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==History== | ==History== | ||
Dior was born on the island of [[Tol Galen]] in [[East Beleriand]]. When he was 27 he married [[Nimloth of Doriath]]< | Dior was born on the island of [[Tol Galen]] in [[East Beleriand]]. When he was 27 he married [[Nimloth of Doriath]],<ref group=note>[[Nimloth of Doriath|Nimloth's]] parentage is uncertain. She may have been the daughter of [[Galathil]] and a descendant of [[Elmo]], the younger brother of [[Thingol|Elu Thingol]].</ref> and took her back to live by the [[Lanthir Lamath]] waterfall at the base of the [[Blue Mountains]]. There they had three children: [[Elwing]], [[Eluréd]], and [[Elurín]]. After Thingol was slain by the [[Dwarves]] who coveted the [[Nauglamír]], Dior went to [[Menegroth]] and became King of Doriath. | ||
Four years later Dior and Nimloth were themselves slain, during the [[Sack of Doriath]] by the [[Sons of Fëanor]]. The Elf lords and their servants had been consumed by the [[Oath of Fëanor]] and killed anyone preventing them from gaining the [[Silmaril]]. Dior managed to kill [[Celegorm]] (who, ironically, was also called ''the Fair''), and [[Caranthir]] and [[Curufin]] were also slain, but the Kingdom of Doriath was destroyed. | Four years later Dior and Nimloth were themselves slain, during the [[Sack of Doriath]] by the [[Sons of Fëanor]]. The Elf lords and their servants had been consumed by the [[Oath of Fëanor]] and killed anyone preventing them from gaining the [[Silmaril]]. Dior managed to kill [[Celegorm]] (who, ironically, was also called ''the Fair''), and [[Caranthir]] and [[Curufin]] were also slain, but the Kingdom of Doriath was destroyed. | ||
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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Dior | In the [[The Etymologies|''Etymologies'']], the name ''Dior'' is said to mean "successor" in [[Doriathrin]]. The name derives from [[Primitive Quendian]] ''ndeuro'' ("follower, successor"), from [[Sundocarme|root]] [[NDEW]].<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 375</ref> | ||
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| Dior Eluchíl | |
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| Half-elf | |
| File:Unknown Artist - Dior.jpg | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Other names | Ausir, Aranel, Dior the Fair |
| Titles | King of Doriath |
| Language | Sindarin (Doriathrin) |
| Birth | F.A. 470 Tol Galen |
| Rule | F.A. 502 - 506 |
| Death | F.A. 506 (aged 36) Menegroth, during Sack of Doriath |
| Family | |
| House | House of Bëor, House of Thingol |
| Heritage | Man father, Half-elven mother |
| Parentage | Beren and Lúthien |
| Spouse | Nimloth |
| Children | Elwing, Eluréd, Elurín |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
| Weaponry | Presumably Aranrúth[1] |
| Gallery | Images of Dior Eluchíl |
Dior Eluchíl was the son of Beren and Lúthien, and the heir to the throne of Elu Thingol, King of Doriath. Dior was one of the Half-elven.
He was also called Eluchíl ("Heir of Elu"), Ausir ("The Wealthy"), Aranel ("Noble Elf"), and the Fair.
History
Dior was born on the island of Tol Galen in East Beleriand. When he was 27 he married Nimloth of Doriath,[note 1] and took her back to live by the Lanthir Lamath waterfall at the base of the Blue Mountains. There they had three children: Elwing, Eluréd, and Elurín. After Thingol was slain by the Dwarves who coveted the Nauglamír, Dior went to Menegroth and became King of Doriath.
Four years later Dior and Nimloth were themselves slain, during the Sack of Doriath by the Sons of Fëanor. The Elf lords and their servants had been consumed by the Oath of Fëanor and killed anyone preventing them from gaining the Silmaril. Dior managed to kill Celegorm (who, ironically, was also called the Fair), and Caranthir and Curufin were also slain, but the Kingdom of Doriath was destroyed.
After the attack, the servants of Celegorm left Eluréd and Elurín in the forest to die. Elwing, however, escaped with the remnant of the Elves of Doriath to the Havens of Sirion. Years later she would wed Eärendil and together they would aid from Valinor.
Genealogy
Elu Thingol = Melian | | | House of Bëor | : | : Lúthien = Beren | | DIOR ELUCHIL = Nimloth1 | ________|________ | | | | | | Eärendil = Elwing Eluréd Elurín | ____|____ | | | | Elrond Elros
Etymology
In the Etymologies, the name Dior is said to mean "successor" in Doriathrin. The name derives from Primitive Quendian ndeuro ("follower, successor"), from root NDEW.[2]
| Preceded by: Elu Thingol | King of Doriath F.A. 502 - F.A. 506 | none Kingdom destroyed |
Notes
- ↑ Nimloth's parentage is uncertain. She may have been the daughter of Galathil and a descendant of Elmo, the younger brother of Elu Thingol.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "A Description of the Island of Númenor", note 2
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 375
