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Gostir was the name of one of the dragons of Morgoth, about whom very little is told.[1]
Gostir possessed a dragon-name[1] which had evolved from the older name Gorsthir.[2]
Etymology[]
Gostir is a Ñoldorin name meaning "dread-glance", containing the elements gost ("dread, terror")[1] and thîr ("look, face, expression, countenance"), as well as the root thē, meaning "look (see or seem)".[2]
In adaptations[]
A Cold-drake said to be Gostir.
Middle-earth Role Playing[]
Gostir appears as a white Cold-drake with red eyes who dwells north of Rhûn in Barl Syrnac in the Creatures of Middle-earth supplement of Middle-earth Role Playing. Gostir was said to be the older brother of Lhamthanc.
| Dragons of Middle-earth | |
|---|---|
| Ancalagon • Glaurung • Gostir • Lhamthanc • Scatha • Smaug | |
| Cold-drakes • Fire-drakes • Long-worms • Sea-serpents • Spark-dragons | |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The History of Middle-earth, Vol. V: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", entry GOS-, GOTH-
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The History of Middle-earth, Vol. V: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", entry THĒ-