The main part of this article relates to the last versions of Middle-earth's history, and as such may controvert parts of The Silmarillion. See Middle-earth canon for a discussion. This subject's portrayal in earlier or alternative versions is discussed in the other versions of the legendarium section. The Silmarillion is a collection of J. R. R. Tolkiens works, edited and published posthumously by his son Christopher, with the assistance of fantasy fiction writer Guy Gavriel Kay. ... It is remarkably difficult to speak of what is true in the context of J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth legendarium, or what texts should be considered canon; quite a few readers do not believe that any clear canon exists at all. ...

In J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, Gorlim was one of the companions of Barahir. J. R. R. Tolkien in 1916. ... A map of the Northwestern part of Middle-earth at the end of the Third Age, courtesy of the Encyclopedia of Arda. ... A legendarium is a book or series of books consisting of a collection of legends. ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, Barahir was a Man of Middle-earth, heir to the House of Bëor in the First Age and most famous as the father of Beren. ...

In the Tale of Beren and Lúthien in The Silmarillion it is described how Barahir, last lord of the Men of Ladros (Dorthonion), remained as an outlaw in his own land after it was lost to Morgoth in the Dagor Bragollach. The Silmarillion is a collection of J. R. R. Tolkiens works, edited and published posthumously by his son Christopher, with the assistance of fantasy fiction writer Guy Gavriel Kay. ... The race of Men in J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth books, such as The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, refers to humanity and does not denote gender. ... Ladros is a fictional Middle-earth highland of the region north-east of Dorthonion. ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, Dorthonion (Land of Pines), later Taur-nu-Fuin, was a highland region of the First Age, lying immediately to the north of Beleriand, and south of the plains of Ard-galen (later Anfauglith) that bordered Morgoths stronghold of Thangorodrim. ... Morgoth Bauglir (Morgoth means The Dark Enemy, Bauglir is The Constrainer), originally named Melkor (He Who Arises in Might), is a fictional character of Middle-earth, created by J. R. R. Tolkien. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fictional Middle-earth, the Dagor Bragollach was the fourth battle of the Wars of Beleriand, known as the Battle of Sudden Flame. ...

He had twelve companions, one of these Gorlim, son of Angrim, but all their kin were scattered or killed. As Barahir and companions were camping at a secret hide-out in southern Ladros, Gorlim went out hunting near the area where he once lived, when he suddenly saw his old house standing as it long had, and through the window he saw his presumed dead wife, Eilinel. He came out of hiding to go to her, when he was captured by Orcs. Orc or Ork, an Old English word (orc-neas from Beowulf) for the zombie-like monsters of Grendels race was revived by J. R. R. Tolkien in his Middle-earth legendarium. ...

He was brought captive before Sauron, who tricked him into revealing where Barahir hid, claiming he could reunite Gorlim with his wife. Gorlim accepted, betraying his lord, and then Sauron revealed Gorlim had seen but a spectre devised by him, but that he would keep his word. He had Gorlim tortured to death, where he would be "reunited with his wife". The main part of this article relates to the last versions of Middle-earths history, and as such may controvert parts of The Silmarillion. ...

After Orcs had slain all of Barahir's remaining men but for his son Beren, who was out hunting, Gorlim appeared as a spectre before Beren, and confessed his deeds, giving Beren a chance to reclaim the Ring of Barahir, heirloom of his house, and escape alive. Beren is a fictional character, created by J. R. R. Tolkien. ... Ring of Barahir is a fictional ring from J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth legendarium. ...

Gorlim is referred to as Gorlim the Unhappy in the tale.

Other versions of the legendarium

In the first version of the Lay of Leithian, it was Morgoth himself, not Sauron, that tricked Gorlim into betraying Barahir. The Lays of Beleriand, published in 1985, is the third volume of Christopher Tolkiens 12-volume series, The History of Middle-earth, in which he analyses the unpublished manuscripts of his father J. R. R. Tolkien. ...