Mairen
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Mairen | |
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Númenórean | |
Biographical Information | |
Location | Númenor |
Language | Adûnaic, Sindarin and Quenya |
Birth | S.A. 377 |
Family | |
House | House of Elros |
Parentage | Tar-Amandil |
Siblings | Tar-Elendil and Eärendur |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Female |
Mairen was the third child and only daughter of Tar-Amandil, the third King of Númenor. Her eldest brother would take up the Sceptre as Tar-Elendil. Almost nothing is known of her life.[1]
Etymology
Mairen is a Quenya name. Its meaning is not glossed, but Paul Strack suggests it is a feminized form of the adjective maira ("admirable", "excellent", "precious", "splendid", "sublime").[2] The original name of Sauron was Mairon ("Admirable")[3], which seems to be a masculinized form of the adjective maira.[2]
Genealogy
Vardamir Nólimon S.A. 61 - 471 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tar-Amandil 192 - 603 | Vardilmë b. 203 | Aulendil b. 213 | Nolondil b. 222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tar-Elendil 350 - 751 | Vëantur b. 451 | Eärendur b. 361 | MAIREN b. 377 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elatan unknown | Silmariën b. 521 | Isilmë b. 532 | Tar-Meneldur 543 - 942 | Almarian unknown | Caliondo 512 - 900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Valandil b. 630 | Tar-Aldarion 700 - 1098 | Ailinel b. 712 | Almiel b. 729 | Malantur b. 670 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Aldarion and Erendis: The Mariner's Wife", "The earlier generations of the Line of Elros"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Paul Strack, "Q. Mairen f.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 20 January 2022)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 183