Amarië
| Amarië | |
|---|---|
| Vanya | |
 | |
| "Amarie of the Vanyar" by Marya Filatova | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Location | Valinor |
| Language | Vanyarin |
| Birth | During Y.T. |
| Family | |
| Spouse | Finrod (lover) |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Female |
| Gallery | Images of Amarië |
Amarië (Q, pron. [aˈmari.e]) was a Vanyarin Elf who was loved by Finrod.
Finrod, son of Finarfin, was a Noldorin prince who met Amarië in Valinor. Although in love with one another, they did not marry, and Amarië did not follow Finrod into exile to Beleriand.[1] According to The Grey Annals, this was because she was not permitted.[2] Following Finrod's death at the hands of Sauron during the Quest for the Silmaril, he was brought back to life and lives with Amarië in Valinor.[3]
Etymology
The name is not given an interpretation within the legendarium. Helge Fauskanger suggests that this Quenya name is perhaps derived from mára "good".[4]
Another possibility is that the name includes the element mar, "home"[5] Ruth S. Noel makes a similar interpretation and defines Amarië as "Of the Home".[6]
Other versions of the legendarium
Originally Finrod had a wife named Meril who went into exile and bore the child Gil-galad who were both sent to dwell in the Havens of the Falas for their safety.[7] This was later changed so Finrod had no child - with Gil-galad becoming the son of Orodreth, Finrod's nephew - and Amarië remaining in Aman.[8]
See also
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Noldor in Beleriand"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "The Grey Annals": §109
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "The Grey Annals": §180
- ↑ Helge Fauskanger, "English-Quenya Wordlist (Quettaparma Quenyanna)", Ardalambion (accessed 19 April 2024)
- ↑ "Amarië", Encyclopedia of Arda (accessed 19 April 2024)
- ↑ Ruth S. Noel, The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth (revised edition), p. 108
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Two. The Later Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin (Chapter 15)", p. 242
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "XI. The Shibboleth of Fëanor", p. 349
