Post by Móreadhiel on Jan 16, 2007 12:00:51 GMT -5
Galion
Elf of Mirkwood; butler to King Thranduil. Galion was in charge of the king's wine supply and he had a fondness for wine himself. One night in September of 2941, when Thorin Oakenshield and company were imprisoned in Thranduil's palace, Galion invited the chief of the guards to join him for a drink. They fell asleep and Bilbo was able to steal the keys from the chief guard's belt and release the Dwarves. He hid the Dwarves in empty barrels and returned the keys to spare the guard trouble. When a group of Elves arrived to throw the barrels into the river to return them to Lake-town, they woke Galion. The butler told them to send all the barrels, even those that seemed unusually heavy, and Bilbo and his companions floated down the Forest River to Long Lake.
Etymology:
Galion's name may come from gal meaning "shine" or gala meaning "thrive, prosper, be glad." The ending -ion may mean "son of" or it may simply be a masculine ending.
Source:
The Hobbit: "Barrels out of Bond," p. 189-95
Elf of Mirkwood; butler to King Thranduil. Galion was in charge of the king's wine supply and he had a fondness for wine himself. One night in September of 2941, when Thorin Oakenshield and company were imprisoned in Thranduil's palace, Galion invited the chief of the guards to join him for a drink. They fell asleep and Bilbo was able to steal the keys from the chief guard's belt and release the Dwarves. He hid the Dwarves in empty barrels and returned the keys to spare the guard trouble. When a group of Elves arrived to throw the barrels into the river to return them to Lake-town, they woke Galion. The butler told them to send all the barrels, even those that seemed unusually heavy, and Bilbo and his companions floated down the Forest River to Long Lake.
Etymology:
Galion's name may come from gal meaning "shine" or gala meaning "thrive, prosper, be glad." The ending -ion may mean "son of" or it may simply be a masculine ending.
Source:
The Hobbit: "Barrels out of Bond," p. 189-95
