Eoh
| Eoh | |
|---|---|
| Angle | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Other names | Évar (Q) Echos (G) Elvas (Go) |
| Location | Anglia[1] |
| Language | Old English |
| Death | 5th century AD[1] |
| Family | |
| Parentage | Heden |
| Siblings | Beorn |
| Children | Eriol |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
Eoh was the father of Eriol, according to the early version of the legendarium in The Book of Lost Tales.[1]
History
Eoh lived somewhere in the 5th century Anglia, being a descendant of sea-faring ancestors, some of whom visited Valinor by the way of Olórë Mallë in their sleep.[2] His home had a castle with a great tower, and a river running underneath it.[3]
He had a son called Ottor, who would later become known as Eriol, inheriting his ancestors' sea-longing.[3]
However, sometime during Eriol's childhood, Eoh's home was attacked by his brother Beorn, where both Eriol's mother[3] and Eoh died, with Eoh being killed by Beorn himself[1] in a "bitter fight about the walls".[3][note 1][4] His grandsons, Hengest and Horsa, later avenged his death.[1]
Etymology
The name Eoh is in Old English, being a poetic word for "horse".[1]
Other names
Eoh's name in Qenya was Évar, with Echos being its Gnomish equivalent.
The character was also called Elvas in Gothic, Elvas probably being a dialectal or archaic form of the Gothic word aílvs ("horse") - from which the Qenya and Gnomish equivalents of the name were probably derived from.
An alternative Qenya name for Eoh was Eqar.[5]
Genealogy
* The name of Hendwine's mother is not Naimi but Nelmir in the text on which the basis of his inclusion is founded upon - neither is her relation to Lindo and Vairë elaborated on.[6]
Other versions of the legendarium
In an early, rejected sketch, a more elaborate version of the attack on Eoh's home is given, in which Beorn attacked his brother's castle and killed him, and took Eriol captive - from which Eriol eventually escaped.[7]
Notes
- ↑ In another note, Eoh's death was either "in the siege" or "in a great battle".
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One, "I. The Cottage of Lost Play": "Notes and Commentary", pp. 23-4
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One, "I. The Cottage of Lost Play", p. 20
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "I. The Tale of Tinúviel", pp. 4-5
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "VI. The History of Eriol or Ælfwine and the End of the Tales", outline 10, p. 290
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Sí Qente Feanor and Other Elvish Writings", in Parma Eldalamberon XV (edited by Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, Patrick H. Wynne, and Bill Welden), "Names and Required Alterations", Appendix, Text IX, pp. 16-7
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Sí Qente Feanor and Other Elvish Writings", in Parma Eldalamberon XV (edited by Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, Patrick H. Wynne, and Bill Welden), "Names and Required Alterations", Appendix, Text X, p. 17
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "VI. The History of Eriol or Ælfwine and the End of the Tales", p. 294
