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Dates Born in Valinor during the Years of the Trees; presumably still extant Race Elves Division Vanyar Culture Elves of Valinor Pronunciation ama'rieh Meaning Uncertain1 Indexes: Alphabetical: A Elves About this entry: Updated 18 April 2010 This entry is complete Beloved of Finrod The VanyarAmariëFinrod The beloved of Finrod Felagund, who remained in Valinor when Finrod followed Fëanor into Middle-earth. The Silmarillion tells us almost nothing about Amarië, but a few more fragments of information can be gleaned from The Grey Annals in volume XI of The History of Middle-earth. It seems that she was a Vanyarin Elf-maiden, and that she had been denied permission to accompany Finrod into exile (which in turn suggests that she herself had wanted to follow him to Middle-earth). After Finrod was slain in Sauron's dungeons, his spirit returned to Valinor, and he was re-embodied there and reunited with Amarië. Notes 1 Amarië's name is very difficult to interpret, and indeed it is unclear whether it has a distinct meaning. It possibly contains the element -mar- 'home' (as a reference to Amarië's remaining 'at home' in Aman when Finrod crossed into Middle-earth), though even this is highly speculative. Indexes: Alphabetical: A Elves About this entry: Updated 18 April 2010 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2007, 2009-2010. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.Personality is one part of understanding a candidate's suitability, but aptitudes and skills are also key.

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SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random

Dates Born in Valinor during the Years of the Trees; presumably still extant Race Elves Division Vanyar Culture Elves of Valinor Pronunciation ama'rieh Meaning Uncertain1 Indexes: Alphabetical: A Elves About this entry: Updated 18 April 2010 This entry is complete Beloved of Finrod The Vanyar

Amarië

Finrod The beloved of Finrod Felagund, who remained in Valinor when Finrod followed Fëanor into Middle-earth. The Silmarillion tells us almost nothing about Amarië, but a few more fragments of information can be gleaned from The Grey Annals in volume XI of The History of Middle-earth. It seems that she was a Vanyarin Elf-maiden, and that she had been denied permission to accompany Finrod into exile (which in turn suggests that she herself had wanted to follow him to Middle-earth). After Finrod was slain in Sauron's dungeons, his spirit returned to Valinor, and he was re-embodied there and reunited with Amarië. Notes 1 Amarië's name is very difficult to interpret, and indeed it is unclear whether it has a distinct meaning. It possibly contains the element -mar- 'home' (as a reference to Amarië's remaining 'at home' in Aman when Finrod crossed into Middle-earth), though even this is highly speculative. Indexes: Alphabetical: A Elves About this entry: Updated 18 April 2010 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2007, 2009-2010. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.Personality is one part of understanding a candidate's suitability, but aptitudes and skills are also key.