Mairen
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Mairen | |
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Númenórean | |
Biographical Information | |
Language | Adûnaic, Sindarin and Quenya |
Birth | S.A. 377 |
Family | |
House | House of Elros |
Parentage | Tar-Amandil |
Siblings | Tar-Elendil and Eärendur |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Female |
Mairen was the third child and only daughter of Tar-Amandil, the third King of Númenor. Her eldest brother would take up the Sceptre as Tar-Elendil. Almost nothing is known of her life.[1]
Etymology
Mairen's name is not translated, but probably means "the Good". Cf. Sauron's original name, Mairon, which means "admirable" or "excellent."
Genealogy
Tar-Amandil | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tar-Elendil | Eärendur | MAIREN | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tar-Meneldur | |||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Aldarion and Erendis: The Mariner's Wife", "The earlier generations of the Line of Elros"