwind ("pale blue"), or in Quenya, vinya ("young"). Dor has several meanings ("high, lofty, noble, king, or master").[5]
In other versions[]
In The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, Flinding was Gwindor's name; and he was the son of Fuilin. He first appears when Túrin kills Beleg by accident.[6]
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | ጉዊንዶር |
| Arabic | غويندور |
| Armenian | Գվինդոր |
| Assamese | গ্ৱিণ্ডাৰ |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Гўіндор |
| Bengali | গুইন্ডর |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Гуидор |
| Chinese (Hong Kong) | 葛溫多 |
| Georgian | ღვინდორი |
| Greek | Γωινδορ |
| Gujarati | ગવિન્દોર |
| Hebrew | גווינדור |
| Hindi | ङ्विन्दोर |
| Japanese | グウィンドール |
| Kannada | ಗ್ವಿಂಡರ್ |
| Kazakh | Гуіндор (Cyrillic) Gwindor (Latin) |
| Korean | 귄도르 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Гвиндор |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Гwиндор |
| Malayalam | ഗ്വിന്ഡോർ |
| Marathi | ग्विन्दोर |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Гвиндор |
| Nepalese | गविन्दोर |
| Persian | گویندور |
| Punjabi | ਗਵਿੰਡੋਰ |
| Russian | Гвиндор |
| Serbian | Гвиндор (Cyrillic) Gvindor (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | ග්විඳොර් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Гwиндор |
| Tamil | குவிந்தோர் |
| Telugu | గ్విన్డోర్ |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Гвіндор |
| Urdu | گوونڈور |
| Uzbek | Гвиндор (Cyrillic) Gvindor (Latin) |
| Yiddish | גווינדאָר |
References[]
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. III: The Lays of Beleriand: The Lay of the Children of Húrin
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XX: "Of the Fifth Battle: Nirnaeth Arnoediad"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXI: "Of Túrin Turambar"
- ↑ The Children of Húrin
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. V: The Lost Road and Other Writings: The Etymologies
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. II: The Book of Lost Tales Part Two