NPC:Glorfindel

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NPC: Glorfindel
'The water brings news to us here in Imladris.'
Class: unknown

The Elf-lord Glorfindel is one of the most powerful of all the Eldar of Middle-earth, counted great among the Wise. He remembers well the elder days of the world, and bears the great power and knowledge of ages past. His wrath can bring terror even to the Nazgûl of Sauron.

In the days following the fall of Fornost, Glorfindel came to the aid of Eärnur, prince of Gondor, as he pursued the Witch-king of Angmar back to Carn Dûm. Eärnur's host would have been destroyed, but the sudden appearance of the Elf-lord sent the Witch-king retreating in fear. It was Glorfindel who prophesied that no man would defeat the Witch-king, and who lent his steed Asfaloth to Frodo Baggins during the Ring-bearer's flight from the Nazgûl across the Ford of Bruinen.

In The Lord of the Rings, Glorfindel was one of the chief counselors of Elrond and a powerful member of the White Council. While Glorfindel first appears in The Lord of the Rings OnlineTM: Shadows of AngmarTM at Rivendell, players should not be surprised if he appears at some unexpected moment as "an Elf-lord revealed in his wrath...."

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[edit] Quick Facts

Timeline:
Dates: Origins and fate unknown; certainly extant between III 1975 and III 30191
Race: Elves
Division: Noldor
Culture: Rivendell
Pronunciation: glo'rfeendel
Meaning: 'Golden-haired Elf'

[edit] An heroic Elf-lord of Rivendell

A noble Elf of Rivendell, who fought at the Battle of Fornost and, a thousand years later, helped Frodo Baggins and his companions to reach the House of Elrond and evade the pursuit of the Black Riders.

[edit] Footnotes

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Some sources suggest that Glorfindel may have been a great Elf-lord of the First Age, returned to Middle-earth to aid in the conflict against Sauron.


 

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