House of the Hammer of Wrath

Their lord was Rog, and they were much recruited by Noldoli that escaped from Melko's mines, who nursed a deep hatred for him and his Balrogs. They were great smiths and craftsmen, and revered Aulë more than any other Ainu. In battle they carried great maces like hammers, and heavy shields, for they had strong arms. Their device was the Stricken Anvil, and a hammer that smote sparks about it; this was set upon their shields in red, gold, and black iron.

When Melko sent his armies to attack the city, the balrog Gothmog led them to the northern gate, where the houses of the Hammer and of the Tree were positioned. When the enemies opened a breach, both folks descended upon them. But later a great number of Balrogs and Iron Dragons climbed into the city, and Rog encouraged his people in a great voice:

The Noldoli still sing how their charge slew a great number of the serpents and Balrogs, being the first of Elves and Men alike to slay a Balrog. Gothmog counterattacked by cutting off their withdrawal to the city, but Rog realized this and knew they were lost, so he kept up the attack. Therefore, the house harried their front enemies until they reached Tumladin. There a fire-drake was loosed upon them, but they kept fighting, until all of them perished, "and it is yet sung that each man of the Hammer of Wrath took the lives of seven foemen to pay for his own.

They were called Thlim Gothodrum in Gnomish and Kosartami in Qenya.

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