Posted: June 07, 2000 at 00:19:31: by Michael Martinez
: Gildor of the third age was IMO around in the first age as
: well.. so it isn't as though some elf in the TA hada kid and
: went "oh what was the name of that guy that hang out with
: Barahir in the FA?"We don't know when Gildor Inglorion was born or where. I don't really have an opinion on his age, just a theory that seems to fit the known facts, and which doesn't place him in Middle-earth in the First Age. : Also thanx for the list... it furthers the point i made in my
: post in reply to ur other message.. that it was the Men that
: repeated names.. and almost nil elves had second hand names. Plenty of Elves had the same names (the two youngest of sons of Feanor, the two Rumils, the two Gelmirs, etc.). But Elves did not have the custom of reusing the name of a great hero or king. That was quite contrary to the way they looked at things. : u did miss a name though. : Gilmir (1) - Son of Guilin, of a high house of Nargothrond;
: captured by Morgoth in the Dagor Bragollach. It was his maiming
: before the elven host at Barad Eithel that began the great
: battle of the Nirnaeth Arnoediad. Gelmir, not Gilmir. :)
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