Post by Móreadhiel on Jan 16, 2007 12:51:50 GMT -5
Hirgon
Messenger of Gondor. Hirgon and another messenger were sent by Denethor, the Steward of Gondor, to seek the help of the Rohirrim in the coming battle against the forces of Sauron. They arrived at Dunharrow on March 9, 3019. Hirgon was tall and grey-eyed and he reminded Merry Brandybuck of Boromir. He wore a dark green cloak and a coat of mail and a helm with a small silver star.
Hirgon presented King Theoden with the Red Arrow, a token of war used to summon the Rohirrim to the aid of Gondor in time of need. It had not been seen in Rohan for many years. Hirgon told Theoden that Gondor was threatened by armies from the east and south and said that if Minas Tirith fell, Rohan would follow. Theoden agreed to come with at least 6,000 men but said it would take about a week to reach Minas Tirith. Hirgon was dismayed by this news, for he feared that Minas Tirith would be destroyed before then unless help came from elsewhere.
Hirgon spent the night in Dunharrow and witnessed the Muster of Rohan the next morning. Then he and his companion set out for Minas Tirith, but when they reached the outer wall of the city sometime around the night of March 12 they found that the forces of the Enemy were there before them. Hirgon and the other messenger turned westward to flee but they and their horses were killed and Hirgon was beheaded. When the Rohirrim passed through the Druadan Forest on March 14, they found his headless body still holding the Red Arrow, and they feared that news of their coming had never reached Denethor.
Etymology:
The meaning of Hirgon is not certain. The element hîr means "lord, master." The ending -gon means "valor," as in the name Turgon. A possible meaning is therefore "valiant lord." Another possibility is "stone lord" from the word gond meaning "stone."
Sources:
The Return of the King: "The Muster of Rohan," p. 71-74; "The Ride of the Rohirrim," p. 109-110
The History of Middle-earth, vol. V, The Lost Road and Other Writings: "The Etymologies," entries for GOND, KAN, and KHER
Messenger of Gondor. Hirgon and another messenger were sent by Denethor, the Steward of Gondor, to seek the help of the Rohirrim in the coming battle against the forces of Sauron. They arrived at Dunharrow on March 9, 3019. Hirgon was tall and grey-eyed and he reminded Merry Brandybuck of Boromir. He wore a dark green cloak and a coat of mail and a helm with a small silver star.
Hirgon presented King Theoden with the Red Arrow, a token of war used to summon the Rohirrim to the aid of Gondor in time of need. It had not been seen in Rohan for many years. Hirgon told Theoden that Gondor was threatened by armies from the east and south and said that if Minas Tirith fell, Rohan would follow. Theoden agreed to come with at least 6,000 men but said it would take about a week to reach Minas Tirith. Hirgon was dismayed by this news, for he feared that Minas Tirith would be destroyed before then unless help came from elsewhere.
Hirgon spent the night in Dunharrow and witnessed the Muster of Rohan the next morning. Then he and his companion set out for Minas Tirith, but when they reached the outer wall of the city sometime around the night of March 12 they found that the forces of the Enemy were there before them. Hirgon and the other messenger turned westward to flee but they and their horses were killed and Hirgon was beheaded. When the Rohirrim passed through the Druadan Forest on March 14, they found his headless body still holding the Red Arrow, and they feared that news of their coming had never reached Denethor.
Etymology:
The meaning of Hirgon is not certain. The element hîr means "lord, master." The ending -gon means "valor," as in the name Turgon. A possible meaning is therefore "valiant lord." Another possibility is "stone lord" from the word gond meaning "stone."
Sources:
The Return of the King: "The Muster of Rohan," p. 71-74; "The Ride of the Rohirrim," p. 109-110
The History of Middle-earth, vol. V, The Lost Road and Other Writings: "The Etymologies," entries for GOND, KAN, and KHER
