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Dramborleg, or the Axe of Tuor, was the renowned great axe that Tuor, son of Huor, favored over any sword, in the First Age.[1]

History

In the Fall of Gondolin in FA 510, Tuor used his axe to slay three Balrogs and at least three Orcs named Othrod, Balcmeg, and Lûg.[2] He took Dramborleg with him when he escaped the city's conclusive downfall.

When Tuor departed Beleriand, sailing to the West, the axe was kept by Elros, who took it with him to Elenna, where it eventually became a royal heirloom of his descendants in the Kingdom of Númenor. In the Downfall of Númenor near the end of the Second Age, the axe was lost alongside many other artifacts; thus only the Ring of Barahir survived.[1]

Etymology

The Axe of Tuor was called Dramborleg in Gnomish (the precursor to Sindarin). This translates to "thudder-sharp",[1] being comprised of the elements daram ("beat, hew") or dram ("heavy stroke"). Tuor gave his axe this name in reflection of how it "smote both a heavy dint as of a club and cleft as a sword".

Earlier stages

Tarambolaika or Tarambor were the Qenya cognates of Dramborleg[3]. An earlier name was Drambor.[4]

Adaptations

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

"The Great Wave"

The Axe of Tuor is seen leaning up against a wall alongside the other heirlooms of Númenor when Galadriel enters Tar-Palantir's room after she broke into the King's Tower.

Translations

Foreign Language Translated name
Amharic ድራምቦርሌግ
Armenian Դրամբորլեգ
Assamese ড্ৰামবৰলেগ
Bulgarian Cyrillic Драмборлег
Chinese 德拉姆博烈格
Dari درامبورلگ
Dogri द्रम्बोरलेग
Georgian დრამბორლეგი
Greek Δράμβορλεγ
Gujarati ડ્રામ્બોર્લેગ
Hebrew דראמבורלג
Hindi ड्राम्बोरलेग
Japanese ドランボレッグ
Kannada ಡ್ರಾಂಬೋರ್ಲೆಗ್
Kazakh Драмборлег (Cyrillic) Dramborleg (Latin)
Konkani द्रांबोर्लेग
Korean 드람보레그
Kyrgyz Cyrillic Драмборлег
Macedonian Cyrillic Драмборлег
Malayalam ഡ്രാംബോർലെഗ്
Marathi ड्रंबॉर्लेग
Mongolian Cyrillic Драмборлег
Nepalese ड्रम्बोर्लेग
Pashto درامبورلېګ
Persian درام‌بورلگ
Punjabi ਡਰਾਮਬੋਰਲੇਗ
Russian Драмборлег
Sanskrit द्रम्बोर्लेग्
Serbian Драмборлег (Cyrillic) Dramborleg (Latin)
Sindhi ڊرمبورليگ
Sinhalese ඩ්‍රඹොර්ලෙග්
Tajik Cyrillic Драмборлег
Tamil ட்ரம்பொர்லெக்
Tatar Драмборлег
Telugu డ్రాంబోర్లెగ్
Thai ดรัมบอร์เลก
Ukrainian Cyrillic Драмборлег
Urdu ڈرمبورلیگ
Yiddish דראַמבאָרלעג


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Unfinished Tales, Part Two, I: "A Description of the Island of Númenor", Note 2: "Other heirlooms there were beside: the Ring of Barahir; the great Axe of Tuor, father of Eärendil; and the Bow of Bregor of the House of Bëor"
  2. The History of Middle-earth, Vol. II: The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, III: "The Fall of Gondolin", p. 181
  3. The History of Middle-earth, Vol. V: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", entry "Dramborleg"
  4. The History of Middle-earth, Vol. II: The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "Appendix: Names in the Lost Tales – Part II"


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