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==Etymology==
==Etymology==
Her name means "Morning Star" in [[Quenya]] (an assimilation of ''[[tindómë]]'' = "twilight of dawn" and ''[[elen|el]]'' = "star").  It can also be taken as "daughter of twilight", with ''[[-iel]]'' being a feminine suffix.
Her name means "Morning Star" in [[Quenya]] (an assimilation of ''[[tindómë]]'' = "twilight of dawn" and ''[[elen|el]]'' = "star").   
 
It can also be taken as "daughter of twilight", with ''[[-iel]]'' being a feminine suffix. In that case, it is a cognate of ''[[Tinúviel]]''


== Genealogy ==
== Genealogy ==

Revision as of 23:59, 12 January 2011

Tindómiel
Númenórean
Biographical Information
LanguageAdûnaic, Quenya and Sindarin
BirthAfter S.A. 61
Númenor
Family
HouseHouse of Elros
ParentageElros
SiblingsVardamir, Manwendil and Atanalcar
Physical Description
GenderFemale
GalleryImages of Tindómiel

Tindómiel was the second child, and only daughter, of Elros Tar-Minyatur, the first King of Númenor. Almost nothing is known about her life.

Etymology

Her name means "Morning Star" in Quenya (an assimilation of tindómë = "twilight of dawn" and el = "star").

It can also be taken as "daughter of twilight", with -iel being a feminine suffix. In that case, it is a cognate of Tinúviel

Genealogy

                     Elros Tar-Minyatur 
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         ____________________|_________________
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Vardamir Nólimon   TINDÓMIEL   Manwendil   Atanalcar
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   Tar-Amandil