Who is Glorfindel? The Balrog Slayer and the Fall of Gondolin - Lore Explained

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Who is Glorfindel? The Legendary Elf Lord from Gondolin, who slew a Balrog? In this special Episode of my books and films references and differences series, we will fully focus on this character, who only has a smallc ameo in the LotR films. In Tolkien's books however he plays a bigger role and has a very interesting backstory in the lore, which includes the Fall of Gondolin, but also Balrogs, Dragons and the First Dark Lord Morgoth. ► Artwork and special thanks to: ➥ Kimberly80 - https://www.deviantart.com/kimberly80 ➥ Laura Tolton - https://www.deviantart.com/lauratolton ➥ Niahti - https://www.artstation.com/niahti ➥ BeneF - https://www.deviantart.com/benef ► Mistakes: - There are a ton of typing errors for sure, e.g. Leser Market (Laser Market?) - Lesser Market on the Gondolin Map. - At 16:13 I say Elenwë was the daughter of Turgon. Weird mistake, but ofc Idril is the daughter of Turgon. Elwenë is his wife. ► Playlists: If you are interested in Tolkien's legendary #fantasy Epic The Lord of the Rings and his related works, here some recommendations: ➥Book/Film Differences Series - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe-4l74B8mw&list=PLvqIed90tYZoiZZ-mAGxp6NnUrdURe0Uq ➥Recommended Lore Videos - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZDYJTTWknQ&list=PLvqIed90tYZoTeR0HFEY9ir6X31aLnazo The Philosopher's Games / TPhGames / TPhLore ► Social Media: ➥ YouTube: https://youtube.com/ThePhilosophersGames ➥ Gaming Channel - https://www.youtube.com/TPhGames ➥ Twitch Channel - https://twitch.tv/thephilosophersgames ➥ Twitter (@PhilosophGames): https://twitter.com/philosophgames ➥ Discord Server - https://discord.gg/SPW68vh ➥ YouTube Twitch Archive - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj7ioS3_DTNfZZLm4LhSyrQ ► Of Games and Rings Podcast: ➥ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/episode/4xQxgWbFa0atp1t6Hor2lt?si=4wcrIQkoSReVmwFx38x7WA ► Sources: Books: The Lord of The Rings (1954-1955) by J. R. R. Tolkien The Silmarillion (1977) by J. R. R. Tolkien; Editor: Christopher Tolkien The Hobbit (1937) by J. R. R. Tolkien Unfinished Tales (1980) by J. R. R. Tolkien; Editor: Christopher Tolkien The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien (1981) by Humphrey Carpenter and Christopher Tolkien The Book of Lost Tales Part Two (1984) by J. R. R. Tolkien; Editor: Christopher Tolkien The Fall of Gondolin (2018) by J. R. R. Tolkien; Editor: Christopher Tolkien Morgoth's Ring (1993) by J. R. R. Tolkien; Editor: Christopher Tolkien Peoples of Middle-earth (1996) by J. R. R. Tolkien; Editor: Christopher Tolkien The Return of the Shadow (1988) by J. R. R. Tolkien; Editor: Christopher Tolkien TolkienGateway.net - http://tolkiengateway.net Pictures from: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014) Middle-earth: Shadow of War (2017) Maps by: - Amazon (edited and Beleriand added by Murdo) - LotRProject.com - http://lotrproject.com/map ► Hashtags: ➥ #LotR #Lore #Tolkien #TPhLore #TPhGames