Othrod
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Othrod | |
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Orc | |
Biographical Information | |
Titles | Lord of the Orcs |
Affiliation | Melko |
Death | Killed by Tuor during the Fall of Gondolin |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Gallery | Images of Othrod |
Othrod was a "lord of the Orcs" slain by Tuor during the Fall of Gondolin.[1]
He only appears in Tolkien's early "The Fall of Gondolin".
Etymology
Othrod is clearly Gnomish, but it is not glossed. The Qenya cognate was Osorot.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "III. The Fall of Gondolin", p. 181
- ↑ 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), p. 105