The Encyclopedia of Arda - Gelmir (original) (raw)

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Dates Slain I 472 Race Elves Division Noldor Culture Elves of Nargothrond Settlements Nargothrond; held at Angband after his capture in the Dagor Bragollach Pronunciation ge'lmeer Meaning Uncertain1 Note There were two known Elves named Gelmir active during the First Age; this Elf of Nargothrond is not to be confused with another Noldorin Elf, originally a follower of Angrod, who was also named Gelmir Indexes: Alphabetical: G Elves About this entry: Updated 8 June 2016 Updates planned: 1 Ill-fated nobleman of Nargothrond Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Guilin Gwindor Gelmir Son of Guilin, of a high house of Nargothrond; captured by Morgoth in the Dagor Bragollach. It was his maiming before the elven host at Barad Eithel that began the great battle of the Nirnaeth Arnoediad. Notes 1 Gelmir's name is not explained, and there are various possible sources. The initial Gel- might be from gyel-, 'triumph, joy' or from gal- 'bright'. Another potential origin is from the root ʒel-, 'sky blue', which matches well with the fact that Gelmir's brother Gwindor seems to have had gwind, 'pale blue' in his name. The final -mir is almost certainly 'jewel'. See also... Captain of Morgoth, Fen of Serech, Guilin, Gwindor Indexes: Alphabetical: G Elves About this entry: Updated 8 June 2016 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1999, 2001, 2011, 2016. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Choose which of the great value Discus business packages is best for you...

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Dates Slain I 472 Race Elves Division Noldor Culture Elves of Nargothrond Settlements Nargothrond; held at Angband after his capture in the Dagor Bragollach Pronunciation ge'lmeer Meaning Uncertain1 Note There were two known Elves named Gelmir active during the First Age; this Elf of Nargothrond is not to be confused with another Noldorin Elf, originally a follower of Angrod, who was also named Gelmir Indexes: Alphabetical: G Elves About this entry: Updated 8 June 2016 Updates planned: 1 Ill-fated nobleman of Nargothrond

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Guilin

Gwindor Gelmir Son of Guilin, of a high house of Nargothrond; captured by Morgoth in the Dagor Bragollach. It was his maiming before the elven host at Barad Eithel that began the great battle of the Nirnaeth Arnoediad. Notes 1 Gelmir's name is not explained, and there are various possible sources. The initial Gel- might be from gyel-, 'triumph, joy' or from gal- 'bright'. Another potential origin is from the root ʒel-, 'sky blue', which matches well with the fact that Gelmir's brother Gwindor seems to have had gwind, 'pale blue' in his name. The final -mir is almost certainly 'jewel'. See also... Captain of Morgoth, Fen of Serech, Guilin, Gwindor Indexes: Alphabetical: G Elves About this entry: Updated 8 June 2016 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1999, 2001, 2011, 2016. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Choose which of the great value Discus business packages is best for you...