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'''Greymantle'''' was a title borne by two famous characters in [[Tolkien]]'s works. The first of these was [[Elu Thingol]], the King of [[Doriath]] in the [[First Age]]. His [[Sindarin]] name Thingol (and its older [[Quenya]] equivalent, [[Singollo]]) both meant '[[Greycloak]]' or 'Greymantle'.  
'''Greymantle''' was a title borne by two famous characters in [[Tolkien]]'s works. The first of these was [[Elu Thingol]], the King of [[Doriath]] in the [[First Age]]. His [[Sindarin]] name Thingol (and its older [[Quenya]] equivalent, [[Singollo]]) both meant '[[Greycloak]]' or 'Greymantle'.  


The name reappeared in a quite different form in the [[Third Age]], when it was one of many acquired by the Wizard [[Gandalf]] on his journeys. It was said to come from a name given to him in the [[Westron]] or [[Common Tongue]]. That original name was possibly [[Incánus]], translated into the language of the [[Rohirrim]] as [[Greyhame]], and so into modern English as 'Greymantle'.
The name reappeared in a quite different form in the [[Third Age]], when it was one of many acquired by the Wizard [[Gandalf]] on his journeys. It was said to come from a name given to him in the [[Westron]] or [[Common Tongue]]. That original name was possibly [[Incánus]], translated into the language of the [[Rohirrim]] as [[Greyhame]], and so into modern English as 'Greymantle'.


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Revision as of 18:43, 22 October 2007

Greymantle was a title borne by two famous characters in Tolkien's works. The first of these was Elu Thingol, the King of Doriath in the First Age. His Sindarin name Thingol (and its older Quenya equivalent, Singollo) both meant 'Greycloak' or 'Greymantle'.

The name reappeared in a quite different form in the Third Age, when it was one of many acquired by the Wizard Gandalf on his journeys. It was said to come from a name given to him in the Westron or Common Tongue. That original name was possibly Incánus, translated into the language of the Rohirrim as Greyhame, and so into modern English as 'Greymantle'.