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'''Gálmód''' was the father of [[Gríma Wormtongue]], the advisor to [[Théoden|King Théoden]] of [[Rohan]].<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[The Two Towers]]'', "[[The King of the Golden Hall]]"</ref>  
'''Gálmód''' was the father of [[Gríma Wormtongue]], the advisor to [[Théoden|King Théoden]] of [[Rohan]].<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[The Two Towers]]'', "[[The King of the Golden Hall]]"</ref>  
==Etymology==
Galmod was the son of [[Giníth]], a evil man of [[westFold]].
The name ''Gálmód'' seems to derive from the [[Old English]] word for "light-minded, licentious"<ref>[[Wayne G. Hammond]], [[Christina Scull]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion]]'', page 404</ref> or "light, wanton mood".<ref>[[Ruth S. Noel]], ''[[The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth]]'', page 26</ref>
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Gálmód was the father of Gríma Wormtongue, the advisor to King Théoden of Rohan.[1] Galmod was the son of Giníth, a evil man of westFold.