Dates Lord of Dor-lómin for seven years from I 455 to his death in I 4621 Race Men Division Edain Culture Men of Dor-lómin Family House of Hador Pronunciation ga'ldorr ('rr' indicates that the final 'r' sound should be pronounced) Meaning Uncertain2 Titles Lord of Dor-lómin, The Tall Note Galdor son of Hador is not to be confused with the Elf of the same name who attended the Council of Elrond; for that Elf, see the entry for Galdor of the Havens Indexes: Alphabetical: G Men About this entry: Updated 31 March 2001 Updates planned: 5 Father of Húrin and Huor  Years of the TreesFirst AgeISecond AgeIIThird AgeIIIFourth AgeIV Hador Lórindol    Gildis3 GaldorHarethGundor4GlóredhelHúrinHuor Lords of Dor-lómin Lord of Dor-lómin and father to Húrin and Huor. Notes 1 Galdor's date of birth is nowhere recorded, but there are some clues available to us. We know from The Silmarillion that his father Hador was sixty-six years old in I 455 (the date of his death in the Dagor Bragollach). We also know from the Narn i Hîn Húrin in Unfinished Tales that Galdor's son Húrin was 'new-come to manhood' when Galdor himself fell seven years later. These facts favour a date of birth somewhere between I 410 and I 420. 2 According to Christopher Tolkien in The Etymologies (in The History of Middle-earth volume V), there are two possible Elvish roots that might account for Galdor's name: gala-, meaning to thrive or prosper, or the better known galad-, 'tree'. The '-dor' element of his name seems to mean 'lord'. Galdor's name, then, probably means either 'prosperous lord' or 'tree lord'. Given that his father's House was at the height of its power when he was named, and the country Hador ruled was more or less tree-less, the former seems rather more likely. 3 Galdor's mother Gildis is not mentioned in any canonical text, but she does appear in a late genealogy reproduced by Christopher Tolkien in volume XI of The History of Middle-earth. 4 Family Tree IV in The Silmarillion shows Gundor to the left of Galdor, suggesting that he was the elder brother. In fact, this seems to be merely for convenience of layout, since the text states clearly that Gundor was the younger brother (in chapter 18, Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin). See also... Barad Eithel, Dragon-helm of Dor-lómin, Dragonhead of the North, Edain of the North, Gundor, Hareth, Heir of the House of Hador, Helm of Hador, Huor, Húrin, Indor, Lord of Dor-lómin, People of Hador, Thalion, The Tall Indexes: Alphabetical: G Men About this entry: Updated 31 March 2001 Updates planned: 5 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001. 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 for a role, but aptitude can also be crucial. |
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