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Ír was a king of the Isle of Íverin in earlier versions of J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium.
History[]
Ír was King of the Isle of Íverin, and was allied with the Orcs of his island. His son Íring received from Watol, the king of Leithian, the task of building a road through his lands. Íring completed this in seven years, incurring the wrath of the Wætlingas, Watol's sons. Thus, they swore that they could build an even better road in only three years. Ír helped his son to keep the Wætlingas from achieving this, sending him "all kinds of secret evils". After the three years, Íring killed the Wætlingas, "despairing of his wager".[1]
Behind the scenes[]
Íverin was conceived as a mythical representation of Ireland, and Ír was created as the ancestor of the Irish people. In fact, J.R.R. Tolkien originally had started the creation of the legendarium with the intent to build a proper British mythology.
References[]
- ↑ "Sí Qente Feanor and Other Elvish Writings", Parma Eldalamberon, n. XV