Aerin
| Aerin | |
|---|---|
| Adan | |
 | |
| "Aerin" by Turner Mohan | |
| 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
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
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
| Indor b. F.A. | |||||||||||||||||
| Brodda d. F.A. 496 | AERIN d. F.A. 496 | ||||||||||||||||
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.[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
