Írildë
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| Írildë | |
|---|---|
| Númenórean | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Location | Númenor |
| Language | Adûnaic, Sindarin and Quenya |
| Birth | S.A. 700 |
| Family | |
| House | House of Elros |
| Parentage | Cemendur |
| Siblings | Hallatan |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Female |
Írildë was the daughter of Cemendur, a nobleman of Númenor. Her nephew Hallacar would marry Tar-Ancalimë, the first Ruling Queen of Númenor, making her an aunt of the royal family. Almost nothing is known of her life.[1]
Etymology
Írildë is a contraction of the name Itarildë which means "sparkling brilliance" in Quenya (from ita- = "sparkle" and rildë = "brilliance"). Itarildë is the Quenya form of the Sindarin name Idril.
Genealogy
| Vardamir Nólimon S.A. 61 - 471 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tar-Amandil 192 - 603 | Nolondil b. 222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tar-Elendil 350 - 751 | Axantur b. 395 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tar-Meneldur 543 - 942 | Cemendur b. 575 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tar-Aldarion 700 - 1098 | ÍRILDË b. 700 | Hallatan b. 711 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tar-Ancalimë 873 - 1285 | Hallacar 852 - 1211 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tar-Anárion 1003 - 1404 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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"
