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Gwindor is a noble elf from Nargothrond who leads the first charge in the fifth battle of the Wars of Beleriand when his brother Gelmir is brutally executed. His company is ambushed, and he’s held captive for 14 years before he escapes. Gwindor brings Túrin to Nargothrond, where Finduilas, who used to love Gwindor, falls in love with Túrin instead. He’s mortally wounded during Glaurung’s invasion of Nargothrond and begs Túrin to save Finduilas and avoid his own terrible fate.
Gwindor Quotes in The Silmarillion
The The Silmarillion quotes below are all either spoken by Gwindor or refer to Gwindor. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 21 Quotes
‘Farewell, O twice beloved! A Túrin Turambar turun ambartanen: master of doom by doom mastered! O happy to be dead!’
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Gwindor Character Timeline in The Silmarillion
The timeline below shows where the character Gwindor appears in The Silmarillion. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 20. Of the Fifth Battle: Nirnaeth Arnoediad
...the sons of Fëanor, won’t send help. Only a small company from Nargothrond, led by Gwindor, joins the union. Thingol also refuses to join, since the sons of Fëanor want his...
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Morgoth’s captain rides up to Fingon’s fortress with a prisoner—Gwindor’s brother, Gelmir—and warns the army that he’ll begin killing the prisoners in Angband as soon...
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Chapter 21. Of Túrin Turambar
...he has little hope of success. Passing through the treacherous woods of Taur-nu-Fuin, he meets Gwindor, who has escaped from one of Morgoth’s labor camps. Gwindor has seen the orcs that...
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...to kill Beleg. A flash of lightning reveals Beleg’s face. The orcs wake up, and Gwindor tries to convince Túrin to flee, but he only sits beside Beleg’s body during the...
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The orcs depart after the storm, and Gwindor helps Túrin bury Beleg. Túrin doesn’t speak until Gwindor leads him to a spring sacred...
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Though Finduilas, Orodreth’s daughter, had once loved Gwindor, she now falls in love with Túrin, who doesn’t notice her affection. Gwindor encourages her...
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...a bridge over the defensive Narog river so that their weapons can be delivered faster. Gwindor, who speaks against Túrin to the king, falls out of favor. A message arrives at...
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...The orc armies, aided by Glaurung, are too strong. Orodreth is killed and Túrin carries Gwindor, gravely wounded, from the battlefield into the woods. Though Gwindor loves Túrin, he regrets meeting...
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