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| name=Amdír
| name=Amdír
| image=[[File:Edward Johnson - Amdir.jpg|250px]]
| image=[[File:ElfinFen - Amdir.png|250px]]
| caption="Amdir" by [[:Category:Images by Edward Johnson|Edward Johnson]]
| caption="Amdír" by [[:Category:Images by ElfinFen|ElfinFen]]
| pronun=
| pronun=
| othernames=''Malgalad'' [[Amdír#Etymology|see Etymology]]
| othernames=Malgalad<br>''[[#Etymology|See below]]''
| titles=[[King of Lórien]]
| titles=[[King of Lórien]]
| position=
| position=
| location=[[Lothlórien]]
| location=[[Lórinand]]
| affiliation=[[Last Alliance of Elves and Men]]
| affiliation=[[Last Alliance of Elves and Men]]
| language=[[Sindarin]] and [[Silvan Elvish|Silvan]]
| language=[[Sindarin]], [[Silvan Elvish]]
| birth=Unknown ([[First Age]])
| birth=Before c. {{SA|730}}
| birthlocation=[[Beleriand]]{{fact}}
| birthlocation=
| rule=Until {{SA|3434}}
| rule=Until {{SA|3434}}
| death={{SA|3434}}
| death={{SA|3434}}
| deathlocation=[[Battle of Dagorlad]]
| deathlocation=[[Battle of Dagorlad]]
| age=
| age=2704+
| notablefor=
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| house=
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}}'''Amdír''', also called '''Malgalad''',<ref name="AppB">{{UT|6b}}</ref> was a [[Sindar|Sindarin]] [[Elves|Elf]] of [[Beleriand]], who later became the King of [[Lothlórien|Lórien]].
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'''Amdír''', also called '''Malgalad''', was the father of [[Amroth]] and the first-known [[King of Lórien]] of [[Sindar|Sindarin]] descent.<ref name="AaN">{{UT|Amroth}}</ref>  


==History==
==History==
After the [[War of Wrath]], Amdír came from [[Beleriand]] with his son [[Amroth]], and established himself in [[Lórinand]], where he would soon lead the princeless [[Silvan Elves]].<ref name="AaN">{{UT|Amroth}}</ref>  
Little is known of Amdír's early history save that [[Aldarion]] visited the land of his son [[Amroth]] in about {{SA|730}}, so Amdír would have certainly predated that date.<ref group="note">It seems likely that given his [[Sindar|Sindarin]] descent, that he was part of the wave of [[Sindar]] who spread out eastwards across [[Middle-earth]] in the early [[Second Age]], settling among and ruling the [[Silvan Elves]] who lived in regions such as [[Lórinand]] but this is not known for sure.
</ref><ref name=Note>{{UT|4a}}, note 6</ref>  


Peace lasted, until the [[Downfall of Númenor]] and the subsequent return of [[Sauron]] to [[Middle-earth]]. Though he answered the call of [[Gil-galad]] to the [[War of the Last Alliance]], he did not serve under the [[High King of the Noldor]]. Instead, he led a small force of [[Galadhrim]] and joined forces with the greater army of [[Silvan Elves]] under King [[Oropher]], the ruler of [[Greenwood the Great]] who was also a Sinda.<ref name="AppB"/>
Peace and obscurity in his realm lasted until the [[Downfall of Númenor]] and the subsequent return of [[Sauron]] to [[Middle-earth]].<ref name="AaN"/> Though he answered the call of [[Gil-galad]] to the [[War of the Last Alliance]], he was not disposed to serve under the [[High King of the Noldor]]. Instead, he led a small force of [[Galadhrim]] and joined forces with the greater army of [[Silvan Elves]] under King [[Oropher]], the Sindarin-lord of the [[Woodland Realm]].<ref name="Princes">{{UT|6b}}</ref>  


Ill-equipped compared to the [[Noldor]] and highly independent, the Silvan Elves suffered heavy losses in the [[Battle of Dagorlad]]. Oropher and Amdír, with half of his forces, were cut off from the main force and perished in the [[Dead Marshes]].<ref name="AppB"/>
Ill-equipped compared to the [[Noldor]] and highly independent, the Silvan Elves suffered heavy losses in the [[Battle of Dagorlad]]. It was there that Amdír and more than half his army perished, being cut off from the main host and driven into the [[Dead Marshes]].<ref name="Princes"/>  


==Etymology==
==Etymology==
The word ''Amdir'', without the long ''í'', is recorded as a word for "Hope", or "looking up", in [[Sindarin]].<ref>{{MR|P4c}}</ref>  
The word ''[[amdir (Sindarin word)|amdir]]'', without the long ''í'', is recorded as a word for "Hope", or "looking up", in [[Sindarin]].<ref>{{MR|P4c}}, p. 320</ref>  
However, the name '''Amdír''' with a long ''i'' may rather possibly derive from a shortened form of Sindarin ''[[dîr]]'' (meaning an "adult male"), chiefly used as ending in proper names.<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}} [[Sundocarmë|Root]] [[DER]]</ref>
However, the name '''Amdír''' with a long ''i'' may rather possibly derive from a shortened form of Sindarin ''[[dîr]]'' (meaning an "adult male"), chiefly used as ending in proper names.<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, entry "[[DER]]"</ref>


The King of Lórien is called '''Malgalad''' in one text, detailing the fate of the Sindarin kings in the [[Battle of Dagorlad]]. [[Christopher Tolkien]] argues that, since they are contemporaries and both described as Kings that died in the Battle of Dagorlad, they are likely the same.<ref name="AppB"/> It is unclear however which form was abandoned. ''Malgalad'' likely means "Gold-shine", from ''[[malt]]'', "gold (the metal)"<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}} [[Sundocarmë|Root]] [[SMAL]]</ref> and ''[[galad]]'', "light, radiance, glittering, reflection (from jewels, glass or polished metal, or water)"<ref>{{PM|Shibboleth}} "The Names of Finwë's Descendants"</ref> or "Golden-tree", from the outdated spelling of ''[[galadh]]''.<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}} [[Sundocarmë|Root]] [[GAL]]</ref>
The King of Lórien is called '''''Malgalad''''' in one text, detailing the fate of the Sindarin kings in the [[Battle of Dagorlad]]. [[Christopher Tolkien]] argues that, since they are contemporaries and both described as Kings that died in the Battle of Dagorlad, they are likely the same. It is unclear however which form was abandoned. ''Malgalad'' likely means "Gold-shine", from ''[[malt]]'' ("gold, the metal)"<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, entry "[[SMAL]]"</ref> and ''[[galad]]'' ("light, radiance, glittering, reflection from jewels, glass or polished metal, or water)"<ref>{{PM|Shibboleth}} "The Names of Finwë's Descendants"</ref> or "Golden-tree", from the outdated spelling of ''[[galadh]]''.<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, entry "[[GAL]]"</ref>


== Genealogy ==
== Genealogy ==
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The name Amdír refers to more than one character, item or concept. For a list of other meanings, see Amdir (disambiguation).
Amdír
Sinda
ElfinFen - Amdir.png
"Amdír" by ElfinFen
Biographical Information
Other namesMalgalad
See below
TitlesKing of Lórien
LocationLórinand
AffiliationLast Alliance of Elves and Men
LanguageSindarin, Silvan Elvish
BirthBefore c. S.A. 730
RuleUntil S.A. 3434
DeathS.A. 3434 (aged 2704+)
Battle of Dagorlad
Family
ChildrenAmroth
Physical Description
GenderMale
GalleryImages of Amdír

Amdír, also called Malgalad, was the father of Amroth and the first-known King of Lórien of Sindarin descent.[1]

History

Little is known of Amdír's early history save that Aldarion visited the land of his son Amroth in about S.A. 730, so Amdír would have certainly predated that date.[note 1][2]

Peace and obscurity in his realm lasted until the Downfall of Númenor and the subsequent return of Sauron to Middle-earth.[1] Though he answered the call of Gil-galad to the War of the Last Alliance, he was not disposed to serve under the High King of the Noldor. Instead, he led a small force of Galadhrim and joined forces with the greater army of Silvan Elves under King Oropher, the Sindarin-lord of the Woodland Realm.[3]

Ill-equipped compared to the Noldor and highly independent, the Silvan Elves suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Dagorlad. It was there that Amdír and more than half his army perished, being cut off from the main host and driven into the Dead Marshes.[3]

Etymology

The word amdir, without the long í, is recorded as a word for "Hope", or "looking up", in Sindarin.[4] However, the name Amdír with a long i may rather possibly derive from a shortened form of Sindarin dîr (meaning an "adult male"), chiefly used as ending in proper names.[5]

The King of Lórien is called Malgalad in one text, detailing the fate of the Sindarin kings in the Battle of Dagorlad. Christopher Tolkien argues that, since they are contemporaries and both described as Kings that died in the Battle of Dagorlad, they are likely the same. It is unclear however which form was abandoned. Malgalad likely means "Gold-shine", from malt ("gold, the metal)"[6] and galad ("light, radiance, glittering, reflection from jewels, glass or polished metal, or water)"[7] or "Golden-tree", from the outdated spelling of galadh.[8]

Genealogy

AMDÍR
d. S.A. 3434
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amroth
d. T.A. 1981
 
Nimrodel
fl. T.A. 1981
 
 


Notes

  1. It seems likely that given his Sindarin descent, that he was part of the wave of Sindar who spread out eastwards across Middle-earth in the early Second Age, settling among and ruling the Silvan Elves who lived in regions such as Lórinand but this is not known for sure.

References