Salgant

Salgant was an Elf of Gondolin.
==Biography==
Salgant was the Lord of the House of the Harp in Gondolin. He was heavy and squat, and owned a harp of gold. He presided over a noble house of valiant warriors loyal to the realm and the King, but had character flaws. Despite his inadequacies, he was a friendly Elf and knew Eärendil as a child; he often played with him and taught him to play music with the wooden pipes he made for him. He was said to have fawned on Maeglin, and was a craven coward.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. II, The Book of Lost Tales 2, "The Fall of Gondolin"http://www.annalsofarda.dk/annals-of-arda/Elves-index-tables/Elves/Salgant.htm
Unfortunately, Salgant was a traitor and was persuaded by Maeglin to join in his conspiracy to seize the kingship of Gondolin for himself, though the prospect frightened Salgant. In furtherance of this, he used his position to persuade Turgon to hold the city at all costs. When the attack came, the King ordered Salgant to defend the Great Market with Glorfindel and his house of Elves. In an act of betrayal, he countermanded that order and sent his warriors to the Lesser Market instead, but they rebelled.
He fled in fear and disappeared. His fate is unknown. Eärendil mourned for him when he heard that his childhood friend was not amongst the survivors.
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ሳልጋንት
Arabic 	سالجانت
Armenian 	Սալգանտ
Belarusian Cyrillic	Салгант
Bengali 	সালগান্ত
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Салгант
Georgian 	სალგანტი
Greek 	Σαλγκαντ
Gujarati 	સલગંટ
Hebrew 	צאלגאנת
Hindi 	षल्गन्त
Kannada 	ಸಾಲ್ಗಂಟ್
Kazakh 	Салгант (Cyrillic) Salgant (Latin)
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Салгант
Macedonian Cyrillic	Салгант
Marathi 	षल्गन्त
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Салгант
Nepalese 	साल्गन्ट
Pashto 	صالګانت
Persian 	صالگانت
Russian 	Салгант
Sanskrit 	षल्गन्त्
Serbian 	Салгант (Cyrillic) Salgant (Latin)
Sinhalese 	සල්ගන්ට්
Tajik Cyrillic 	Салгант
Tamil 	சல்கண்ட்
Tatar 	Сальгант
Telugu 	సల్గంట్
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Салґант
Urdu 	صالگانت
Uzbek 	Салгант (Cyrillic) Salgant (Latin)
Yiddish 	סאַלגאַנט
==References==
Category:Ñoldor
Category:Villains
Category:Elves of Gondolin
Category:Lords of the Gondothlim houses
Category:Characters in The History of Middle-earth
Category:Gnomish names & words
Category:Elves
Category:Elves of Beleriand
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