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| | | caption="Mahtan's daughter" by [[Marya Filatova]] | ||
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| | | othernames="the Wise" | ||
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| location=[[Tirion]] | |||
| affiliation=''Not'' [[Oath of Fëanor]] | |||
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| birth=During the [[Years of the Trees]] | |||
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| parentage=[[Mahtan]] | |||
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| spouse=[[Fëanor]] | |||
| children=[[Maedhros]], [[Maglor]], [[Celegorm]], [[Caranthir]], [[Curufin]], [[Amrod]], and [[Amras]] | |||
| gender=Female | | gender=Female | ||
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'''Nerdanel''' was the daughter of the [[Noldor|Noldorin]] smith [[Mahtan]] and the wife of [[Fëanor]]. | | weapons= | ||
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'''Nerdanel''' ([[Quenya|Q]], pron. {{IPA|[ˈnerdanel]}}) was the daughter of the [[Noldor|Noldorin]] smith [[Mahtan]] and the wife of [[Fëanor]]. Nerdanel was a noted sculptor. She is said to have made statues so lifelike that people thought them real. | |||
She bore Fëanor seven sons: [[Maedhros]], [[Maglor]], [[Celegorm]], [[Caranthir]], [[Curufin]], [[Amrod]], and [[Amras]] (see [[Sons of Fëanor]]). Nerdanel, unlike her husband, was of a peaceful nature and sought to moderate his fiery temper and pride with wisdom. For a time she was the only one able to influence him. Called "the Wise", Nerdanel refused to follow her husband to [[Middle-earth]], and apparently still lives in [[Aman]].<ref>{{S|Feanor}}</ref> | |||
Nerdanel's family is interesting as the only known Elves with red hair. Nerdanel's father Mahtan and three of her sons (Maedhros, Amrod, and Amras) are described as having reddish brown hair and this is described as a trait "of Nerdanel's kin". Nerdanel possessed a ruddy complexion and brown hair.<ref>{{VT|41b}}, p. 9</ref> | |||
Nerdanel was | ==Etymology== | ||
The name ''Nerdanel'' is given no clear meaning or etymology in the published writings of Tolkien. The original (rejected) version of her name was ''Istarnië''.<ref>{{MR|P3II5}}, p. 273</ref> | |||
Editor and linguist [[Patrick H. Wynne]] has suggested that the element ''nerd-'' in ''Nerdanel'' perhaps derives from ''nerdo'' ("large, strong man"), noting that the name "''might refer to her strength of body and mind, and her pursuits of crafts more commonly practiced by men.''" Wynne also suggests that ''Istarnië'' derives from Quenya ''[[ista-]]'' ("know"), apparently "''referring to her 'desire for knowledge'''".<ref>{{VT|47a}}, p. 33-4</ref> | |||
== Genealogy == | == Genealogy == | ||
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{{familytree| MDH | | MAG | | CEL | | CAR | | CUR | | AMD | | AMR |MDH=[[Maedhros]]<br/><small>''d. {{FA|587}}''</small>|MAG=[[Maglor]]<br/><small>''b. {{YT}}''</small>|CEL=[[Celegorm]]<br/><small>''d. {{FA|506}}''</small>|CAR=[[Caranthir]]<br/><small>''d. {{FA|506}}''</small>|CUR=[[Curufin]]<br/><small>''d. {{FA|506}}''</small>|AMD=[[Amrod]]<br/><small>''d. {{YT|1497}}''</small>|AMR=[[Amras]]<br/><small>''d. {{FA|538}}''</small>}} | |||
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Revision as of 12:44, 2 October 2015
| Nerdanel | |
|---|---|
| Noldo | |
 | |
| "Mahtan's daughter" by Marya Filatova | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Other names | "the Wise" |
| Location | Tirion |
| Affiliation | Not Oath of Fëanor |
| Language | Common Eldarin and Quenya |
| Birth | During the Years of the Trees |
| Family | |
| Parentage | Mahtan |
| Spouse | Fëanor |
| Children | Maedhros, Maglor, Celegorm, Caranthir, Curufin, Amrod, and Amras |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Female |
| Hair color | Brown [note 1] |
| Gallery | Images of Nerdanel |
Nerdanel (Q, pron. [ˈnerdanel]) was the daughter of the Noldorin smith Mahtan and the wife of Fëanor. Nerdanel was a noted sculptor. She is said to have made statues so lifelike that people thought them real.
She bore Fëanor seven sons: Maedhros, Maglor, Celegorm, Caranthir, Curufin, Amrod, and Amras (see Sons of Fëanor). Nerdanel, unlike her husband, was of a peaceful nature and sought to moderate his fiery temper and pride with wisdom. For a time she was the only one able to influence him. Called "the Wise", Nerdanel refused to follow her husband to Middle-earth, and apparently still lives in Aman.[1]
Nerdanel's family is interesting as the only known Elves with red hair. Nerdanel's father Mahtan and three of her sons (Maedhros, Amrod, and Amras) are described as having reddish brown hair and this is described as a trait "of Nerdanel's kin". Nerdanel possessed a ruddy complexion and brown hair.[2]
Etymology
The name Nerdanel is given no clear meaning or etymology in the published writings of Tolkien. The original (rejected) version of her name was Istarnië.[3]
Editor and linguist Patrick H. Wynne has suggested that the element nerd- in Nerdanel perhaps derives from nerdo ("large, strong man"), noting that the name "might refer to her strength of body and mind, and her pursuits of crafts more commonly practiced by men." Wynne also suggests that Istarnië derives from Quenya ista- ("know"), apparently "referring to her 'desire for knowledge'".[4]
Genealogy
See Also
Notes
- ↑ See J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "XI. The Shibboleth of Fëanor" pp. 353 & 365-6
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Fëanor and the Unchaining of Melkor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "From The Shibboleth of Fëanor" (edited by Carl F. Hostetter), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 41, July 2000, p. 9
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Three. The Later Quenta Silmarillion: (II) The Second Phase: Of Fëanor and the Unchaining of Melkor", p. 273
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Eldarin Hands, Fingers & Numerals and Related Writings — Part One" (edited by Patrick H. Wynne), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 47, February 2005, p. 33-4
