S. Thalion m. “Steadfast, Strong”
A sobriquet of Húrin, translated “Steadfast” (S/199, 209). This name is simply the adjective thalion “strong, dauntless” used as a name (SA/thalion).
Conceptual Development: The sobriquet ᴱN. Thalion first appeared in the Lays of Beleriand from the 1920s (LB/6, 37) and the name N. Thalion was translated “hero, dauntless man” in The Etymologies from the 1930s (Ety/STÁLAG). In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, the name was also briefly used for a soldier of Minas Tirith, precursor to Beregond (WR/285).
References ✧ SA/thalion; SI/Húrin, Thalion; UTI/Húrin, Thalion; WJI/Húrin, Thalion
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| thalion | “strong, dauntless” | ✧ SA/thalion |
N. Thalion m. “hero, dauntless man”
References ✧ Ety/STÁLAG; WRI
Glosses
Elements
| thalion | “hero, dauntless man” | ✧ Ety/STÁLAG |