Gostir
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| Gostir | |
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| Dragon | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Other names | Dread Glance |
| Gallery | Images of Gostir |
Gostir was the name of one of the Dragons of Morgoth about whom almost nothing is known.
Biography
Gostir was a dragon only known by name.[1]
Etymology
Gostir means "terrible sight" in Sindarin, from gos ("horrible") and thîr ("opinion, expression, face").[1]
The earlier form of the name was Gorsthir.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies"
| Named Dragons | |
| Glaurung · Gostir · Ancalagon · Scatha · Smaug | |
