Editing Gondolin (section)

=== Houses and heraldry ===

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|image1=House of the Harp.svg
|caption1=Each House of Gondolin had its own emblem; in the House of the Harp, "a harp of silver shone in their blazonry upon a field of black."<ref name="Fall of Gondolin" group=T>{{harvnb|Tolkien|1984b|loc="The Fall of Gondolin" pp. 172–174}}</ref>
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|caption2=[[Tuor]]'s bodyguard "wore wings as it were of swans or gulls upon their helms, and the emblem of the White Wing was upon their shields."<ref name="Fall of Gondolin" group=T/>
|image3=House of the Mole.svg
|caption3=Maeglin's House of Moles wore plain black: "Sable was their harness, and they bore no sign or emblem, but their round caps of steel were covered with moleskin."<ref name="Fall of Gondolin" group=T/>
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''The Book of Lost Tales'' states that the active male Elves of Gondolin belong to one of the 11 "Houses" or ''Thlim'', plus the bodyguard of Tuor, accounted as the twelfth. Each house has a distinct symbol: a mole, a swallow, the heavens, a pillar, a tower of snow, a tree, a golden flower, a fountain, a harp, a hammer and anvil, and finally the triple symbol of the King, namely the moon, sun, and scarlet heart worn by the Royal Guard.<ref group=T>{{cite journal |last=Tolkien |first=J. R. R. |author-link=J. R. R. Tolkien |title=The Official Name List |journal=[[Parma Eldalamberon]] |issue=13 |pages=100–105}}</ref>