The house of the Fountain was one of the twelve houses of the Elves in Gondolin, led by Ecthelion. The Elves of the house were said to delight in silver and diamonds, and they carried pale swords of great length. It was also said they commonly went into battle to the sound of flutes.
History[]
It is unknown when the house of the Fountain (along with the eleven other houses of the Gondolindrim) was formed, but by the time of Morgoth's invasion of Gondolin in FA 510, they had become considerable in strength. Following the breach of the city, Turgon, the King of Gondolin, sent the house as a reserve to combat the invaders. They, led by their lord Ecthelion, slew many Orcs and several Balrogs alongside Tuor and the house of the White Wing, culminating in Ecthelion's defeat of Gothmog, the Lord of Balrogs. But Turgon, seeing the city was lost, recalled what remained of the houses and mounted a last stand in the Place of the Fountain. Some however escaped through Idril's secret way. It is unknown what happened to the house of the Fountain afterwards; it was likely dissolved.[1]
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Afrikaans | Huis van die Fontein |
| Albanian | Shtëpia e Shatërvanit |
| Arabic | منزل النافورة |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Дом фантанны |
| Breton | Tiegezh Feunteun |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Къщата на чешмата |
| Catalan | Casa de la Font |
| Cebuano | Pamilya sa tuburan |
| Chinese | 湧泉家族 |
| Croatian | Fontana obitelj |
| Czech | Dům fontány |
| Danish | Huset Springvand |
| Dutch | Huis van de Fontein |
| Estonian | Purskkaev Sugukond |
| Finnish | Lähteen kansa |
| French | Maison de la Fontaine |
| Galician | Casa da Fonte |
| German | Haus der Quelle |
| Greek | Οίκος των Κρήνη |
| Hebrew | בית מזרקה |
| Indonesian | Wangsa Air mancur |
| Italian | Casata della Fontana |
| Latvian | Strūklaka ģimene |
| Lithuanian | Fontanas šeimyninis |
| Luxembourgish | Haus vun Sprangbur |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Дом на Фонтана |
| Marathi | कारंजे कुटुंब |
| Persian | آبنما خانواده |
| Polish | Dom Fontanną |
| Portuguese | Casa da Fonte |
| Romanian | Casa de Fântână |
| Russian | Дом Фонтанов |
| Serbian | Дом фонтане (Cyrillic) Dom fontane (Latin) |
| Sicilian | Casa del Funtana |
| Slovak | Dom fontány |
| Slovenian | Hiša fontano |
| Spanish | Casa de la Fuente |
| Swedish | Huset Fontän |
| Tamil | நீரூற்றுக்கள் குடும்பம் |
| Telugu | ఫౌంటైన్ కుటుంబము |
| Thai | ครอบครัวน้ำพุ |
| Turkish | Çeşme familya |
| Turkmen | Çeşmäniň maşgala |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Дім Фонтанів |
| Urdu | فوارہ خاندان |
| Uzbek | Фаввора оила (Cyrillic) Favvora oila (Latin) |
| Welsh | Teulu Ffynnon |
| Yiddish | הויז פון דער פאָונטאַין |
| Houses of the Gondothlim | |
|---|---|
| King • White Wing • Mole • Harp • Golden Flower • Fountain • Pillar • Tower of Snow • Heavenly Arch • Swallow • Tree • Hammer of Wrath | |
References[]
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol II: The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, chapter III: "The Fall of Gondolin"