The Encyclopedia of Arda - Elwing (original) (raw)

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Dates Born I 503; sailed into the West I 538; immortal Race Half-elven, counted among the Elves Division Primarily Sindar1 Meaning 'Star-spray'2 Titles The White Indexes: Alphabetical: E Elves About this entry: Updated 27 August 2001 Updates planned: 4 The spouse of Eärendil Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Dior Nimloth Eluréd ElurínElwingEärendil Elrond Elros The daughter of Dior Eluchíl and wife of Eärendil the Mariner. Through the power of Ulmo she escaped the destruction of the Havens of Sirion in the form of a white bird, and came to her husband on the Sea with a Silmaril on her breast. Notes 1 Elwing's mother Nimloth had, as far as we know, pure Sindarin blood. The line of her father Dior, though, contained other strains; his grandmother Melian had been a Maia, and his father Beren was a mortal Man. Working back to her great-grandparents, Elwing was actually five-eighths Sinda, one quarter Mortal and one eighth Maia. 2 Elwing's name, 'Star-spray' comes from the starlight glinting on the waterfall of Lanthir Lamath, at her father's house in Ossiriand, on the night she was born. See also... Aerandir, Aman, Aranel, Aranrúth, Dírhavel, Eärendil, Elu Thingol, Elurín, Elves of Sirion, Erellont, Falathar, Falathrim, Foam-flower, Gil-Estel, Half-elven, [See the full list...]Half-elven, Half-elves, Havens of Sirion, Heir of Eärendil, King’s Sword, Lanthir Lamath, Lay of Eärendil, Maglor, Night of Naught, Nimloth, Oath of Fëanor, Peredhil, Star of High Hope, Star-spray, The White, Three Jewels, Voyage of Eärendil Indexes: Alphabetical: E Elves About this entry: Updated 27 August 2001 Updates planned: 4 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.DISC personality profiling brings a host of benefits and advantages.

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Dates Born I 503; sailed into the West I 538; immortal Race Half-elven, counted among the Elves Division Primarily Sindar1 Meaning 'Star-spray'2 Titles The White Indexes: Alphabetical: E Elves About this entry: Updated 27 August 2001 Updates planned: 4 The spouse of Eärendil

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Dior

Nimloth

Eluréd ElurínElwing

Eärendil

Elrond Elros The daughter of Dior Eluchíl and wife of Eärendil the Mariner. Through the power of Ulmo she escaped the destruction of the Havens of Sirion in the form of a white bird, and came to her husband on the Sea with a Silmaril on her breast. Notes 1 Elwing's mother Nimloth had, as far as we know, pure Sindarin blood. The line of her father Dior, though, contained other strains; his grandmother Melian had been a Maia, and his father Beren was a mortal Man. Working back to her great-grandparents, Elwing was actually five-eighths Sinda, one quarter Mortal and one eighth Maia. 2 Elwing's name, 'Star-spray' comes from the starlight glinting on the waterfall of Lanthir Lamath, at her father's house in Ossiriand, on the night she was born. See also... Aerandir, Aman, Aranel, Aranrúth, Dírhavel, Eärendil, Elu Thingol, Elurín, Elves of Sirion, Erellont, Falathar, Falathrim, Foam-flower, Gil-Estel, Half-elven, [See the full list...]Half-elven, Half-elves, Havens of Sirion, Heir of Eärendil, King’s Sword, Lanthir Lamath, Lay of Eärendil, Maglor, Night of Naught, Nimloth, Oath of Fëanor, Peredhil, Star of High Hope, Star-spray, The White, Three Jewels, Voyage of Eärendil Indexes: Alphabetical: E Elves About this entry: Updated 27 August 2001 Updates planned: 4 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.DISC personality profiling brings a host of benefits and advantages.