Gwindor

Gwindor was an Elf of Nargothrond in the First Age. He was the son of Guilin and a Prince of Nargothrond.
== Biography ==
Gwindor was credited with beginning the Nírnaeth Arnoediad when, at the sight of his brother Gelmir's brutal murder at the hands of Orcs, he rashly charged the hosts of Morgoth on the plains of Anfauglith by his own will. He was ultimately captured when Morgoth's reserves were set forth from the fortress and the armies of Men and Elves were overrun. He was enslaved and put into one of the stone-gangs of Angband for seventeen years (FA 472 -489).
Gwindor later escaped Angband, but his hand was cut off in a fight with a guard. The injury devastated Gwindor and he fell into despair in the wilderness, and nearly died of the wound. He was rescued by Beleg and his will to live returned. He later helped Beleg free Túrin and, after Beleg's tragic and accidental death, Gwindor found himself trying to rouse Túrin as Beleg had roused him. He brought Túrin to Nargothrond, and in time would counsel against Túrin's policy of open warfare against Morgoth, but was ignored. He loved the Elf Finduilas, but found himself unfit to wed her, and an engagement between them was broken. He grew jealous of Túrin since she loved him more, and felt Túrin had gained respect from the council at his expense. He warned Finduilas that Túrin was cursed and would bring doom to the people he loved. Nevertheless, Gwindor pitied and loved him.
He was mortally wounded in the Battle of Tumhalad, the last battle of Nargothrond. Túrin abandoned the battle and bore him to safety, but his wounds could not be healed. Gwindor died reproaching Túrin for his pride and pleading him to save Finduilas, who alone stood between Túrin and his doom.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XX: "Of the Fifth Battle: Nirnaeth Arnoediad"The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXI: "Of Túrin Turambar"The Children of Húrin
== Etymology ==
Gwindor consists of the Ñoldorin word gwind ("pale blue"), or in Quenya, vinya ("young"). Dor has several meanings ("high, lofty, noble, king, or master").The History of Middle-earth, Vol. V: The Lost Road and Other Writings: The Etymologies
== In other versions ==
In The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, Flinding was Gwindor's name; and he was the son of Fuilin. He first appears when Túrin kills Beleg by accident.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. II: The Book of Lost Tales Part Two
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ጉዊንዶር
Arabic 	غويندور
Armenian 	Գվինդոր
Assamese 	গ্ৱিণ্ডাৰ
Belarusian Cyrillic	Гўіндор
Bengali 	গুইন্ডর
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Гуидор
Chinese (Hong Kong)	葛溫多
Georgian 	ღვინდორი
Greek 	Γωινδορ
Gujarati 	ગવિન્દોર
Hebrew 	גווינדור
Hindi 	ङ्विन्दोर
Japanese 	グウィンドール
Kannada 	ಗ್ವಿಂಡರ್
Kazakh 	Гуіндор (Cyrillic) Gwindor (Latin)
Korean 	귄도르
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Гвиндор
Macedonian Cyrillic	Гwиндор
Malayalam 	ഗ്വിന്ഡോർ
Marathi 	ग्विन्दोर
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Гвиндор
Nepalese 	गविन्दोर
Persian 	گویندور
Punjabi 	ਗਵਿੰਡੋਰ
Russian 	Гвиндор
Serbian 	Гвиндор (Cyrillic) Gvindor (Latin)
Sinhalese 	ග්විඳොර්
Tajik Cyrillic 	Гwиндор
Tamil 	குவிந்தோர்
Telugu 	గ్విన్డోర్
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Гвіндор
Urdu 	گوونڈور
Uzbek 	Гвиндор (Cyrillic) Gvindor (Latin)
Yiddish 	גווינדאָר
==References==
Category:Ñoldor
Category:Elves of Nargothrond
Category:The Silmarillion characters
Category:Characters in The Children of Húrin
Category:Characters in The History of Middle-earth
Category:Deaths in battle
Category:Elves
Category:Elves of Beleriand
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