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'''Aerin''', the daughter of [[Indor]],<ref>{{CH|12}}, p. 189</ref> was a [[ | '''Aerin''', the daughter of [[Indor]],<ref>{{CH|12}}, p. 189</ref> was a [[House of Hador|kinswoman]] of [[Húrin|Húrin]] in [[Dor-lómin|Dor-lómin]], taken as wife by [[Brodda|Brodda the Easterling]]. | ||
== History == | |||
After the [[Nirnaeth Arnoediad]], [[Brodda]] the [[Easterlings|Easterling]] became the lord of [[Hithlum]], and took her as his wife against her will, hoping thus to produce an heir. Aerin secretly helped [[Húrin]]'s wife [[Morwen]].<ref>{{CH|4}}, p. 69</ref> | After the [[Nirnaeth Arnoediad]], [[Brodda]] the [[Easterlings|Easterling]] became the lord of [[Hithlum]], and took her as his wife against her will, hoping thus to produce an heir. Aerin secretly helped [[Húrin]]'s wife [[Morwen]].<ref>{{CH|4}}, p. 69</ref> | ||
When [[Túrin]], son of Húrin, returned to [[Dor-lómin]], he learned from Aerin that his mother had left Hithlum. In rage he killed Brodda, thereby also sealing Aerin's fate, who | When [[Túrin]], son of Húrin, returned to [[Dor-lómin]], he learned from Aerin that his mother had left Hithlum. In rage he killed Brodda, thereby also sealing Aerin's fate, who immolated herself alive in her [[Brodda's hall|hall]] to prevent further torment from other Easterlings. From then on, the remainder of the [[House of Hador]] were to be persecuted even more cruelly than before.<ref>{{S|Turin}}</ref><ref>{{CH|12}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | == Etymology == | ||
The name incorporates ''[[aer]]'' ("ocean"). The ending perhaps is the same in the names of ''Húrin'' and ''Túrin''; in that case the name would mean "She who desires the Sea". | The name incorporates ''[[aer]]'' ("ocean"). The ending perhaps is the same in the names of ''Húrin'' and ''Túrin''; in that case the name would mean "She who desires the Sea". | ||
==Genealogy== | == Genealogy == | ||
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{{familytree| | | | | IND | |IND=[[Indor]]</br><small>''b. {{FA}}''</small>}} | {{familytree| | | | | IND | |IND=[[Indor]]</br><small>''b. {{FA}}''</small>}} | ||
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==Other versions of the legendarium== | == Other versions of the legendarium == | ||
This character already appears in the early version of the [[legendarium]] of ''[[The Book of Lost Tales]]'', with the [[Gnomish]] name '''''Airin Faiglindra'''''.<ref>{{LT2|II}}, pp. 89-93</ref> | This character already appears in the early version of the [[legendarium]] of ''[[The Book of Lost Tales]]'', with the [[Gnomish]] name '''''Airin Faiglindra'''''.<ref>{{LT2|II}}, pp. 89-93</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:10, 14 April 2022
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| Biographical Information | |
| Other names | Lady Aerin, Indor’s daughter |
| Location | Dor-lómin |
| Death | F.A. 496 (suicide) Dor-lómin |
| Family | |
| House | House of Hador |
| Parentage | Indor |
| Spouse | Brodda |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Female |
| Gallery | Images of Aerin |
Aerin, the daughter of Indor,[1] was a kinswoman of Húrin in Dor-lómin, taken as wife by Brodda the Easterling.
History[edit | edit source]
After the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, Brodda the Easterling became the lord of Hithlum, and took her as his wife against her will, hoping thus to produce an heir. Aerin secretly helped Húrin's wife Morwen.[2]
When Túrin, son of Húrin, returned to Dor-lómin, he learned from Aerin that his mother had left Hithlum. In rage he killed Brodda, thereby also sealing Aerin's fate, who immolated herself alive in her hall to prevent further torment from other Easterlings. From then on, the remainder of the House of Hador were to be persecuted even more cruelly than before.[3][4]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The name incorporates aer ("ocean"). The ending perhaps is the same in the names of Húrin and Túrin; in that case the name would mean "She who desires the Sea".
Genealogy[edit | edit source]
| Indor b. F.A. | |||||||||||||||||
| Brodda d. F.A. 496 | AERIN d. F.A. 496 | ||||||||||||||||
Other versions of the legendarium[edit | edit source]
This character already appears in the early version of the legendarium of The Book of Lost Tales, with the Gnomish name Airin Faiglindra.[5]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Children of Húrin, "The Return of Túrin to Dor-lómin", p. 189
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Children of Húrin, "The Departure of Túrin", p. 69
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Túrin Turambar"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Children of Húrin, "The Return of Túrin to Dor-lómin"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "II. Turambar and the Foalókë", pp. 89-93
