Vardilmë
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| Vardilmë | |
|---|---|
| Númenórean | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Location | Númenor |
| Language | Adûnaic, Sindarin and Quenya |
| Birth | S.A. 203 |
| Family | |
| House | House of Elros |
| Parentage | Vardamir |
| Siblings | Amandil, Aulendil and Nolondil |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Female |
Vardilmë was the second child and only daughter of Vardamir Nólimon, heir to Elros Tar-Minyatur, first King of Númenor. Her older brother took up the Sceptre as Tar-Amandil. Almost nothing is known of her life.[1]
Etymology
Vardilmë's name is difficult to translate, but might mean "Devoted to Varda" in Quenya (an assimilation of Varda and -dil = "friend, lover, devoted to").
Genealogy
| Elros Tar-Minyatur F.A. 532 - S.A. 442 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vardamir Nólimon S.A. 61 - 471 | Tindómiel after 61 | Manwendil after 61 | Atanalcar after 61 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tar-Amandil 192 - 603 | VARDILMË b. 203 | Aulendil b. 213 | Nolondil b. 222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tar-Elendil 350 - 751 | Eärendur b. 361 | Mairen b. 377 | Axantur b. 395 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tar-Meneldur 543 - 942 | Caliondo 512 - 900 | Cemendur b. 575 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"
