Gorlim, also known as Gorlim the Unhappy was one of the XII Bëorings who followed Barahir in Dorthonion.
Biography[]
The tale of Beren and Lúthien in The Silmarillion describes how Barahir, last lord of the Men of Ladros in Dorthonion, remained as an outlaw in his own land after it was lost to the Dark Lords Morgoth and Sauron in the Dagor Bragollach.
Barahir had twelve companions, one of these Gorlim, son of Angrim, but all their kin were scattered or killed. As Barahir and companions were camping at a secret hide-out in southern Ladros, Gorlim went out hunting near the area where he once lived, when he suddenly saw his old house standing as it long had, and through the window he saw his presumably dead wife, Eilinel. He came out of hiding to go to her, when he was captured by Orcs from the Fortresses of Lord Sauron and Lord Morgoth.
Gorlim was brought before Sauron, who told Gorlim that in return for revealing where Barahir and his company were hiding he would be reunited with his beloved wife. Gorlim accepted the offer and Barahir and his company were betrayed. Then Sauron revealed that Gorlim had seen but a spectre devised by him, for his wife was already dead, but that he would keep his word and reunite Gorlim with his wife: he had Gorlim put to death.
After Sauron's Orc-warriors had slain all of Barahir's remaining men but for his son Beren, who was out hunting Orcs, Gorlim appeared as a spectre before Beren, and confessed what he had done, giving Beren a chance to reclaim the Ring of Barahir, heirloom of his house, and escape alive.[2][3]
In other versions[]
In an earlier version of the Lay of Lúthien, it was Morgoth himself that tricked Gorlim into betraying Barahir and his company, not his lieutenant Sauron; and Gorlim purposefully sought out Morgoth's servants, as opposed to the later versions, when they forcefully took him.[4][5]
| Barahir's XII Bëorings | |
|---|---|
| Beren • Gildor • Belegund • Baragund • Gorlim • Urthel • Dagnir • Ragnor • Radhruin • Dairuin • Arthad • Hathaldir | |
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Arabic | جورليم |
| Armenian | Գորլիմ |
| Assamese | গোৰ্লিম |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Горлім |
| Bengali | গরলীম |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Горлим |
| Cambodian | ហ្គរលីម |
| Greek | Γκορλίμ |
| Hebrew | גורלים |
| Hindi | गोर्लिम |
| Japanese | ゴリム |
| Kannada | ಗೊರ್ಲಿಮ್ |
| Kazakh | Горлим (Cyrillic) Gorlïm (Latin) |
| Korean | 고를림 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Горлим |
| Maithili | गोरलीम |
| Marathi | गोर्लिम |
| Nepalese | गोर्लिम |
| Punjabi | ਗੋਰਲਿਮ |
| Russian | Горлим |
| Serbian | Горлим (Cyrillic) Gorlim (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | ගොර්ලිම් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Горлим |
| Tamil | கோர்லிம் |
| Tatar | Горлим |
| Telugu | గొర్లిమ |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Горлим |
| Urdu | گورلام |
| Yiddish | גאָרלים |
References[]
- ↑ http://www.annalsofarda.dk/annals-of-arda/Humans-index-tables/Humans/Gorlim.htm
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XVIII: "Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XIX: "Of Beren and Lúthien"
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. III: The Lays of Beleriand, III: "The Lay of Leithian", Canto II
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lay of Leithian