Amras and elder brother, Amrod, were the youngest sons of Fëanor. Through their mother Nerdanel, they inherited red hair, instead of Fëanor's black.
Biography[]
Amras was born sometime in the Years of the Trees. Along with his father and brothers, he followed the Ñoldor into exile.[4][5] His mother Nerdanel once asked Fëanor to leave Amrod and Amras, or at least one of them, but Fëanor did not listen. Nerdanel prophesied that not all his sons would set foot on Middle-earth.[6]
At the dawn of the Burning of the Ships at Losgar, Amras noticed the absence of his twin brother Amrod. He explained that Amrod was restless and did not sleep on the ground out of discomfort. He was the last to speak about this matter to Fëanor.[6]
Later, Amras and his brothers rescued their father who died in an ambush after Dagor-nuin-Giliath.[7] He became a hunter in Middle-earth and held the southern lands of Estolad in East Beleriand between the rivers Gelion, Celon, and the Andram behind the March of Maedhros.[8][9]
Amras took part in the final two Kinslayings, and eventually fell during the Third Kinslaying at the Havens of Sirion in FA 538.[10]
Etymology[]
Amras is a Sindarin word.[11] His father-name is Pityafinwë "Little Finwë", from pitya ("little"). Its shorter form was Pityo. His mother-name was Ambarussa "Top-russet", the name he and his brother called each other.[6]
Earlier names[]
Amras was called Díriel in earlier writings.[12]
Other names[]
Like the rest of his brothers, Amras was given an Old English name. He was called Tirgeld, from the words tir ("glory") and geld ("of worth").[13]
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Other versions[]
In The Silmarillion, Amrod lives beyond the burning of the ships, and follows Amras to East Beleriand where they held the lands of Estolad together. They share the same fate, dying during the Third Kinslaying. In later writings, Christopher Tolkien added the death of Amrod. For this reason wherever both Amrod and Amras appear in the published material it should be read as Amras alone.
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | ኣምራስ |
| Arabic | امراس |
| Armenian | Ամրաս |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Амрас |
| Bengali | আমরাস |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Амрас |
| Chinese (Hong Kong) | 安瑞斯 |
| Georgian | ამრასი |
| Greek | Άμρας |
| Gujarati | અમરસ |
| Hebrew | אמראס |
| Hindi | आम्रस |
| Japanese | アムラス |
| Kannada | ಅಮ್ರಾಸ್ |
| Korean | 암라스 |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Амрас |
| Marathi | अम्रास |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Амрас |
| Nepalese | अम्रास |
| Pashto | امراسس |
| Persian | آمراس |
| Polish | Amrasa |
| Punjabi | ਅਮ੍ਰਾਸ |
| Russian | Амрас |
| Sanskrit | आम्रस् |
| Serbian | Амрас (Cyrillic) Amras (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | අම්රාස් |
| Tamil | அம்ரஸ் |
| Telugu | ఆమ్రస్ |
| Thai | อัมรัส |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Амрас |
| Urdu | امرآس |
| Yiddish | ײַמראַס |
References[]
- ↑ Tolkien, J.R.R.. Beren and Lúthien (Kindle Location 3558). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Kindle Edition.
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 11: The War of the Jewels, V. The Tale of Years
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, X: "Of Dwarves and Men"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter V: "Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalië"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter IX: "Of the Flight of the Noldor"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, XI: "The Shibboleth of Fëanor"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XIII: "Of the Return of the Noldor"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XIV: "Of Beleriand and its Realms"
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, The First Age, The Elder Days, "Realms-Before the Great Defeat"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXIV: "Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath"
- ↑ The Complete Guide to Middle-earth
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. I: The Book of Lost Tales Part One, VII: "The Flight of the Noldoli"
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. IV: The Shaping of Middle-earth, III: "The Quenta", Appendix 1: Translation of Quenta Noldorinwa into Old English