Talagand of Gondolin

Talagand (Q."Harper") was a Noble of Gondolin and Head of the House of the Harp.He was known to have been a friend of Maeglin Lómion, and his peers even accused him to have fawned upon the King's nephew, but unlike Maeglin Talagand was no traitor, although he knew little of Maeglin's plot and kept quiet out of fear and even was said to have sent his housetroops to a wrong destination, the lesser market, instead of reinforcing Glorfindel of the House of the Golden Flower. Later legend ridiculed Talagand and mean-spirited satirists even speculated that Talagand survived the Fall of Gondolin and became Morgoths court jester, but not everybody kept Talagand in bad memory.Earendil had been friends with Talagand as a child and the older Elf was said to have told the young child quaint tales or played drolleries with him.Retrospectly Talagand may not have been a great hero and not particularly brave or bright, but he does not seem to have been a bad natured character either.