Vidumavi
| Vidumavi | |
|---|---|
| Man | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Other names | Galadwen |
| Date of death | T.A. 1344 |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Female |
Vidumavi, also known as Galadwen (died T.A. 1344)[1] was the daughter of Vidugavia, the King of Rhovanion.[2]
[edit] History
Vidumavi married the Gondorian Prince Valacar when he was on a diplomatic mission in Rhovanion.[2]
She was, as the Dúnedain of Gondor feared, short-lived (dying in 1344 of the Third Age,[1] before Valacar became king), but she succeeded in bearing Valacar a son, the future King Eldacar. Because of Eldacar's short-lived, non-Dúnadan mother, many Gondorians were unwilling to accept him as king, leading to the disastrous Kin-strife.[2]
[edit] Genealogy
| Vidugavia | Rómendacil II | ||||||||||||||
| VIDUMAVI | Valacar | ||||||||||||||
| Eldacar | |||||||||||||||
[edit] Etymology
Widumavi is a Gothic name meaning "Wood-maiden".[3] Galadwen is a Sindarin name with the same meaning.[1]
[edit] References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "The Making of Appendix A": (i) "The Realms in Exile"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Cirion and Eorl and the Friendship of Gondor and Rohan", Note 6