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}}'''Eilinel''' was the wife of [[Gorlim|Gorlim the Unhappy]]. | }} | ||
'''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. | |||
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> | |||
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[[Category:Characters in The Silmarillion]] | [[Category:Characters in The Silmarillion]] | ||
[[Category:Edain]] | [[Category:Edain]] | ||
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Revision as of 18:50, 10 May 2015
| Eilinel | |
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| Adan | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Other names | the White[1] |
| Death | c. F.A. 455 |
| Family | |
| Spouse | Gorlim |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Female |
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]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lays of Beleriand, "IV. The Lay of Leithian Recommenced", pp. 336-8
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Beren and Lúthien"
