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Titles
The Dragon, Dragon-King, Father of Dragons, Gold-worm of Angband, The Golden, The Great Worm, Worm of Morgoth
Meaning
Apparently 'golden ?cloud'1
Pronunciation
glow'roong (where 'glow' rhymes with English 'now')
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GlaurungGolden Father of Dragons![]() Glaurung, first of the Urulóki
Glaurung was the first of the Dragons, and one of the greatest. He first issued from Angband in I 260, but not being fully grown at that time, the Noldor under Fingon were able to drive him back. In the Dagor Bragollach and the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, Glaurung was in the vanguard of Morgoth's forces, and having grown to his full power, he wreaked great destruction on those battlefields. In the Nirnaeth, he was driven back to Angband by the heavily armoured Dwarves, though their lord Azaghâl was slain in that battle. Glaurung led the assault by Morgoth on Nargothrond, and there came across Túrin for the first time. He dwelt in the ruined halls of Finrod Felagund for a while, but came forth at last to seek Túrin. He was slain by Túrin's black sword Gurthang in the Forest of Brethil. Notes
See also...Amon Ethir, Anguirel, Arminas, Azaghâl, Balrogs, Bane of Glaurung, Battle of Tumhalad, Beautiful Mere, Black Sword of Brethil, Black Sword of Nargothrond, Black Thorn of Brethil, Brandir, Brethil, Cabed Naeramarth, Cabed-en-Aras, [See the full list...] For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1997-2000. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.Personality is one part of understanding a candidate's suitability, but aptitudes and skills are also key. |