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'''Andreth''' | '''Andreth''' was wisewoman from the [[House of Bëor]]. She was called ''Saelind'' by the [[Elves]], for she was wise in thought and learned in the lore of [[Men]].<ref name=MR>{{MR|P4}}</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Andreth was a daughter of [[Boromir (Lord of Ladros)|Boromir]] and a sister to [[Bregor]].<ref>{{WJ|West}}, ''(i) The House of Bëor'', p. 231</ref> | |||
She | In her youth, she dwelt in the house of [[Belemir]], where she had learned the lore of the [[House of Hador|House of Marach]] from [[Adanel]]. Andreth was deeply in love with the [[Noldor|Elf]]-lord [[Aegnor]]. The love was returned but never fulfilled, since Aegnor felt his coming death, thus they both remained unwed and childless. She had a close friendship with Aegnor's brother, King [[Finrod|Finrod Felagund]], who often visited her during the [[Siege of Angband]] to converse with her on the matters of [[Elves]] and [[Men]]. One such conversation was written down and later known as ''[[Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth]]''.<ref name=MR/> | ||
== Genealogy == | == Genealogy == | ||
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{{familytree | BRE | | AND | | BRL | | | | | | | | |BRE=[[Bregor]]|AND='''ANDRETH'''|BRL=[[Beril]]}} | {{familytree | BRE | | AND | | BRL | | | | | | | | |BRE=[[Bregor]]|AND='''ANDRETH'''|BRL=[[Beril]]}} | ||
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== Etymology == | |||
''Andreth'' is a Sindarin word for for "patience".<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 182</ref> Her other name, ''Saelind'', means "Wise-heart".<ref name=MR>{{MR|P4}}</ref> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[:Category:Images of Andreth|Images of Andreth]] | * [[:Category:Images of Andreth|Images of Andreth]] | ||
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| Biographical Information | |
| Other names | Saelind |
| Titles | Wise-woman of the Bëorians |
| Birth | F.A. 361 |
| Family | |
| House | House of Bëor |
| Parentage | Boromir |
| Siblings | Bregor & Beril |
| Spouse | In love with Aegnor (never married) |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Female |
| Hair color | Dark |
| Gallery | Images of Andreth |
Andreth was wisewoman from the House of Bëor. She was called Saelind by the Elves, for she was wise in thought and learned in the lore of Men.[1]
History
Andreth was a daughter of Boromir and a sister to Bregor.[2]
In her youth, she dwelt in the house of Belemir, where she had learned the lore of the House of Marach from Adanel. Andreth was deeply in love with the Elf-lord Aegnor. The love was returned but never fulfilled, since Aegnor felt his coming death, thus they both remained unwed and childless. She had a close friendship with Aegnor's brother, King Finrod Felagund, who often visited her during the Siege of Angband to converse with her on the matters of Elves and Men. One such conversation was written down and later known as Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth.[1]
Genealogy
| Boron | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boromir | Belegor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bregor | ANDRETH | Beril | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Etymology
Andreth is a Sindarin word for for "patience".[3] Her other name, Saelind, means "Wise-heart".[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Four. Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth"
- ↑ 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)", (i) The House of Bëor, p. 231
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 182
