Idril: Difference between revisions
mNo edit summary |
(Added info and restaured image) |
||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{expansion}}{{noldor infobox | {{expansion}}{{noldor infobox | ||
| name=Idril | | name=Idril | ||
| image=[[File: | | image=[[File:Anna Lee - Idril.jpg|250px]] | ||
| caption="Idril | | caption="Idril" by [[Anna Lee]] | ||
| pronun= | | pronun= | ||
| othernames=''Itarillë'' ([[Quenya|Q]], [[Father-name|fn]]),<br/>''Celebrindal'' ([[Sindarin|S]], [[epessë]]) | | othernames=''Itarillë'' ([[Quenya|Q]], [[Father-name|fn]]),<br/>''Celebrindal'' ([[Sindarin|S]], [[epessë]]) | ||
Line 29: | Line 29: | ||
| weapons= | | weapons= | ||
| steed=[[Eärrámë]] (ship) | | steed=[[Eärrámë]] (ship) | ||
}} | |||
'''Idril Celebrindal''' was the daughter of King [[Turgon]] of [[Gondolin]] | '''Idril Celebrindal''' was the daughter of King [[Turgon]] of [[Gondolin]], the wife of [[Tuor]] and the mother of [[Eärendil|Eärendil the Mariner]]. | ||
Of the [[Noldor]] who [[Flight of the Noldor|returned]] to [[Middle-earth]] documented to have [[Vanyar|Vanyarin]] ancestry, Idril has the most, being five-eighths Vanyarin by ancestry. | Of the [[Noldor]] who [[Flight of the Noldor|returned]] to [[Middle-earth]] documented to have [[Vanyar|Vanyarin]] ancestry, Idril has the most, being five-eighths Vanyarin by ancestry. Her Vanyarin mother [[Elenwë]] died during the crossing at [[Helcaraxë]], and so did not step foot in Middle-earth. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
[[Image:Måns Björkman - Idril.gif|right|thumb|[[Idril Celebrindal]]'s device, depicting a [[menelluin]], with 12 points]] | [[Image:Måns Björkman - Idril.gif|right|thumb|[[Idril Celebrindal]]'s device, depicting a [[menelluin]], with 12 points]] | ||
Idril Celebrindal was the only child of Turgon. She participated in the [[Flight of the Noldor]], and | Idril Celebrindal was the only child of Turgon. She participated in the [[Flight of the Noldor]], and had to cross the [[Helcaraxë]] with the host of Fingolfin. She and her mother Elenwë falled into the bitter waters, and Turgon risked his life to save them. But he only could save Idril, and her mother was covered in fallen ice.<ref>{{PM|XI4}}, pp. 343-344</ref> | ||
Together with [[Angrod]]'s son [[Orodreth]] she was one of the two Noldor in the third generation to come into exile. Idril was loved in secret by her cousin [[Maeglin]], the son of [[Eöl]] the Dark Elf and [[Aredhel]], Turgon's sister, but she scorned his advances because of his dark character, and the fact they were too closely related.<ref>{{S|Maeglin}}</ref> | |||
When Tuor, son of [[Huor]] arrived in [[Gondolin]], Idril fell in love with him. Because Turgon had grown to love Tuor as a son (as he had his father before), and remembering the last words of Huor, he allowed Idril and Tuor to wed, thus bringing about the second [[Unions of Elves and Men|union of Elves and Men]], after [[Beren]] and [[Lúthien]]. Idril encouraged Tuor to build a [[Idril's secret way|secret passage]], and thus enabled many to escape the [[Fall of Gondolin]]. In Gondolin she had a son, [[Eärendil]]. | When Tuor, son of [[Huor]] arrived in [[Gondolin]], Idril fell in love with him. Because Turgon had grown to love Tuor as a son (as he had his father before), and remembering the last words of Huor, he allowed Idril and Tuor to wed, thus bringing about the second [[Unions of Elves and Men|union of Elves and Men]], after [[Beren]] and [[Lúthien]]. Idril encouraged Tuor to build a [[Idril's secret way|secret passage]], and thus enabled many to escape the [[Fall of Gondolin]]. In Gondolin she had a son, [[Eärendil]]. | ||
Line 45: | Line 47: | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The name ''Idril'' is the | {{Pronounce|Idril Celebrindal.mp3|Ardamir}} | ||
The [[Sindarin]] name ''Idril'' is not glossed, but the form of her [[Quenya]] name '''''Itarillë''''' (or ''Itarildë''), which means "Sparkling Brilliance".<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, entry ''ril''</ref> | |||
She was called ''[[Celebrindal]]'', "Silver-foot", because she always went barefoot.<ref>{{S|Noldor}}</ref> | She was called ''[[Celebrindal]]'', "Silver-foot", because she always went barefoot.<ref>{{S|Noldor}}</ref> | ||
In [[Gnomish]], ''Idril'' meant "Beloved", but Elves often called her ''Idhril'', or in [[Qenya]] ''Irildë'', which meant "mortal maiden", because she married Tuor.<ref>{{LT2|Appendix}}, entry "Idril"</ref> Her after name "Silver Feet" was ''Tal-Celeb'' in Gnomish, and ''Taltelepta'' in Qenya.<ref>{{LT2|IIIn}}, p. 216</ref> | |||
==Genealogy== | ==Genealogy== | ||
Line 63: | Line 68: | ||
{{familytree/end}} | {{familytree/end}} | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
{{references}} | {{references}} |
Revision as of 10:53, 22 July 2020
This article or section needs expansion and/or modification. Please help the wiki by expanding it. |
Idril | |
---|---|
Noldo | |
"Idril" by Anna Lee | |
Biographical Information | |
Other names | Itarillë (Q, fn), Celebrindal (S, epessë) |
Titles | Princess of Gondolin |
Location | Vinyamar, Gondolin |
Language | Quenya and Sindarin |
Birth | between Y.T. 1300 and 1500 Valinor |
Sailed west | F.A. 525 Mouths of Sirion |
Family | |
House | House of Fingolfin |
Parentage | Elenwë and Turgon |
Spouse | Tuor |
Children | Eärendil |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Female |
Hair color | Golden[1] |
Steed | Eärrámë (ship) |
Gallery | Images of Idril |
Idril Celebrindal was the daughter of King Turgon of Gondolin, the wife of Tuor and the mother of Eärendil the Mariner.
Of the Noldor who returned to Middle-earth documented to have Vanyarin ancestry, Idril has the most, being five-eighths Vanyarin by ancestry. Her Vanyarin mother Elenwë died during the crossing at Helcaraxë, and so did not step foot in Middle-earth.
History
Idril Celebrindal was the only child of Turgon. She participated in the Flight of the Noldor, and had to cross the Helcaraxë with the host of Fingolfin. She and her mother Elenwë falled into the bitter waters, and Turgon risked his life to save them. But he only could save Idril, and her mother was covered in fallen ice.[2]
Together with Angrod's son Orodreth she was one of the two Noldor in the third generation to come into exile. Idril was loved in secret by her cousin Maeglin, the son of Eöl the Dark Elf and Aredhel, Turgon's sister, but she scorned his advances because of his dark character, and the fact they were too closely related.[3]
When Tuor, son of Huor arrived in Gondolin, Idril fell in love with him. Because Turgon had grown to love Tuor as a son (as he had his father before), and remembering the last words of Huor, he allowed Idril and Tuor to wed, thus bringing about the second union of Elves and Men, after Beren and Lúthien. Idril encouraged Tuor to build a secret passage, and thus enabled many to escape the Fall of Gondolin. In Gondolin she had a son, Eärendil.
After the fall of Gondolin, Idril and Tuor became leaders of the exiles at the Havens of Sirion, where they also received Elwing daughter of Dior son of Beren and Lúthien.
When Tuor grew old he departed in his ship named Eärrámë for the West, and Idril went with him. It is believed by the Elves and Dúnedain that Idril and Tuor arrived in Valinor, bypassing the Ban of the Valar, and it is said that Tuor became reckoned in the kindred of the Elves, so that they both live in Valinor.[4]
Etymology
The Sindarin name Idril is not glossed, but the form of her Quenya name Itarillë (or Itarildë), which means "Sparkling Brilliance".[5]
She was called Celebrindal, "Silver-foot", because she always went barefoot.[6]
In Gnomish, Idril meant "Beloved", but Elves often called her Idhril, or in Qenya Irildë, which meant "mortal maiden", because she married Tuor.[7] Her after name "Silver Feet" was Tal-Celeb in Gnomish, and Taltelepta in Qenya.[8]
Genealogy
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Noldor in Beleriand"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "XI. The Shibboleth of Fëanor", "The names of Finwë's descendants", pp. 343-344
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Maeglin"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", entry ril
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Noldor in Beleriand"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "Appendix: Names in the Lost Tales – Part II", entry "Idril"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "III. The Fall of Gondolin": "Notes and Commentary", p. 216