Dior
| Dior | |
|---|---|
| Half-elf | |
 | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Other names | Eluchíl, Aranel, Dior the Fair |
| Titles | King of Doriath |
| Location | Ossiriand, 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-Elf/half-Maia mother |
| Parentage | Beren and Lúthien |
| Spouse | Nimloth |
| Children | Elwing, Eluréd, Elurín |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
| Weaponry | Presumably Aranrúth[1] |
| Gallery | Images of Dior |
Dior 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.
History
Dior was born on the island of Tol Galen in East Beleriand.[2] 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.
After the death of his parents, a Lord of the Laiquendi came to Doriath bringing the Nauglamir, which was worn by his mother. After mourning, he decided to wear it himself. These news came to the Sons of Feanor, who, stirred by their Oath, came to Doriath with their servants, consumed by the Oath of Feanor.
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. So Dior and Nimloth were slain, during the Sack of Doriath, along with anyone preventing the Feanorians from gaining the Silmaril.
After the attack, the servants of Celegorm left Eluréd and Elurín in the forest to die. Elwing, however, carrying the Nauglamir, escaped with the remnant of the Elves of Doriath to the Havens of Sirion.[3] Years later she would wed Eärendil and together they would seek aid from Valinor.[4]
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.[5]
Other names and titles
Dior was also called Eluchíl, ("Heir of Elu"),[6] Aranel ("Noble Elf" or "King of Elves"),[6][7] and the Fair.
Genealogy
Other versions of the Legendarium
In The Book of Lost Tales, a name of Dior was Ausir (Gn. "The Wealthy").[8][9]
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 Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Fifth Battle: Nirnaeth Arnoediad"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Ruin of Doriath"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 375
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Index of Names"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Fifth Battle: Nirnaeth Arnoediad"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, p. 240, 244, 251
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "I-Lam na-Ngoldathon: The Grammar and Lexicon of the Gnomish Tongue", in Parma Eldalamberon XI (edited by Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, and Patrick H. Wynne), p. 20
| Dior House of Thingol | ||
| Preceded by: Thingol | 2nd King of Doriath F.A. 503 – 506 | None Doriath destroyed |
