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Glorfindel Goldenhair
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Time Period
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Years of the Trees - F.A. 510; S.A. 1600 (Return to Middle-Earth) - Unknown
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Gender
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Male
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Parents
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Athyamo Valandur(N); Findis Alassinde(N)
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Siblings
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Neurinya
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Unknown
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Children
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Unknown
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Glorfindel (S."Golden haired") was of the house
of Finwe and lord of the House of the Golden Flower.He departed the Undying Lands with his brethren, though somewhat reluctantly, fought valiantly against
Morgoth.
A valiant captain of the guard in Gondolin, Glorfindel
escaped the sack of that city and aided in Tuor, Idril, and their child's flight. The party was attacked by an evil force led by a
Balrog, however. Glorfindel engaged the demon in single
combat while the others escaped. Both the Elf-lord and
the Balrog fell to their deaths.Brought before Námo in Mandos Glorfindel chose to be reembodied instead of reincarnation into a new Hroa and was sent back to Middle-Earth to support the Istari in their struggle against Sauron.
Returned to Endor Glorfindel eventually offered his service to Elrond and rose to the chief of the Guardians of Rivendell. He led a force in the Last Alliance of Men and Elves, as well as commanding the Elven army which defeated Angmar in the Battle of Fornost (T.A. 1975). Not least among his accomplishments was no doubt the instruction of Aragorn in the ways of combat. Few of his kind remained in Middle-earth by the end of the Third Age. Not only strong, Glorfindel was accounted one of the Wise, and attended the Council of Elrond. He sailed into the West with the Ringbearers at the end of the Third Age.
Appearance[]
Glorfindel was tall (6* 10") and strong, with clear, bright blue eyes and long golden hair.
Items[]
- cap -(elven helmet or Kharap)
- "Thoronduin"- a mighty sword (Andamacil)
- "laure" - elven dirk (Cri)
- Golden Armor of Gondolin (Ammos)
- Mantle - broidered in threads of golden celadine
- arms damascened with cunning gold
- Elven Shield - with the symbol of rayed sun
- vambraces with gold
- Laurëwintil (Gold-gleam) - A lesser ring made by Celebrimbor before the great Rings were made with Annatar's "help", it is gold with a yellow topaz.
Names[]
- Clorfinn
- Laurefindil
Genealogy[]
Glorfindel is often guessed a member of the royal house of the Noldor, possibly a descendant of one of Finwes daughters, Irime or Findis.
References[]
- MERP:Lords of Middle-earth Vol I: The Immortals
- MERP:Middle-Earth Adventure Guidebook II
Editorial Note: This entry contains speculative or fan-based material — such as fanon, fanfiction, or theory constructs — that may not be directly supported by canonical texts. Interpretations offered here are part of the NNCA’s speculative corpus and should not be mistaken for primary Tolkien sources.