but so high did tuor stand in the favour of the king that when he had dwelt there for seven years turgon did not refuse him even the hand of his daughter ; for though he would not heed the bidding of ulmo , he perceived that the fate of the noldor was wound with the one whom ulmo had sent ; and he did not forget the words that huor spoke to him before the host of gondolin departed from the battle of unnumbered tears .