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Gendermale
BornPossibly YT ?
DiedYS 510, Fall of Gondolin, later re-embodied in SA 1600; Immortal—Battle—Halls of Mandos
Place of deathGondolin
HairGolden—yellow
Character
Glorfindel
The Lord of the Rings·House of the Golden Flower·fictional character from J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium
Glorfindel, born Possibly YT ?, was an Elf Lord of the Golden Flower.
Elves Lord of the Golden Flower
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Identity
Appearance
- Gender
- male
- Hair color
- Golden—yellow
Origin & End
- Born
- Possibly YT ?
- Died
- YS 510, Fall of Gondolin, later re-embodied in SA 1600; Immortal—Battle—Halls of Mandos
Affiliations
- Affiliations
- House of the Golden Flower, House of Finarfin
Relationships
- Spouse
- None
Abilities & Equipment
- Weapons
- Sword,dirkSword, dirkElven sword and dirk
Other
- Adversaries
- Morgoth
- Place of death
- Gondolin
- Performers
- Jarl Benzon
- Age
- SA 1600
- Type
- Elf—Characters in The Children of Húrin—Major character—Elves—Ñoldor—Lord
Appearances
Where Glorfindel appears across works and media.
The Silmarillion
The Fellowship of the Ring (film)
The Fall of Gondolin
The Return of the King (book)
The Return of the King (film)
The Silmarillion (book, 1977)
The Fellowship of the Ring (book, 1954)
The Fellowship of the Ring (book)
The Fellowship of the Ring (film) (film, 2001)
The Return of the King
The Battle for Middle-earth II
Connections 1
- member of
- House of Finarfin
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