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'''Nimloth''' was an elf-maid of [[Doriath]], the daughter of [[Galathil]].<ref>{{UT|Galadriel}}, p. 233</ref> | '''Nimloth''' was an elf-maid of [[Doriath]], the daughter of [[Galathil]].<ref>{{UT|Galadriel}}, last paragraph before the section Concerning Galadriel and Celeborn, p. 233</ref> | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
In {{FA|497}},<ref>{{WJ| | In {{FA|497}},<ref>{{WJ|Years}}, stage 'D', p. 257</ref> she wedded [[Dior]], King [[Thingol]]'s heir, and for a time lived with him by the [[Lanthir Lamath]] waterfall at the base of the [[Blue Mountains]]. There she gave birth to [[Elwing]], [[Eluréd]], and [[Elurín]]. In 504, after the murder of King Thingol, she returned to Doriath with her husband and became Queen of Doriath. Their reign was short-lived, however, as the [[Sons of Fëanor]] assaulted [[Menegroth]] and slew both her and Dior. This was the [[Second Kinslaying]]. Her youngest children, Eluréd and Elurín, were left in the forest to die by the servants of [[Celegorm]]. Elwing, however, escaped to the [[Mouths of Sirion|Havens of Sirion]]. Years later she would wed [[Eärendil]] and together they would gain aid from [[Valinor]].<ref>{{S|Doriath}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
:''See: [[Nimloth (tree)#Etymology]]'' | :''See: [[Nimloth (tree)#Etymology]]'' | ||
''Nimloth'' is the same name | ''Nimloth'' is the same name as the name of the [[Nimloth (tree)|White Tree of Númenor]],<ref>{{UT|6e}}, fourth paragraph, p. 266</ref> which means "White Blossom".<ref>{{UT|Index}}, entry ''Nimloth (1)''</ref> | ||
== Genealogy == | == Genealogy == | ||
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| Biographical Information | |
| Titles | Queen of Doriath |
| Location | Ossiriand Doriath |
| Language | Sindarin |
| Birth | unknown |
| Rule | F.A. 502 - 506 |
| Death | F.A. 506 Menegroth during the Second Kinslaying |
| Family | |
| Parentage | Galathil |
| Spouse | Dior |
| Children | Eluréd, Elurín, Elwing |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Female |
| Gallery | Images of Nimloth |
Nimloth was an elf-maid of Doriath, the daughter of Galathil.[1]
History
In F.A. 497,[2] she wedded Dior, King Thingol's heir, and for a time lived with him by the Lanthir Lamath waterfall at the base of the Blue Mountains. There she gave birth to Elwing, Eluréd, and Elurín. In 504, after the murder of King Thingol, she returned to Doriath with her husband and became Queen of Doriath. Their reign was short-lived, however, as the Sons of Fëanor assaulted Menegroth and slew both her and Dior. This was the Second Kinslaying. Her youngest children, Eluréd and Elurín, were left in the forest to die by the servants of Celegorm. Elwing, however, escaped to the Havens of Sirion. Years later she would wed Eärendil and together they would gain aid from Valinor.[3]
Etymology
Nimloth is the same name as the name of the White Tree of Númenor,[4] which means "White Blossom".[5]
Genealogy
| Melian | Elu Thingol | Elmo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Galadhon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beren | Lúthien | Galathil | Celeborn[6] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dior | NIMLOTH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eärendil | Elwing | Eluréd | Elurín | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elrond | Elros | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn", last paragraph before the section Concerning Galadriel and Celeborn, p. 233
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Three. The Wanderings of Húrin and Other Writings not forming part of the Quenta Silmarillion: V. The Tale of Years", stage 'D', p. 257
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Ruin of Doriath"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn", "Appendix E: The Names of Celeborn and Galadriel", fourth paragraph, p. 266
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, Index, entry Nimloth (1)
- ↑ Tolkien's later writings offer an alternate ancestry for Celeborn; see Celeborn.
