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After Húrin's departure to fight for [[Fingon]] at the [[Nirnaeth Arnoediad]], Morwen remained in her husband's house as the Lady of [[Dor-Lómin]]. After Morgoth's victory at the Nirnaeth, hordes of [[Easterlings]] invaded Hithlum. Even though they took over control of the land, they left Morwen and her household alone for a while, believing her to be a witch with dealings with the Elves. She was indeed in contact with small groups of Elves living in the mountains close to her house, but from them she received only information, and that very scant. | After Húrin's departure to fight for [[Fingon]] at the [[Nirnaeth Arnoediad]], Morwen remained in her husband's house as the Lady of [[Dor-Lómin]]. After Morgoth's victory at the Nirnaeth, hordes of [[Easterlings]] invaded Hithlum. Even though they took over control of the land, they left Morwen and her household alone for a while, believing her to be a witch with dealings with the Elves. She was indeed in contact with small groups of Elves living in the mountains close to her house, but from them she received only information, and that very scant. | ||
Eventually she thought it best to send her only | Eventually she thought it best to send her only surviving child, Turin, to Doriath to seek refuge. Being pregnant, and out of fear of drawing the Easterlings' attention, Morwen herself remained in Dor-Lómin. <ref> [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], [[Christopher Tolkien]] (ed.), [[Unfinished Tales]], "[[Narn i Hîn Húrin]] (The Tale of the Children of Húrin)"</ref> | ||
== Etymology == | == Etymology == |
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Morwen Eledhwen | |
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Adan | |
Biographical Information | |
Other names | Eledhwen (S, "Elfsheen") |
Titles | Lady of Dor-lómin |
Location | Ladros; Dor-lómin; Doriath |
Birth | F.A. 443 Ladros |
Death | F.A. 500 (aged 57) Cabed Naeramarth |
Family | |
House | House of Bëor |
Parentage | Baragund |
Spouse | Húrin Thalion |
Children | Túrin Turambar, Lalaith, Nienor |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Female |
Hair color | Dark |
Gallery | Images of Morwen Eledhwen |
Morwen was a daughter of Baragund of the House of Bëor, and she married Húrin of the House of Marach. She was the mother of Túrin Turambar, Nienor and Lalaith.
History
After Húrin's departure to fight for Fingon at the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, Morwen remained in her husband's house as the Lady of Dor-Lómin. After Morgoth's victory at the Nirnaeth, hordes of Easterlings invaded Hithlum. Even though they took over control of the land, they left Morwen and her household alone for a while, believing her to be a witch with dealings with the Elves. She was indeed in contact with small groups of Elves living in the mountains close to her house, but from them she received only information, and that very scant. Eventually she thought it best to send her only surviving child, Turin, to Doriath to seek refuge. Being pregnant, and out of fear of drawing the Easterlings' attention, Morwen herself remained in Dor-Lómin. [1]
Etymology
Morwen means "Dark Maiden" in Sindarin (from môr = "darkness, dark, night" and gwenn = "maiden"). Her surname, Eledhwen, means "Elf-maiden" (from edhel = "Elf" and gwenn = "maiden"), though Tolkien also translates it as "Elfsheen". Both definitions are in reference to her noble bearing.
Genealogy
Bregolas | Halmir | Hador Lórindol | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Belegund | Baragund | Hareth | Galdor of Dor-lómin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MORWEN | Húrin | Huor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Túrin | Lalaith | Nienor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See Also
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Narn i Hîn Húrin (The Tale of the Children of Húrin)"