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<center>{{quote|Míriel was the name of his mother, who was called Serindë, because of her surpassing skill in weaving and needlework; for her hands were more skilled to fineness than any hands even among the Noldor.|''[[The Silmarillion]]'', [[Of Fëanor and the Unchaining of Melkor ]]}}</center>
<center>{{quote|Míriel was the name of his mother, who was called Serindë, because of her surpassing skill in weaving and needlework; for her hands were more skilled to fineness than any hands even among the Noldor.|''[[The Silmarillion]]'', [[Of Fëanor and the Unchaining of Melkor ]]}}</center>


'''Míriel Þerindë''' ([[Quenya|Q]], pron. {{IPA|[ˈmiːri.el θeˈrinde]}}), also spelled '''Serindë''' (pron. {{IPA|seˈrinde]}}), was the first wife of [[Finwë]], [[King of the Noldor]]. Her son was ''[[Curufinwë]]'', whom she called [[Fëanor|Fëanáro]], which means "Spirit of Fire". Miriel's hair was described as being silver in appearance, an unusual colour for one of the [[Noldor]].
'''Míriel Þerindë''' ([[Quenya|Q]], pron. {{IPA|[ˈmiːri.el θeˈrinde]}}), also spelled '''Serindë''' (pron. {{IPA|seˈrinde]}}), was the first wife of [[Finwë]], [[King of the Noldor]]. Her son was ''[[Curufinwë]]'', whom she called [[Fëanor|Fëanáro]], which means "Spirit of Fire". Míriel's hair was described as being silver in appearance, an unusual colour for one of the [[Noldor]].


==History==
== History ==
Míriel lived in the blessed realm of [[Aman]], in the hill city of [[Tirion]] on [[Tuna]], together with her husband [[Finwë]] High King of the [[Noldor]]. Her hands were skilled in the shaping of fine things, and she was unsurpassed in weaving and needlework.
Míriel lived in the blessed realm of [[Aman]], in the hill city of [[Tirion]] on [[Túna]], together with her husband [[Finwë]] [[King of the Noldor]]. Her hands were skilled in the shaping of fine things, and she was unsurpassed in weaving and needlework.


There was much love between Míriel and Finwë, and even more for her son, but after giving birth to [[Fëanor]] in {{YT|1169}}<ref name="Fourth">{{MR|P3II2}}, p. 205</ref>, her body and her spirit were consumed and she wished to be released from life everlasting, saying that there was no strength left in her to bear another child. Despite Finwë's grief, and her unhappiness at abandoning her young child, Míriel departed for the gardens of [[Irmo|Lórien]], to rest and regain her strength and vigour. But during her rest, the [[Fëa and hröa|fëa]] departed from her body, and entered the [[Halls of Mandos]] leaving her body laying lifeless and still in {{YT|1170}}<ref name="Fourth"/>. Maidens of [[Estë]] took care of her body while her spirit remained in the Halls Of Mandos, so that it would not wither. In essence, she had died of free will. This was seen as a shocking event by the [[Valar]] and [[Eldar]] which had never before occurred. [[Manwë]] allowed Finwë to take another wife given these exceptional circumstances.<ref name="Feanor">{{S|Feanor}}</ref>
There was much love between Míriel and Finwë, and even more for her son, but after giving birth to [[Fëanor]] in {{YT|1169}}<ref name="Fourth">{{MR|P3II2}}, p. 205</ref>, her body and her spirit were consumed and she wished to be released from life everlasting, saying that there was no strength left in her to bear another child, and after Fëanor grew to manhood<ref name="Shibb"/>, she departed to the gardens of [[Irmo|Lórien]], to rest and regain her strength and vigour. But during her rest, her [[Fëa and hröa|fëa]] departed from her body, and entered the [[Halls of Mandos]] leaving her body laying lifeless and still in {{YT|1170}}<ref name="Fourth"/>. Maidens of [[Estë]] took care of her body while her spirit remained in the Halls Of Mandos, so that it would not wither. In essence, she had died of free will. This was seen as a shocking event by the [[Valar]] and the [[Eldar]] which had never before occurred. [[Manwë]] allowed Finwë to take another wife given these exceptional circumstances.<ref name="Feanor">{{S|Feanor}}</ref>


After the death of Finwë, Míriel was granted permission to return to life, where she entered the service of [[Vairë]], her task to record all the deeds of the [[House of Finwë]].<ref>{{MR|P3II2}}, p. 207</ref>
After the death of Finwë, Míriel was granted permission to return to life, where she entered the service of [[Vairë]], her task being to record all the deeds of the [[House of Finwë]].<ref>{{MR|P3II2}}, p. 207</ref>


==Etymology==
==Etymology==
The name '''Míriel''' means "Jewel-daughter" in [[Quenya]], from ''[[mír]]'' ("jewel") and ''[[-iel]]'' ("daughter"). Her ''[[epessë]]'' '''[[Þerindë]]''', or '''Serindë''' in the [[Quenya]] of [[Tirion]], means "the Broideress", referring to her great skill in embroidery for 'her chief talent was a marvelous dexterity of hand'<ref>The Peoples of Middle Earth; The Shibboleth of Feanor, Page 333</ref> which she applied to her skill of embroidery, 'achieving in what even the Eldar thought haste' embroidery that 'was finer and more intricate than any that had before been seen'<ref>The Peoples of Middle Earth; The Shibboleth of Feanor, Page 333</ref>. It was her Mother Name<ref>The Peoples of Middle Earth; The Shibboleth of Feanor, Page 333</ref>. It is to be noted that she preferred and requested her kin use the older pronunciation of Þerindë be used, and that her son upheld the use of Þ over s out of respect and in her memory<ref>The Peoples of Middle Earth; The Shibboleth of Feanor, Page 336</ref>. 
The name '''Míriel''' means "Jewel-daughter" in [[Quenya]], from ''[[mír]]'' ("jewel") and ''[[-iel]]'' ("daughter"). Her ''[[epessë]]'' '''[[Þerindë]]''', or '''Serindë''' in the [[Quenya]] of [[Tirion]], means "the Broideress", referring to her great skill in embroidery for 'her chief talent was a marvelous dexterity of hand'<ref name="Shibb">{{PM|Shibboleth}}</ref> which she applied to her skill of embroidery, 'achieving in what even the Eldar thought haste' embroidery that 'was finer and more intricate than any that had before been seen'<ref name="Shibb"/>. It was her Mother Name<ref name="Shibb"/>. It is to be noted that she preferred and requested her kin use the older pronunciation of Þerindë be used, and that her son upheld the use of ''Þ'' over ''s'' out of respect and in her memory<ref name="Shibb"/>. 
 
==Other versions of the legendarium==
In the beginning of ''[[The Shibboleth of Fëanor]]'', Fëanor is an adult, and Míriel is still alive. There the similarities between mother and son, such as their stubbornness, are revealed. Fëanor's reaction to his mother's death is also presented, as he guarded her [[Fëa and hröa|hröa]], which was placed in a garden, for some time after her passing.<ref>{{PM|Case}}</ref> In the  published ''[[The Silmarillion|Silmarillion]]'', Míriel died soon after birth.<ref name="Feanor"/>


==Genealogy==
==Genealogy==
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==See Also==
* [[:Category:Images of Míriel|Images of Míriel Þerindë]]


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Revision as of 19:33, 1 October 2015

The name Míriel refers to more than one character, item or concept. For a list of other meanings, see Míriel (disambiguation).
Míriel
Noldo
File:Lady Elleth - Carrying Fire.jpg
"Carrying Fire" by Lady Elleth
Biographical Information
Other namesÞerindë (Q, "Broideress")
TitlesQueen of the Noldor
LocationTirion
LanguageQuenya
DeathY.T. 1170
Gardens of Lórien
(Returned to life after Y.T. 1495)
Family
HouseHouse of Finwë (by marriage)
SpouseFinwë
ChildrenFëanor
Physical Description
GenderFemale
Hair colorSilver[1]
Eye colorDark[1]
GalleryImages of Míriel
"Míriel was the name of his mother, who was called Serindë, because of her surpassing skill in weaving and needlework; for her hands were more skilled to fineness than any hands even among the Noldor."
― The Silmarillion, Of Fëanor and the Unchaining of Melkor

Míriel Þerindë (Q, pron. [ˈmiːri.el θeˈrinde]), also spelled Serindë (pron. seˈrinde]), was the first wife of Finwë, King of the Noldor. Her son was Curufinwë, whom she called Fëanáro, which means "Spirit of Fire". Míriel's hair was described as being silver in appearance, an unusual colour for one of the Noldor.

History

Míriel lived in the blessed realm of Aman, in the hill city of Tirion on Túna, together with her husband Finwë King of the Noldor. Her hands were skilled in the shaping of fine things, and she was unsurpassed in weaving and needlework.

There was much love between Míriel and Finwë, and even more for her son, but after giving birth to Fëanor in Y.T. 1169[2], her body and her spirit were consumed and she wished to be released from life everlasting, saying that there was no strength left in her to bear another child, and after Fëanor grew to manhood[3], she departed to the gardens of Lórien, to rest and regain her strength and vigour. But during her rest, her fëa departed from her body, and entered the Halls of Mandos leaving her body laying lifeless and still in Y.T. 1170[2]. Maidens of Estë took care of her body while her spirit remained in the Halls Of Mandos, so that it would not wither. In essence, she had died of free will. This was seen as a shocking event by the Valar and the Eldar which had never before occurred. Manwë allowed Finwë to take another wife given these exceptional circumstances.[4]

After the death of Finwë, Míriel was granted permission to return to life, where she entered the service of Vairë, her task being to record all the deeds of the House of Finwë.[5]

Etymology

The name Míriel means "Jewel-daughter" in Quenya, from mír ("jewel") and -iel ("daughter"). Her epessë Þerindë, or Serindë in the Quenya of Tirion, means "the Broideress", referring to her great skill in embroidery for 'her chief talent was a marvelous dexterity of hand'[3] which she applied to her skill of embroidery, 'achieving in what even the Eldar thought haste' embroidery that 'was finer and more intricate than any that had before been seen'[3]. It was her Mother Name[3]. It is to be noted that she preferred and requested her kin use the older pronunciation of Þerindë be used, and that her son upheld the use of Þ over s out of respect and in her memory[3].

Genealogy

Sarmo
b. Y.T.
 
MÍRIEL
d. Y.T. 1170
 
Finwë
d. Y.T. 1495
 
Indis
b. Y.T.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nerdanel
b. Y.T.
 
 
 
Fëanor
Y.T. 1169 - 1497
 
Findis
b. Y.T.
 
Fingolfin
Y.T. 1190 - F.A. 456
 
Lalwen
b. Y.T.
 
Finarfin
b. Y.T. 1230
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Maedros
d. F.A. 587
 
Maglor
b. Y.T.
 
Celegorm
d. F.A. 507
 
Curufin
d. F.A. 507
 
Caranthir
d. F.A. 507
 
Amros
d. F.A. 538
 
Amarthan
d. Y.T. 1497
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Celebrimbor
d. S.A. 1697
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Three. The Later Quenta Silmarillion: (I) The First Phase: 6. Of the Silmarils and the Darkening of Valinor", p. 185
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Three. The Later Quenta Silmarillion: (II) The Second Phase: The Earliest Version of the Story of Finwë and Míriel", p. 205
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "XI. The Shibboleth of Fëanor"
  4. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Fëanor and the Unchaining of Melkor"
  5. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Three. The Later Quenta Silmarillion: (II) The Second Phase: The Earliest Version of the Story of Finwë and Míriel", p. 207
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