Hareth
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"Hareth, Hurin and Huor" by Juliana Pinho | |
Biographical Information | |
Location | Brethil |
Language | Halethian |
Birth | F.A. 420[1] |
Family | |
House | House of Haleth |
Parentage | Halmir |
Siblings | Haldir, Hundar, and Hiril |
Spouse | Galdor |
Children | Húrin and Huor |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Female |
Gallery | Images of Hareth |
Hareth was the elder daughter of Halmir, chieftain of the Haladin, and sister of Haldir, Hundar,[2] and Hiril.[3]
History[edit | edit source]
In F.A. 436[4] there was a great feast of the Edain, when she and her brother married with two children of Hador of the House of Marach; whereas Hareth married Galdor, Lord of Dor-lómin, her brother married Galdor's sister, Glóredhel.[5]
Hareth bore him two sons, Húrin and Huor.[2]
Disasters such as the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, the death of childless Brandir the Lame by Hareth's grandson Túrin,[6] and the coming of her son Húrin to Brethil, causing the ruin of Obel Halad,[7] resulted to the dwindling and decline of Hareth's people.[8] Fortunately, her union with the House of Hador, kept the lineage of her House alive through her grandson, Tuor.
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Hareth also appears in Tûr Haretha, the "Ladybarrow", so the name probably means "Lady" in the Haladin tongue.[9]
Robert Foster also suggests that Hareth means "Lady",[4] however the entry erroneously labels the name as Quenya.
Genealogy[edit | edit source]
Other versions of the legendarium[edit | edit source]
Halmir's second daughter, Hiril, was a later addition to the family tree of the House of Haleth. Before she was introduced Hareth's name was Hiriel.[10]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Two. The Later Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Coming of Men into the West (Chapter 14)"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Two. The Later Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Coming of Men into the West (Chapter 14)", (iii) The Haladin', p. 237
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Three. The Wanderings of Húrin and Other Writings not forming part of the Quenta Silmarillion: I. The Wanderings of Húrin", p. 270
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "The Grey Annals": Note on §161
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Túrin Turambar"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Three. The Wanderings of Húrin and Other Writings not forming part of the Quenta Silmarillion: I. The Wanderings of Húrin", pp. 291-4
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "XII. The Problem of Ros", Note 17
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Coming of Men into the West"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Three. The Wanderings of Húrin and Other Writings not forming part of the Quenta Silmarillion: I. The Wanderings of Húrin", footnote, p. 269