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'''Glirhuin''' was a [[ | '''Glirhuin''' was a [[Man]] of the [[Haladin]], a [[Seers|seer]] and [[Minstrels|harp-player]] who lived in the Forest of [[Brethil]] in the [[First Age]]. | ||
Glirhuin composed a song that said that the [[Stone of the Hapless]] would never be defiled by [[Morgoth]] nor sink below the sea. Indeed after [[Beleriand]] fell beneath the waves, still [[Tol Morwen]] stood alone above the waters.<ref>{{S|Doriath}}</ref> | Glirhuin composed a song that said that the [[Stone of the Hapless]] would never be defiled by [[Morgoth]] nor sink below the sea. Indeed after [[Beleriand]] fell beneath the waves, still [[Tol Morwen]] stood alone above the waters.<ref>{{S|Doriath}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 18:53, 8 June 2021
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| "Glirhuin" by Stefan Meisl | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Position | Seer and harp-player of Brethil |
| Location | Brethil |
| Birth | First Age (6th century)[1] |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
| Gallery | Images of Glirhuin |
Glirhuin was a Man of the Haladin, a seer and harp-player who lived in the Forest of Brethil in the First Age.
Glirhuin composed a song that said that the Stone of the Hapless would never be defiled by Morgoth nor sink below the sea. Indeed after Beleriand fell beneath the waves, still Tol Morwen stood alone above the waters.[2]
Etymology
The name is not glossed, but as Paul Strack notices, it contains the element glir- ("sing").[3]
References
- ↑ Robert Foster, The Complete Guide to Middle-earth, entry "Glirhuin"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Ruin of Doriath"
- ↑ Paul Strack, "S. Glirhuin m.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 8 June 2021)
