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Morwen was probably named after the daughter of [[Baragund]] of the [[House of Bëor]] from the [[First Age]]. | Morwen was probably named after the daughter of [[Baragund]] of the [[House of Bëor]] from the [[First Age]]. | ||
==Genealogy== | |||
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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
''Morwen'' means "Dark Maiden" in [[Sindarin]] (from ''[[môr]]'', "darkness, dark, night" and ''[[gwenn]]'', "maiden"). | ''Morwen'' means "Dark Maiden" in [[Sindarin]] (from ''[[môr]]'', "darkness, dark, night" and ''[[gwenn]]'', "maiden"). | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:21, 18 September 2015
| Morwen | |
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| Gondorian | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Location | Gondor |
| Language | Westron |
| Family | |
| House | House of Húrin |
| Parentage | Belecthor I |
| Siblings | Orodreth |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Female |
Morwen was the daughter of Belecthor I. When her nephew, the Steward Ecthelion I, died childless her grandson Egalmoth became the 18th Ruling Steward.[1]
Morwen was probably named after the daughter of Baragund of the House of Bëor from the First Age.
Genealogy[edit | edit source]
| Húrin II 2515 - 2628 | |||||||||||||||
| Belecthor I 2545 - 2655 | |||||||||||||||
| Orodreth 2576 - 2685 | MORWEN unknown | ||||||||||||||
| Ecthelion I 2600 - 2698 | Unknown unknown | ||||||||||||||
| Egalmoth 2626 - 2743 | |||||||||||||||
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Morwen means "Dark Maiden" in Sindarin (from môr, "darkness, dark, night" and gwenn, "maiden").
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "VII. The Heirs of Elendil", p.205
