Fall of Gondolin

[Huinesoron]

Originally Posted by William Cloud Hicklin

While we're at it: T says Glorfindel was "a kinsman" of Turgon. Any speculation just how they were related?

Assuming the later House Finwe family tree is valid, they can't be that close, but... could blond Glorfindel be descended from a sibling of Indis? We know that the 'children of Indis' identity was pretty strong among Fingolfin and Finarfin's lines, so a cousin on the Vanyarin side could be treated as somewhat closer kin than he actually was.

Come to think of it, Elenwe was a Vanya too, wasn't she? Could it be as simple as Glorfindel being Turgon's brother-in-law?

As a bonus, it would explain why he, rather than anyone else, went all-out against the Balrog up on the high pass - because it was threatening Idril, his niece who was the only living reminder of his dead sister.

Urwen - that's a lovely picture, though I have to wonder where his sword's gone. Tolkien was very clear about what Maeglin was doing with his hands: one was holding Earendil and got bitten, one was stabbing Earendil with a dagger and got broken. Anguirel should still be in its sheath, unless by some inconceivable chance he lost it.

(Given that at least three swords are known to have escaped Gondolin, there's always the possibility that Anguirel was also looted, and wound up in some troll's horde somewhere in the eastern lands...)

hS