Hador Goldenhead, known also as Hador Lórindol, was a chieftain of the Edain in the First Age of Middle-earth, and a revered ancestor of many of the greatest Elf-friends. He became the first Lord of Dor-lómin and was accounted mighty even among the Eldar.
Biography
Heraldic Device of the House of Hador
Hador was the son of Hathol, Hador was the great-great-grandson of Marach, who first led the people of the Third House into Beleriand, and heir to the House of Marach. He entered the service of Fingolfin, the High King of the Ñoldor, at a young age. Hador was loved by the King, and he rose high in the esteem of many of the Eldar. Eventually, Hador would even become a part of Fingolfin's own council. Realizing the need for the Edain to live under their own lords and have lands of their own, Fingolfin granted as a fief to Hador the land of Dor-lómin (land of echoes). Hador gathered most of the people of the Third House into that land, which lay in Hithlum between the Kingdom of Fingolfin and his son Fingon. There, Hador's people became numerous; and he encouraged the use of the Sindarin tongue.
Hador continued to win renown among the Eldar as the Lord of Dor-lómin, as well as among Men. Two of his children, Galdor and Glóredhel, were wedded to Hareth and Haldir, respectively, of the House of Haleth, when the two peoples met for a great feast. Fingolfin also gave to Hador a great helm made by Telchar of Nogrod. It was made in the likeness of the dragon Glaurung, and came to be known as the Dragon-helm of Dor-lómin; it could only be borne by one of great stature and strength. In the year 455 of the First Age, Morgoth broke the Siege of Angband in the Dagor Bragollach. Hador fought alongside Fingolfin with what few warriors of the Third House he could gather against the swift onset of Morgoth's forces. He was slain, however, defending the retreat of his lord. His younger son, Gundor, fell beside him before the fortress of Eithel Sirion. It was said that their deaths were greatly mourned by the Eldar.
The Dragon Helm, by Alan Lee.
Though he was accounted the mightiest chieftain of the Edain in the First Age, Hador is not well-known aside from being the namesake of the Third House. However, he was the forefather of many other heroes. His grandsons were Hurin and Huor. His great-grandsons were Túrin and Tuor Eladar, and his great-great grandson was Eärendil the Mariner. Aragorn Elessar, as well as all the Kings of Númenor, Gondor and Arnor were descended from Hador.[2] Maybe the best thing ever said regarding the legacy of Hador was this passage, written by J.R.R. Tolkien in the Silmarillion:
"The Men of the Three Houses throve and multiplied, but greatest among them was the house of Hador Goldenhead, peer of Elven-lords. His people were of great strength and stature, ready in mind, bold and steadfast, quick to anger and to laughter, mighty among the Children of Ilúvatar in the youth of Mankind."
See also
Translations around the World
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
|---|---|
| Amharic | ሓዶር |
| Arabic | حادور |
| Armenian | Հադոր |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Hадор |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Хадор |
| Catalan | Hàdor |
| Chinese (Hong Kong) | 哈多 |
| Dari | حادور |
| Georgian | ჰადორ |
| Gujarati | હદોર |
| Hebrew | חאדור |
| Hindi | हदोर |
| Kazakh Cyrillic | Һадор |
| Kurdish | حادۆر (Arabic script) Hador (Latin) |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Hадор |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Хадор |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Hадор |
| Nepali | हदोर |
| Pashto | حادور |
| Persian | حادور |
| Russian | Хадор |
| Sanskrit | हदोर् |
| Serbian | Хадор (Cyrillic) Hador (Latin) |
| Sinhala | හදොර් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Ҳадор |
| Tamil | ஹதொர் |
| Telugu | హదొర |
| Tibetan | ཧདོར ? |
| Tigrinya | ሓዶር |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Гадор |
| Urdu | حادور |
| Uyghur | خادور |
| Uzbek | Ҳадор (Cyrillic) Hador (Latin) |
| Yiddish | האַדאָר |
| Lord of Dor-lómin | ||
| Preceded by None |
Hador | Succeeded by Galdor |
| FA 423 - FA 455 | ||