Galdor of the Tree

Galdor was an Elf of Gondolin in the First Age.
==Biography==
Galdor was the Lord of the House of the Tree. He was a great warrior, second only to Turgon in valor. He followed the House of Fingolfin and House of Turgon during the Exile of the Ñoldor, but he did not fight in the Kinslaying at Alqualondë. When he arrived in Middle-earth, he fought in the Battle of the Lammoth and Dagor Aglareb. After he fought in Dagor Bragollach he took refuge in Gondolin with several Ñoldor and Sindar elves. He was ordained there soon after and became the lord of the house of the Tree. He then joined Gondolin's army and fought in the Nírnaeth Arnoediad. The house of the Tree was large, and it (along with the house of the Hammer of Wrath) was the first to confront the enemy in the Fall of Gondolin. Galdor fought with an iron-studded club, and may also have used a sling like others in the House of the Tree. In the wrath of their onset they caused the Orcs to "fall like leaves."
Galdor saved the lives of Tuor and Ecthelion during the Fall of Gondolin. Tuor, bearing the wounded Ecthelion, came to the Square of the Well, which Galdor and his Elves were defending. As Tuor came he stumbled beneath Ecthelion and fell; had it not been for Galdor coming to his aid, Tuor and Ecthelion would have been slain by the Orcs. He was leading the company of refugees but was attacked by an ambushing Orc-party. Despite the surprise of the attack, he fought off the Orcs efficiently, though he lost some of his kin, who were mostly killed by falling rocks rather than Orcs.
Galdor escaped the Fall of Gondolin and came to the Mouths of Sirion with the other refugees. He survived the onslaught of the Sons of Fëanor in the Third Kinslaying. After he fought in War of Wrath he migrated to the island of Tol Eressëa and reportedly still lives there.
== Other versions of the legendarium==
In late writings (see The Peoples of Middle-earth), Tolkien speculated that this Galdor and Galdor of the Havens may have been the same,The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, chapter XIII: "Last Writings", Glorfindel, note 1 but he ultimately rejected the notion: if Galdor had remained behind, he would either have completely declined the call of the Valar, and thus fallen, or would have had to leave and then return, like Glorfindel did, which would make him far more powerful than he appears in The Lord of the Rings.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, chapter XIII: "Last Writings", Glorfindel, note 3 
For this reason Tolkien speculated that "Galdor" was simply a common Sindarin name.
==Translations==
Foreign Language	Translated name
Asturian 	Galdor del Árbol
Azerbaijani 	Ağacın Galdoru
Catalan 	Galdor de l'Arbre
Croatian 	Galdor iz Drveta
Czech 	Galdor ze Stromu
Danish 	Galdor fra Træet
Dutch 	Galdor van de Boom
Faroese 	Galdor av Trænum
French 	Galdor de l'Arbre
Galician 	Galdor da Árbore
German 	Galdor vom Baum
Greek 	Γαλδορ του Δέντρου
Hebrew 	גאלדור של העץ
Hungarian 	A Fán Galdorja
Italian 	Galdor dell'Albero
Japanese 	樹のガルドール
Korean 	나무의 갈도르
Marathi 	झाडाचा गालडोर
Norwegian 	Galdor av Treet
Polish 	Galdor z Drzewa
Portuguese 	Galdor da Árvore
Romanian 	Galdor din Copac
Sardinian 	Galdor de s'Arbure
Serbian 	Галдор из Дрво (Cyrillic) Galdor iz Drvo (Latin)
Sicilian 	Galdor di l'Arburu
Slovak 	Galdor zo Stromu
Slovenian 	Galdor iz Drevesa
Spanish 	Galdor del Árbol
Swedish 	Galdor av Trädet
Tajik Cyrillic 	Галдор аз дарахт
Telugu 	చెట్టు యొక్క గాల్డర్
Turkish 	Ağacın Galdor'u
Turkmen 	Agajyň Galdory
==References==
Category:Ñoldor
Category:Elves of Gondolin
Category:Lords of the Gondothlim houses
Category:Characters in The History of Middle-earth
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Category:Elves of Beleriand