Gálmód

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Gálmód
Rohir
Biographical Information
LanguageRohanese and Westron
BirthLate Third Age
Family
ChildrenGríma
Physical Description
GenderMale

Gálmód was a man of Rohan.

History[edit | edit source]

Gálmód must have been born and flourished around the 30th century of the Third Age[1]; he was the father of Gríma Wormtongue, the advisor to King Théoden of Rohan.[2]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

The name Gálmód seems to derive from the Old English word for "light-minded, licentious"[3] or "light, wanton mood".[4]

Genealogy[edit | edit source]

GÁLMÓD
fl. late T.A.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gríma
d. T.A. 3019
 


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