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Thingol · 01-12-2002, 09:36 AM

When Frodo, Sam, and Pippin encounter Gildor at the begining of the Fellowship of the Ring he says he is of the house of Finrod. I have never been totally sure of what the phrase "Of the house of" means in Tolkiens work. I always thought that to belong to the house of someone, you had to be related to that person. Ex: Eomer is related to Thingol and is of his house, Aragorn's descendents are of the house of Telchar, Tuor, Turin, Huor, Hurin, are all of the house of Hador and are in the family. In all the genealogies I've looked at, I don't see Gildor's name in association with Finrod's.

01-12-2002, 09:36 AM	#1
Thingol Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 259	Gildor's origins When Frodo, Sam, and Pippin encounter Gildor at the begining of the Fellowship of the Ring he says he is of the house of Finrod. I have never been totally sure of what the phrase "Of the house of" means in Tolkiens work. I always thought that to belong to the house of someone, you had to be related to that person. Ex: Eomer is related to Thingol and is of his house, Aragorn's descendents are of the house of Telchar, Tuor, Turin, Huor, Hurin, are all of the house of Hador and are in the family. In all the genealogies I've looked at, I don't see Gildor's name in association with Finrod's. __________________ Yet the lies that Melkor, the mighty and accursed, Morgoth Bauglir, the Power of Terror and of Hate, sowed in the hearts of Elves and Men are a seed that does not die and cannot be destroyed; and ever and anon it sprouts anew, and will bear dark fruit even unto the latest days.