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

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Dates Hador lived between I 389 and I 455 ([66 years](../chronicle.html?startyear=389&startage=1&endyear=455&endage=1&c=The Lifetime of Hador Lórindol)) Race Men Division Edain Culture Men of Dor-lómin Family House of Hador Pronunciation loari'ndol Meaning 'Goldenhead' (in reference to Hador's golden hair) Other names The Golden-haired, Goldenhead Title of Hador Indexes: Alphabetical: L Men About this entry: Updated 13 October 2022 This entry is complete The surname of Hador Years of the TreesFirst AgeISecond AgeIIThird AgeIIIFourth AgeIV Hathol HadorLórindol Gildis GaldorGundorGlóredhel It was common among the Men of the Third House of the Edain to have golden hair, and the most famous member of that house, Hador of Dor-lómin, took his surname from his golden locks. He was known as Hador the Golden-haired or Goldenhead or, more usually, in the Elvish form Lórindol. Hador passed on his flaxen hair to many of his children and descendants, and indeed he named his daughter Glóredhel, 'golden Elf'. See also... Goldenhead, The Golden-haired Indexes: Alphabetical: L Men About this entry: Updated 13 October 2022 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2003, 2011-2012, 2022. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Discus provides all the tools you need to build DISC personality profiling into your own Website.