Ecthelion of the Fountain

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Ecthelion of the Fountain is a renowned Elven lord and warrior of Gondolin in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, famed for slaying the Balrog lord Gothmog during the city's fall.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Character in Tolkien legendarium
Elf
Fictional character
Lord of Gondolin
Warrior
age First Age
alias Ecthelion of the Fountain NERFINISHED
alignment Good
allegiance Gondolin NERFINISHED
Turgon NERFINISHED
appearsIn The Book of Lost Tales NERFINISHED
The Silmarillion
associatedLocation Hidden city of Gondolin NERFINISHED
associatedWith Fountain of the King in Gondolin NERFINISHED
city Gondolin NERFINISHED
createdBy J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED
culture Noldor NERFINISHED
deathCause Mutual destruction with Gothmog in a fountain
deathPlace Gondolin NERFINISHED
describedAs Great captain of Gondolin
Renowned for beauty and nobility
diedIn Fall of Gondolin NERFINISHED
enemyOf Gothmog NERFINISHED
era Elder Days
fandom Middle-earth legendarium NERFINISHED
foughtAgainst Balrogs NERFINISHED
foughtFor Defense of Gondolin NERFINISHED
house House of the Fountain NERFINISHED
killed Gothmog NERFINISHED
languageOfName Sindarin
loyalTo Turgon, King of Gondolin NERFINISHED
name Ecthelion NERFINISHED
notableEvent Led defense of Gondolin during its sack
notableFor Slaying Gothmog, Lord of Balrogs
notableScene Slaying Gothmog by leaping with him into the King’s fountain
notableTrait Exceptional skill in arms
Great courage
race Elf
relatedWork The Fall of Gondolin (narrative within The Silmarillion) NERFINISHED
role Lord of a House of Gondolin
setting Middle-earth NERFINISHED
title Lord of the House of the Fountain NERFINISHED
tookPartIn Fall of Gondolin NERFINISHED
weapon Sword

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Gondolin hasNotableResident Ecthelion of the Fountain