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'''Voronwë''' ([[Quenya|Q]]: "Enduring One") (surname: [[Aranwion]]) was a mariner of [[Gondolin]], sent by King [[Turgon of Gondolin|Turgon]] to seek a passage to [[Aman]] and call on the [[Valar]] for aid against [[Morgoth]]. He | {{noldor infobox | ||
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'''Voronwë''' ([[Quenya|Q]]: "Enduring One") (surname: [[Aranwion]]) was a mariner of [[Gondolin]], sent by King [[Turgon of Gondolin|Turgon]] to seek a passage to [[Aman]] and call on the [[Valar]] for aid against [[Morgoth]]. He delayed on the road, spending too much time in [[Nan-tathren]] and because of this he was the final one to embark on the last ship that [[Círdan|Círdan The Shipwright]], at the request of Turgon, had built for them. After sailing for seven years without reaching the lands in the West, he was washed ashore in [[Nevrast]], where he encountered [[Tuor]] and led him back as messenger of [[Ulmo]] to the city of Gondolin. During the [[Fall of Gondolin]] he was ordered by Tuor to guard [[Idril]]. He escaped the sack, and some accounts say that he sailed with [[Eärendil the Mariner|Eärendil]] on his voyages. | |||
== Parentage == | |||
Voronwë was related to the [[House of Fingolfin]] through his father, [[Aranwë]], a nobleman of Gondolin and to Círdan himself through his mother, who was one of the [[Sindar]] Elves of [[Falas]]. | |||
== Other Versions of the Legendarium == | == Other Versions of the Legendarium == | ||
The [[Gnomish]] form of his name was '''[[Bronweg]]''', who was also another character in [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien's]] [[legendarium]]. | The [[Gnomish]] form of his name was '''[[Bronweg]]''', who was also another character in [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien's]] [[legendarium]]. | ||
==References== | |||
* ''[[Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth]]'', [[Of Tuor and his Coming to Gondolin]] | |||
[[Category:Noldor]] | [[Category:Noldor]] | ||
[[Category:Gondolin and Turgon]] | [[Category:Gondolin and Turgon]] | ||
Revision as of 17:40, 22 June 2008
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| Birth | F.A., in Nevrast |
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| Parentage | Aranwë |
| Spouse | None |
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| Gender | Male |
| Gallery | Images of Voronwë |
Voronwë (Q: "Enduring One") (surname: Aranwion) was a mariner of Gondolin, sent by King Turgon to seek a passage to Aman and call on the Valar for aid against Morgoth. He delayed on the road, spending too much time in Nan-tathren and because of this he was the final one to embark on the last ship that Círdan The Shipwright, at the request of Turgon, had built for them. After sailing for seven years without reaching the lands in the West, he was washed ashore in Nevrast, where he encountered Tuor and led him back as messenger of Ulmo to the city of Gondolin. During the Fall of Gondolin he was ordered by Tuor to guard Idril. He escaped the sack, and some accounts say that he sailed with Eärendil on his voyages.
Parentage
Voronwë was related to the House of Fingolfin through his father, Aranwë, a nobleman of Gondolin and to Círdan himself through his mother, who was one of the Sindar Elves of Falas.
Other Versions of the Legendarium
The Gnomish form of his name was Bronweg, who was also another character in Tolkien's legendarium.
