Ingold

Ingold was a Man of Gondor and a soldier of the realm.
== Biography ==
During the War of the Ring, he was the leader of the soldiers guarding Forannest, the northern gate of the Rammas Echor as it was being repaired just before the start of the Siege of Gondor. He permitted Gandalf and Pippin through the gate, having recognized the wizard immediately, but he enquired after Pippin's business in Minas Tirith as Gondorians of the time did not trust foreigners and Halflings were almost completely unknown to him, aside from the one mentioned in Boromir's dream.The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Five, Chapter I: "Minas Tirith"
Days after Gandalf had passed, an army out of Mordor crossed the river Anduin at Cair Andros and descended on Ingold's position. He retreated with those of his men who survived back to the city, reporting that the northern road had fallen into the hands of the enemy. This was woeful news in Minas Tirith, because it was thought to mean that the Rohirrim could not come to their aid (though in fact the Riders were able to find another route, the long-forgotten Stonewain Valley).The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Five, Chapter IV: "The Siege of Gondor"
thumb|Ingold in The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game, The Wastes of Eriador Adventure Pack
== Etymology ==
The name Ingold likely had close etymological ties with the word Ingoldo, meaning 'the Ñoldor' in Quenya.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, XI: "The Shibboleth of Fëanor"
== Other versions of the legendarium ==
In earlier writings, Ingold was the name of Aragorn and the Elfstone.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. VII: The Treason of Isengard, IV: "Of Hamilcar, Gandalf, and Saruman"The History of Middle-earth, Vol. VII: The Treason of Isengard, XII: "Lothlórien"
==In adaptations==
In The Lord of the Rings Online Ingold is first met defending the northern gate of Rammas Echor when the wall is already besieged by the Morgul host. He tasks the player with slowing the enemy's advance and repelling the attacks on the wall, but eventually retreats to Minas Tirith along with his men. Ingold survives the Battle of the Pelennor Fields and joins the Host of the West on the march to the Black Gate. After the downfall of Sauron he becomes part of Gondorian army tasked with entering the Black Land and dealing with the evil that remains within. Ingold and his men establish a camp in the ruins of Díngarth, an ancient Gondorian keep on the plain of Dol Amarth, from which they make several incursions to the ruins of Barad-dûr , which are found to be neither empty nor free of danger. After King Elessar charges Steward Faramir with cleansing the evil of Minas Morgul, Ingold and his men traverse the plateau of Gorgoroth and enter the Morgul Vale from the east.
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ኢንጎልድ
Arabic 	إنغولد
Armenian 	Ինգոլդ
Belarusian Cyrillic	Інгольд
Bengali 	ইনগোল্ড
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Инголд
Chinese 	英戈尔德
Chinese (Hong Kong)	印哥
Georgian 	ინგოლდი
Greek 	Ίνγκολντ
Gujarati 	ઇન્ગોલ્ડ
Hebrew 	אינגולד
Hindi 	इंगोल्ड
Japanese 	インゴルド
Kannada 	ಇಂಗೋಲ್ಡ್
Kazakh 	Ингольд (Cyrillic) Ingold (Latin)
Konkani 	इंगोल्ड
Korean 	잉골드
Kurdish 	(Sorani) ئینگۆڵد
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Инголд
Macedonian Cyrillic	Инголд
Maithili 	इंगोल्ड
Malayalam 	ഇംഗോൾഡ്
Marathi 	इंगोल्ड
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Инголд
Nepalese 	इन्गोल्ड
Pashto 	انګولډ
Persian 	اینگولد
Punjabi 	ਇੰਗੋਲਡ
Russian 	Ингольд
Serbian 	Инголд (Cyrillic) Ingold (Latin)
Tajik Cyrillic 	Инголд
Tamil 	இன்கோல்ட்
Tatar 	Инголд
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Інголд
Urdu 	انگولڈ
Yiddish 	ינגאָלד
== References ==
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