House of the Hammer of Wrath

The house of the Hammer of Wrath was one of the twelve houses of the Elven city of Gondolin.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. II: The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, chapter III: "The Fall of Gondolin", pgs. 174, 178-9 
==History==
The Elves of the house of the Hammer of Wrath were generally blacksmiths and craftsmen, who loved and respected Aulë above all the Ainur. In battle, they used great maces or hammers, with huge shields bearing their emblem. They had extremely strong arms as a result of the constant forging and work as a blacksmith. The huge shields they bore were engraved with the heraldic device of their house, the Hammer of Wrath striking sparks off of an anvil. In their early years, they were recruited by Noldoli that had escaped from Morgoth's mines; in later days, the folk of the Hammer of Wrath harbored a great hatred for Morgoth and his Balrogs. These Elves were led by Rog, who was said to be the strongest of the Gondolindrim. After the armies of Morgoth breached the northern gate in the Fall of Gondolin in FA 150, the Elves of the Hammer of Wrath led a charge and slew many Orcs, but were pushed back when Balrogs and "serpents of iron" entered the city. After Rog rallied his people, they charged "behind him like a wedge" in wrath towards the northern gate, honoring their name. In their sally, they pushed back all of Morgoth's army, even the Balrogs and dragons. They were the first people, Elves or Men, to kill a Balrog. When Gothmog counterattacked by trying to prevent their retreat, the folk of the Hammer of Wrath maintained the attack until the shrieks of the Balrogs "rent the airs" of the Vale of Tumladen. They were only stopped when a Fire-drake was loosed upon them. Even though they were all slain in the battle, "it is yet sung that each man of the Hammer of Wrath took the lives of seven foemen to pay for his own". The Ñoldor still sang afterward in Tol Eressëa of that great charge.
==Etymology==
Kosartami was the Qenya name for the folk of the Hammer of Wrath,Parma Eldalamberon 13, "The Alphabet of Rúmil & Early Noldorin Fragments", pg. 104 possibly a combination of kos ("quarrel, dispute, the matter disputed, legal action") and the plural form of artam ("hammer").Kosartami on Eldamo.org
Thlim gothodrum was the Gnomish cognate of kosartami. It was a combination of thlim ("race, kind, species, sort"), goth ("war, strife"), and odrum ("hammer").
==Translations==
Foreign Language	Translated name
Arabic 	بيت مطرقة الغضب
Chinese 	怒錘家族
Finnish 	Vihan Vasara suku
French 	Maison du Marteau de Colère
German 	Haus des Hammers des Zorns
Greek 	Οίκος του Σφυρί της Οργή
Hindi 	क्रोध के हथौड़ा का घर
Hungarian 	A harag kalapácsának háza
Icelandic 	Hús reiðihamarsins
Italian 	Casa del Martello d'Ira
Spanish 	Casa del Martillo Iracundo
Turkish 	Öfke Çekici Hânedânı
==References==
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Category:Houses of the Gondolindrim