Post by Móreadhiel on Jan 16, 2007 12:01:51 GMT -5
Gildor Inglorion Top: Gildor by Alan Lee
Bottom: Decipher card of Gildor
Elf met by Frodo Baggins in the Shire. On September 24, 3018, Gildor and a company of Elves were passing through the Shire, singing as they walked, and without realizing it they caused a Black Rider who was seeking Frodo to flee. Gildor recognized Frodo, though they had never met, for he knew Bilbo. He invited Frodo, along with Sam Gamgee and Pippin Took, to spend the night in the Elves' company.
To the Hobbits, Gildor and the Elves appeared to shimmer as they walked through the night. The starlight glimmered in their hair and eyes. They camped in a clearing in the Woody End near Woodhall and the Elves provided the Hobbits with bread and fruit and a fragrant drink.
Frodo stayed up late talking to Gildor. Frodo had greeted Gildor by saying, "Elen síla lúmenn' omentielvo" (A star shines upon the hour of our meeting) and the Elf commended Frodo on his knowledge of the the Ancient Tongue and named him Elf-friend. Gildor perceived that the Enemy was after Frodo, though he did not know why. He was reluctant to give Frodo any advice in Gandalf's absence.
"That Gandalf should be late, does not bode well. But it is said: 'Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.' The choice is yours: to go or wait."
"And it is also said," answered Frodo: " 'Go not to the Elves for counsel, for they will say both no and yes.' "
The Fellowship of the Ring: "Three Is Company," p. 93
Gildor then advised Frodo to leave quickly and to take with him friends he could trust and to flee from the Black Riders. He also promised to send out word to Elves and others to be on the lookout for Frodo and help him on his journey. Gildor was true to his word, for both Tom Bombadil and Aragorn heard of Frodo's peril from Gildor. Word also reached Rivendell, and Glorfindel rode out to find Aragorn and the Hobbits as they were pursued by the Nazgul from Weathertop.
Gildor and the Elves continued on their way. Gildor had told Frodo they were tarrying in Middle-earth before heading to the Grey Havens to pass over the Sea to the Undying Lands. Where they wandered is not known, but on September 22, 3021, Gildor and Frodo met once again in the same spot in the Woody End where they had met three years earlier. Along with Elrond, Galadriel and Gandalf, they journeyed to Grey Havens and together they departed over the Sea into the West.
Note: Gildor told Frodo that he was of the House of Finrod. However, he may actually have been of the House of Finarfin. Finarfin was originally called Finrod by Tolkien, but when he changed the name he did not revise this particular passage.
Etymology:
Gil means "star"; the suffix dor is a form of tor or taur meaning "noble." Thus Gildor may be translated as "noble star" or "star lord."
The suffiix -ion denotes "son of," so Gildor may have been the son of an Elf named Inglor. Inglor is a combination of the Quenya indo meaning "heart, mood" and glor, meaning "golden," thus a possible translation is "golden heart."
Sources:
The Fellowship of the Ring: "Three Is Company," p. 88-94; "In the House of Tom Bombadil," p. 143; "Strider," p. 184; "Flight to the Ford," p. 222
The Return of the King: "The Grey Havens," p. 308
The History of Middle-earth, vol. VI, The Return of the Shadow: "From Hobbiton to the Woody End," p. 72
Bottom: Decipher card of Gildor
Elf met by Frodo Baggins in the Shire. On September 24, 3018, Gildor and a company of Elves were passing through the Shire, singing as they walked, and without realizing it they caused a Black Rider who was seeking Frodo to flee. Gildor recognized Frodo, though they had never met, for he knew Bilbo. He invited Frodo, along with Sam Gamgee and Pippin Took, to spend the night in the Elves' company.
To the Hobbits, Gildor and the Elves appeared to shimmer as they walked through the night. The starlight glimmered in their hair and eyes. They camped in a clearing in the Woody End near Woodhall and the Elves provided the Hobbits with bread and fruit and a fragrant drink.
Frodo stayed up late talking to Gildor. Frodo had greeted Gildor by saying, "Elen síla lúmenn' omentielvo" (A star shines upon the hour of our meeting) and the Elf commended Frodo on his knowledge of the the Ancient Tongue and named him Elf-friend. Gildor perceived that the Enemy was after Frodo, though he did not know why. He was reluctant to give Frodo any advice in Gandalf's absence.
"That Gandalf should be late, does not bode well. But it is said: 'Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.' The choice is yours: to go or wait."
"And it is also said," answered Frodo: " 'Go not to the Elves for counsel, for they will say both no and yes.' "
The Fellowship of the Ring: "Three Is Company," p. 93
Gildor then advised Frodo to leave quickly and to take with him friends he could trust and to flee from the Black Riders. He also promised to send out word to Elves and others to be on the lookout for Frodo and help him on his journey. Gildor was true to his word, for both Tom Bombadil and Aragorn heard of Frodo's peril from Gildor. Word also reached Rivendell, and Glorfindel rode out to find Aragorn and the Hobbits as they were pursued by the Nazgul from Weathertop.
Gildor and the Elves continued on their way. Gildor had told Frodo they were tarrying in Middle-earth before heading to the Grey Havens to pass over the Sea to the Undying Lands. Where they wandered is not known, but on September 22, 3021, Gildor and Frodo met once again in the same spot in the Woody End where they had met three years earlier. Along with Elrond, Galadriel and Gandalf, they journeyed to Grey Havens and together they departed over the Sea into the West.
Note: Gildor told Frodo that he was of the House of Finrod. However, he may actually have been of the House of Finarfin. Finarfin was originally called Finrod by Tolkien, but when he changed the name he did not revise this particular passage.
Etymology:
Gil means "star"; the suffix dor is a form of tor or taur meaning "noble." Thus Gildor may be translated as "noble star" or "star lord."
The suffiix -ion denotes "son of," so Gildor may have been the son of an Elf named Inglor. Inglor is a combination of the Quenya indo meaning "heart, mood" and glor, meaning "golden," thus a possible translation is "golden heart."
Sources:
The Fellowship of the Ring: "Three Is Company," p. 88-94; "In the House of Tom Bombadil," p. 143; "Strider," p. 184; "Flight to the Ford," p. 222
The Return of the King: "The Grey Havens," p. 308
The History of Middle-earth, vol. VI, The Return of the Shadow: "From Hobbiton to the Woody End," p. 72
