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'''Girion''' (d. {{TA|2770}}<ref name="TA">{{App|TA}}</ref>) was the last Lord of [[Dale]] and had a wife and a son. | '''Girion''' (d. {{TA|2770}}<ref name="TA">{{App|TA}}</ref>) was the last Lord of [[Dale]] and had a wife and a son. | ||
He possessed a [[Necklace of Girion|Necklace]] made of five hundred emeralds | He possessed a [[Necklace of Girion|Necklace]] made of five hundred emeralds. When the [[Dwarves of Erebor]] forged a coat of dwarf-linked rings for his eldest son, Girion gave it to the Dwarves as a payment.<ref>{{H|Inside}}</ref> | ||
He witnessed the arrival of [[Smaug]] when the [[dragon]] assaulted Dale and the neighboring [[Dwarves|dwarf]] realm of [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]]. | He witnessed the arrival of [[Smaug]] when the [[dragon]] assaulted Dale and the neighboring [[Dwarves|dwarf]] realm of [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]]. Girion was killed during that event but his wife and child escaped down the [[River Running]].<ref name="Fire">{{H|14}}</ref> | ||
Girion was killed during that event but his wife and child escaped down the [[River Running]].<ref name="Fire">{{H|14}}</ref> | |||
171 years later,<ref name="TA"/> [[Bard]], assumed to be Girion's descendant, took revenge upon the dragon by slaying him with an arrow.<ref name="Fire"/> His Necklace was found among the dragon's hoard. | 171 years later,<ref name="TA"/> [[Bard]], assumed to be Girion's descendant, took revenge upon the dragon by slaying him with an arrow.<ref name="Fire"/> His Necklace was found among the dragon's hoard. | ||
Revision as of 19:46, 3 January 2014
| Girion | |
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| Man | |
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| Biographical Information | |
| Position | Lord of Dale |
| Location | Dale |
| Death | T.A. 2770 Dale |
| Family | |
| Spouse | Unnamed wife |
| Children | Unnamed child |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
| Clothing | Necklace |
| Gallery | Images of Girion |
Girion (d. T.A. 2770[1]) was the last Lord of Dale and had a wife and a son.
He possessed a Necklace made of five hundred emeralds. When the Dwarves of Erebor forged a coat of dwarf-linked rings for his eldest son, Girion gave it to the Dwarves as a payment.[2]
He witnessed the arrival of Smaug when the dragon assaulted Dale and the neighboring dwarf realm of Erebor. Girion was killed during that event but his wife and child escaped down the River Running.[3]
171 years later,[1] Bard, assumed to be Girion's descendant, took revenge upon the dragon by slaying him with an arrow.[3] His Necklace was found among the dragon's hoard.
Etymology
Although the names of Dale are Norse, Girion seems to be a Sindarin name. The meaning is not clear but the Etymologies give a Noldorin root GIR ("quiver, shudder"),[4] which might be related.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "Inside Information"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "Fire and Water"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 358
