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<center>{{quote|There were those of the Tree, and they were a great house.|''[[The Book of Lost Tales Part Two]]'', [[The Fall of Gondolin]]}}</center> | <center>{{quote|There were those of the Tree, and they were a great house.|''[[The Book of Lost Tales Part Two]]'', [[The Fall of Gondolin (chapter)|The Fall of Gondolin]]}}</center> | ||
The '''House of the Tree''' was one of the noble [[Twelve Houses of the Gondolindrim|Houses of the Gondolindrim]] of [[Gondolin]], under the leadership of [[Galdor of the Tree|Galdor]]. They wore green, and carried iron-studded [[clubs]] and [[slings]]. | The '''House of the Tree''' was one of the noble [[Twelve Houses of the Gondolindrim|Houses of the Gondolindrim]] of [[Gondolin]], under the leadership of [[Galdor of the Tree|Galdor]]. They wore green, and carried iron-studded [[clubs]] and [[slings]]. | ||
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- "There were those of the Tree, and they were a great house."
- ― The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, The Fall of Gondolin
The House of the Tree was one of the noble Houses of the Gondolindrim of Gondolin, under the leadership of Galdor. They wore green, and carried iron-studded clubs and slings.
During the Fall of Gondolin, they were one of the two main kindreds that first hurled themselves upon the Balrogs and Orcs upon the destruction of the Gate of Gondolin. They guarded the western entrance to the Arch of Inwë. Many escaped the slaughter with Tuor, and were scouts ahead of the women and children, for they had "eyes like cats in the dark", later dwelling at the Mouths of Sirion. They are often referred to as the People or Folk of Galdor.[1]
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| Twelve houses of the Gondothlim |
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| King (leader: Turgon) · Wing (Tuor) · Mole (Meglin) · Swallow (Duilin) · Heavenly Arch (Egalmoth) · Pillar (Penlod) · Tower of Snow (Penlod) · Tree (Galdor) · Golden Flower (Glorfindel) · Fountain (Ecthelion) · Harp (Salgant) · Hammer of Wrath (Rog) |
