chiliadicorum:

Glorfindel. That is his name.

Sindarin Glorfindel literally translates to “golden-haired”.

His name in Quenya is Laurefindil, which translates to “golden-haired” (or “golden head of hair” if you want to take the literal meaning of

findil

that is ‘head of hair’)

His name in Valarin would be Tulukhastaz, which translates to “golden-haired” (or “golden head of hair” taking into account (a)šata- that means ‘hair of head’ in Valarin)

Tulukhastaz in Eldarin is rendered Tulkas. 🙂

Glorfindel the Elf and Tulkas the Vala have the exact same name. And both are epic warriors. Go figure.

Tolkien’s so fun.