The Ultimate Discourse About Gildor

[HerenIstarion]

JRRT


I am Gildor,' said the Elf who had hailed him. 'Gildor Inglorion
of the house of Finrod. We are exiles, one of the few companies
that still remain east of the Sea, for our kindred went back to the
West long ago. We are Wise-elves, and the elves of Rivendell are
our kinsfolk.'(18)

CT


At this time Finrod was the name of the third son of Finwe (first Lord of
the Noldor). This was later changed to Finarfin, when Inglor Felagund
his son took over the name Finrod but my father did not
change 'of the house of Finrod' here to 'of the house of
Finarfin' in the second edition of The Lord of the Rings.

both quotations form HoME VI, drafts of LoTR

even less is given in LoTR as it was published:

I am Gildor,’ answered their leader, the Elf who had first hailed him. ‘Gildor Inglorion of the House of Finrod. We are Exiles, and most of our kindred have long ago departed and we too are now only tarrying here a while, ere we return over the Great Sea. But some of our kinsfolk dwell still in peace in Rivendell

Scarcely more than that, indeed, so speculations about Gildor fighting/not fighting beside Turambar etc are somehow not backed up, seemingly.

burra, say cheese to people sometimes, would you [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] ?