Idis
From Tolkien Gateway
Idis | |
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Rohir | |
Biographical Information | |
Location | Rohan |
Birth | Third Age |
Family | |
House | House of Eorl |
Parentage | Théoden |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Female |
Idis was a daughter of Théoden in an early draft of The Lord of the Rings. The character was eventually discarded when the story of Éowyn overshadowed her.[1]
Etymology
Christopher Tolkien has noted that ides is and Old English poetic word for "woman, lady".[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Treason of Isengard, "XXVI. The King of the Golden Hall", pp. 445, 447, 450