In the earliest Lost Tales, Galdor was a Noldo lord in Gondolin, lord of the people of the Tree. In later writings, N. Galdor was an early name for Legolas in Lord of the Rings drafts and S. Galdor was used for the father of Húrin.
Gnomish
gumlin
masculine name. Gumlin
Changes
- Gumlin → Mailgond ✧ LBI/Gumlin
- Gumlin → Mailgond ✧ LBI/Mailrond
- Gumlin → Mailgond ✧ SMI/Mailgond
galdor
masculine name. Galdor
Changes
- Gumlin → Galdor ✧ LBI/Galdor
- Gumlin → Galdor ✧ SMI/Galdor
Cognates
- Eq. Aldaron “King of Forests” ✧ PE13/104
Variations
- Gumlin ✧ LBI/Galdor; SMI/Galdor
In the earliest Lost Tales, the name of the servant who accompanied Túrin to Doriath, renamed Grithnir in later writings. Elsewhere in later writings, the name Gumlin was briefly used for the father of Húrin before Tolkien changed this name to its final form, Galdor.