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Turgon
Tuor, a man and the son of Huor, is chosen by Ulmo to be his messenger and led to the coast, where he falls in love with the sea. Though Tuor delivers Ulmo’s warning to Turgon that Gondolin will soon be betrayed, Turgon disregards it. Tuor marries Turgon’s daughter Idril, and they have a son named Eärendil. When Turgon’s nephew Maeglin reveals Gondolin’s location to Melkor and tries to grab Idril, Tuor throws him from the city walls. He and Idril lead the survivors of Gondolin to safety at the mouth of the River Sirion. Drawn by the sea, Tuor and Idril eventually sail west towards Valinor and are never seen again.
Tuor Quotes in The Silmarillion
The The Silmarillion quotes below are all either spoken by Tuor or refer to Tuor. 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 23 Quotes
Then Turgon pondered long the counsel of Ulmo, and there came into his mind the words that were spoken to him in Vinyamar: ‘Love not too well the work of thy hands and the devices of thy heart; and remember that the true hope of the Noldor lieth in the West, and cometh from the Sea.’ But Turgon was become proud, and Gondolin as beautiful as a memory of Elven Tirion, and he trusted still in his secret and impregnable strength, though even a Vala should gainsay it; and after the Nirnaeth Arnoediad the people of that city desired never again to mingle in the woes of Elves and Men without, nor to return through dread and danger into the West.
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This passage occurs after Tuor delivers Ulmo’s message that the Doom of the Noldor is nearly finished and the city of Gondolin is about to fall. Rather than fleeing the city, Turgon ignores Ulmo’s warning because of his confidence in Gondolin’s defenses and his pride in the beauty of the city. The elves often become attached to their beautiful creations—the Noldor love the Silmarils and Teleri love their ships—and it usually leads them to trouble. Turgon, who has seen firsthand the results of those attachments, is still too arrogant to recognize that he’s falling into the same pattern. He prioritizes Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. At a deserunt. Sint aperiam consequatur. Minima porro perferendis. Sit neque odit. Tenetur qui dignissimos. Qui et ut. Voluptate labore corporis. Hic tempore laborum. Nisi quia ea. Quia soluta itaque. Deleniti nisi earum. Ad tenetur
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Tuor Character Timeline in The Silmarillion
The timeline below shows where the character Tuor appears in The Silmarillion. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 23. Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin
...two months before his death during the Battle of Unnumbered Tears. She leaves their son Tuor to be fostered by the elves of Mithrim shortly before her own death. In his...
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Reaching Nevrast, Tuor falls in love with the sea. He finds Turgon’s abandoned home and takes the sword...
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Tuor meets with Turgon and delivers Ulmo’s warning that the curse of Mandos is almost complete....
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Tuor remains in Gondolin and falls in love with Idril, and Turgon allows them to marry....
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...to avoid suspicion. When Eärendil is seven, Morgoth attacks Gondolin at night during a festival. Tuor tries to rescue Idril during the attack, but Maeglin grabs both her and Eärendil. Tuor...
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Tuor and Idril lead the survivors of Gondolin away through Idril’s secret path. As they climb...
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...can’t act until the sons of Fëanor give up their claim on the Silmarils. When Tuor grows old, he builds a ship and sails away with Idril. Elven tradition believes that...
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