Peleg
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| Peleg | |
|---|---|
| Man | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Other names | Pelek (Q) |
| Family | |
| House | House of the Swan |
| Parentage | Indor |
| Children | Tuor |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
Peleg was the son of Indor and the father of Tuor, according to the early version of the legendarium in The Book of Lost Tales. Therefore, like Tuor, he probably belonged to the House of the Swan.[1]
Etymology
The name Peleg is in Gnomish, meaning "axe",[2] and its Qenya cognate is Pelek.[3]
In The Lay of the Fall of Gondolin, from c. 1920, his name was changed to Fengel, a name that was later used for the fifteen King of Rohan.[4]
Genealogy
| Fengel | |||||||
| Indor | |||||||
| PELEG | |||||||
| Tuor | |||||||
See also
- Huor, father of Tuor in The Silmarillion
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "III. The Fall of Gondolin", p. 160
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "Appendix: Names in the Lost Tales – Part II", entry Peleg, p. 346
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "The Alphabet of Rúmil & Early Noldorin Fragments", in Parma Eldalamberon XIII (edited by Carl F. Hostetter, Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, Patrick H. Wynne, and Bill Welden), "Official Name List", p. 103
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lays of Beleriand, "II. Poems Early Abandoned: The Lay of the Fall of Gondolin", p. 145
