Tuor Eladar, Lord of the House of the Wing
Tuor Eladar, Lord of the House of the Wing
Tuor was one of the leaders of Gondolin in the Fall of Gondolin, and defended the city against the attack by the forces of Morgoth. He achieved meritorious deeds including forcing a fire-drake to retreat. He also stopped an attack on his wife and son by Maeglin, who he was able to thwart by throwing him from the walls, mirroring the fate of his father Eöl. Afterwards he, his wife, their son Eärendil, and a remnant of Gondolin's people escaped through a secret way in the mountains and traveled to the Mouths of Sirion.
The union of Tuor and Idril was the second between a mortal Man and an Elf. His son Earendil married Elwing, daughter of Dior, thus grand-daughter of Beren and Lúthien; so Tuor would become the grandfather of Elrond and Elros, the first being one of the most influential figures of the Second and Third Ages and the second the first king of Númenor. His lineage passed down to the royal House of Elros of the Kingdom of Númenor, and then on to the Kings of Gondor and Arnor, and the later Kings of the Reunited Kingdom.
Wanting to add some history of the vast lore within Lord of the Rings I knew I had to do something with the painting of Gondolin that was provided in the Rivendell set. I Chose Tuor as he would be the forefather of all Kings of Gondor and Arnor and the Reunited Kingdoms after.
Tuor Eladar, Lord of the House of the Wing
Tuor Eladar, Lord of the House of the Wing
Tuor was one of the leaders of Gondolin in the Fall of Gondolin, and defended the city against the attack by the forces of Morgoth. He achieved meritorious deeds including forcing a fire-drake to retreat. He also stopped an attack on his wife and son by Maeglin, who he was able to thwart by throwing him from the walls, mirroring the fate of his father Eöl. Afterwards he, his wife, their son Eärendil, and a remnant of Gondolin's people escaped through a secret way in the mountains and traveled to the Mouths of Sirion.
The union of Tuor and Idril was the second between a mortal Man and an Elf. His son Earendil married Elwing, daughter of Dior, thus grand-daughter of Beren and Lúthien; so Tuor would become the grandfather of Elrond and Elros, the first being one of the most influential figures of the Second and Third Ages and the second the first king of Númenor. His lineage passed down to the royal House of Elros of the Kingdom of Númenor, and then on to the Kings of Gondor and Arnor, and the later Kings of the Reunited Kingdom.
Wanting to add some history of the vast lore within Lord of the Rings I knew I had to do something with the painting of Gondolin that was provided in the Rivendell set. I Chose Tuor as he would be the forefather of all Kings of Gondor and Arnor and the Reunited Kingdoms after.