Так, цитирую Сильм:
Of old he was of the kin of Thingol, but loved him not, and when the Girdle of Melian was set about the Forest of Region, he fled thence to Nan-Elmoth. Еще сказано, что он в качестве платы за позволение жить в Нан-Эльмоте отдал Тинголу, хоть и неохотно, сделанный им из метеоритного железа меч Англахель, который позднее принадлежал Белегу и Турину.
И еще далее:
Eol he names himself, and he is a tall Elf, dark and grim, of the kindred of Sindar.
По-моему, все ясно.
Но это Сильм. А в War of the Jewels добавлено следующее:
Of old he was of the kin of Thingol, but loved him not, because Thingol was friendly with Noldor before they left Middle-Earth. But he was restless and ill at ease in Doriath, and when the Girdle of Melian was set about the Forest of Region where he dwelt he departed. It is thought (though no clear tale was known) that he was captured by orks and taken to Thangorodrim, and there became enslaved; but owing to his skills (which in that place were turned much to smithcraft and metalwork) he received some favour, and was freer than most slaves to move about, and so eventually he escaped and sought hiding in Nan-Elmoth (maybe not without the knowledge of Morgoth, who used such 'escaped' slaves to work mischief among the Elves).
О как!
И вариант 2:
and when he heard that Melian would put a Girdle about Doriath that none could pass ... without the leave of the King or of Melian herself, he left the Forest of Region where he had dwelt and sought for a place to dwell. But since he did not love the Noldor he found it hard to find such a place where he would be unmolested. It was believed afterwards (though no certain tale was known) that in his wanderings he was captured (и далее как в первом).
Так что личность сия была весьма загадочная...
