Character of the Month: Elemmakil

Tolkien peppered his work with minor characters whose brief appearances help create the illusion of depth for which the legendarium is renowned. Elemmakil is one such character. The guardian of the Gates of Gondolin who leads forth Tuor upon his arrival, Elemmakil was written into the legendarium relatively late in its history, playing a small but important role.

This month's character biography, authored by Narya, explores what the legendarium has to say about Elemmakil. While there is little to go on in the canon, Narya observes that Elemmakil plays the role of a "threshold guardian" and connects with many of Tolkien's other uses of surveillance and light.

You can read Elemmakil's biography here.

Posted on 3 June 2022 (updated 2 July 2022) by Dawn Felagund