The Encyclopedia of Arda - The Heavy Hand (original) (raw)

ALPHABETICAL RACES PLACES MISCELLANEOUS REFERENCE INTERACTIVE SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random
Dates This title derived from events during the Hunting of the Wolf, I 466;1 Mablung was slain I 502 Location Gained after the slaying of Carcharoth on the banks of Esgalduin, within the Forest of Neldoreth Race Elves Division Sindar Culture Elves of Doriath Meaning A reference to Mablung's dropping of Beren's severed hand with the Silmaril it held, after recovering it from the slain Wolf Carcharoth Title of Mablung of Doriath Indexes: Alphabetical: H Elves About this entry: Updated 8 June 2024 This entry is complete The title of Mablung of Doriath Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Mablung was the chief captain of King Thingol of Doriath, and was commonly known to history as Mablung of the Heavy Hand. His title refers to the part he played in the Hunting of the Wolf, when Thingol led his greatest hunters in pursuit of Carcharoth, the great Wolf that had consumed Beren's hand while it held a Silmaril taken from Morgoth's Iron Crown. After Carcharoth was slain, Mablung stepped forward to recover the hand of Beren and the Jewel that it held, but he found them to be far heavier than they appeared, and let them fall to the ground. 'The Heavy Hand' was not merely a title of Mablung, but the literal translation of his name. According to one tradition, he had been given this name prophetically long before, but other sources suggest that he only became known as Mablung after the incident of the Heavy Hand. Notes 1 The timeline for this entry shows the period from the Hunting of the Wolf to Mablung's slaying in the sack of Menegroth, a period of just [thirty-six years](../chronicle.html?startyear=466&startage=1&endyear=502&endage=1&c=The Later Life of Mablung of the Heavy Hand). If the prophetic traditions of Mablung's title are correct, however, then he bore it long before his attempt to lift Beren's hand, and in this case the timeline would extend far into the past. See also... The Hunter Indexes: Alphabetical: H Elves About this entry: Updated 8 June 2024 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2010, 2024. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.Personality is one part of understanding a candidate's suitability, but aptitudes and skills are also key.

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Dates This title derived from events during the Hunting of the Wolf, I 466;1 Mablung was slain I 502 Location Gained after the slaying of Carcharoth on the banks of Esgalduin, within the Forest of Neldoreth Race Elves Division Sindar Culture Elves of Doriath Meaning A reference to Mablung's dropping of Beren's severed hand with the Silmaril it held, after recovering it from the slain Wolf Carcharoth Title of Mablung of Doriath Indexes: Alphabetical: H Elves About this entry: Updated 8 June 2024 This entry is complete The title of Mablung of Doriath

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Mablung was the chief captain of King Thingol of Doriath, and was commonly known to history as Mablung of the Heavy Hand. His title refers to the part he played in the Hunting of the Wolf, when Thingol led his greatest hunters in pursuit of Carcharoth, the great Wolf that had consumed Beren's hand while it held a Silmaril taken from Morgoth's Iron Crown. After Carcharoth was slain, Mablung stepped forward to recover the hand of Beren and the Jewel that it held, but he found them to be far heavier than they appeared, and let them fall to the ground. 'The Heavy Hand' was not merely a title of Mablung, but the literal translation of his name. According to one tradition, he had been given this name prophetically long before, but other sources suggest that he only became known as Mablung after the incident of the Heavy Hand. Notes 1 The timeline for this entry shows the period from the Hunting of the Wolf to Mablung's slaying in the sack of Menegroth, a period of just [thirty-six years](../chronicle.html?startyear=466&startage=1&endyear=502&endage=1&c=The Later Life of Mablung of the Heavy Hand). If the prophetic traditions of Mablung's title are correct, however, then he bore it long before his attempt to lift Beren's hand, and in this case the timeline would extend far into the past. See also... The Hunter Indexes: Alphabetical: H Elves About this entry: Updated 8 June 2024 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2010, 2024. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.Personality is one part of understanding a candidate's suitability, but aptitudes and skills are also key.