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'''Eilinel''' was the wife of [[Gorlim|Gorlim the Unhappy]].<ref name=S19>{{S|19}}</ref>
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'''Eilinel''' was the wife of [[Gorlim|Gorlim the Unhappy]].
==History==
==History==
Eilinel was a fair and gentle maiden, and was much loved by Gorlim. When her husband went to the [[Dagor Bragollach]], their house was plundered. Eilinel was killed.


Not much is known of Eilinel. She was a fair and gentle maiden,<ref>{{LB|C2}}, pp. 162-3</ref> called ''Eilinel the White'',<ref>{{LB|4}}, pp. 336-8</ref> and was much loved by Gorlim.<ref name=S19/>
Upon returning home, Gorlim could not find any trace of Eilinel. He kept returning to their house seeking for his lost wife, and [[Sauron]] tricked him by devising a [[phantoms|phantom]] of Eilinel to make him betray the location of [[Barahir]].<ref name=S19>{{S|19}}</ref>
 
When her husband, a member of [[Barahir's Outlaw Band]], was away for war, their house was plundered. Gorlim, returning home, could not find a trace of Eilinel. As Gorlim kept returning to their house seeking for his lost wife, [[Sauron]] tricked him by devising a [[phantoms|phantom]] of Eilinel (whom were already dead), and could thus captivate him.<ref name=S19/>


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Revision as of 18:50, 10 May 2015

Eilinel
Adan
Biographical Information
Other namesthe White[1]
Deathc. F.A. 455
Family
SpouseGorlim
Physical Description
GenderFemale

Eilinel was the wife of Gorlim the Unhappy.

History

Eilinel was a fair and gentle maiden, and was much loved by Gorlim. When her husband went to the Dagor Bragollach, their house was plundered. Eilinel was killed.

Upon returning home, Gorlim could not find any trace of Eilinel. He kept returning to their house seeking for his lost wife, and Sauron tricked him by devising a phantom of Eilinel to make him betray the location of Barahir.[2]

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