Houses of the Gondolindrim

Also referred to as the Gondothlim. Name the houses of Gondolin as listed in the Fall of Gondolin and the Book of Lost Tales Part Two.
"Gnome" was a word that Tolkien used in his early works to refer to the Noldor elves
The names have been changed to match the newer ones used in the Silmarillion
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House
Leader
Description
The Wing
Tuor
"A press of the stoutest folk. Lo! all these wore wings as it were of swans and gulls upon their helms..."
The Mole
Maeglin
"sable was their harness, and they bore no sign or emblem, but their round caps of steel were covered with moleskin, and they fought with axes two-headed like mattocks."
The Swallow
Duilin
"[They] bore a fan of feathers on their helms, and they were arrayed in white and dark blue and in purple and black and showed an arrowhead on their shields."
The Heavenly Arch
Egalmoth
"a folk of uncounted wealth [they] were arrayed in a glory of colours, and their arms were set with jewels that flamed in the light now over the sky."
The Pillar
Penlod
"[They] were marshalled by Penlod, tallest of Gnomes."
The Tower of Snow
Penlod
"[They] were marshalled by Penlod, tallest of Gnomes."
The Tree
Galdor
"they were a great house, and their raiment was green. They fought with iron-studded clubs or with slings..."
The Golden Flower
Glorfindel
"[They] bare a rayed sun on their shield..."
The Fountain
Ecthelion
"silver and diamonds were their delight; and swords very long and bright and pale did they wield, and they went into battle to the music of flutes."
The Harp
Salgant
"They were dight with tassels of silver and tassels of gold, and a harp of silver shone in their blazonry in a field of black...""
The Hammer of Wrath
Rog
"of these came many of the best smiths and and craftsmen... They fought with great maces like hammers, and their shields were heavy, for their arms were very strong.
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