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Anairë was an Elf of Valinor and the wife of Fingolfin.

Biography[]

Little is known of Anairë's life; she chose not to follow her husband to Middle-earth during their departure from Aman. It is assumed that she continued to reside in Aman along with the other Elves of Valinor. During the Noontide of Valinor, they had four children: Fingon, Turgon, Aredhel, and Argon.

Anairë was known to be friends with Eärwen, Finarfin's wife.[1]

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Anairë awaiting her husband in Aman, by Marya Filatova

Etymology[]

In Quenya, Anairë means Holiest, from airë ("holy") and an-, a superlative prefix.[1]

Other versions of the legendarium[]

Anairë does not appear in the The Silmarillion; Fingolfin has three children, but the wife is unspecified.

In an early manuscript, her name was spelled as "Alaire". In another, she was identified as a Vanya who remained in Túna, who would later be Elenwë, Turgon's wife.[2]

House of Fingolfin[]

The Heraldic Device of the House of Fingolfin
The Heraldic Device of Idril Celebrindal

   
   
   
   
Finwë
   
   
Indis
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Findis
   
   
Fingolfin
   
   
Anairë
   
   
Irimë
   
   
Finarfin
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Fingon
   
   
Turgon
   
   
Elenwë
   
   
Aredhel
   
   
Eöl
   
   
Argon
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Idril
   
   
Tuor
   
   
Maeglin
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Eärendil
   
   
Elwing
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Elrond
   
   
Elros


Translations[]

Foreign Language Translated name
Amharic ዓናኢረ
Arabic أنايري
Armenian Անաիրե
Belarusian Cyrillic Анаірё
Bengali আন্ঐরে
Bulgarian Cyrillic Анаире
Georgian ანაირეი
Greek Ανάιρε
Gujarati આન્ઐરે
Hebrew אנאירי
Hindi आन्ऐरे
Japanese アナイレ
Kannada ಆನೈರೆ
Kazakh Анаіре (Cyrillic) Anaire (Latin)
Korean 아나이레
Kyrgyz Cyrillic Анаирэ
Macedonian Cyrillic Анаире
Marathi आन्ऐरे
Mongolian Cyrillic Анаирё
Nepalese आन्ऐरे
Pashto آنایرې ?
Persian آنائیره
Punjabi ਆਨੈਰੇ
Russian Анайрэ
Sanskrit आन्ऐरे
Serbian Анаире (Cyrillic) Anaire (Latin)
Sinhalese ආනෛරෙ
Tajik Cyrillic Анаире
Tamil ஆந்ஐரெ
Telugu ఆనైరె
Ukrainian Cyrillic Анаіре
Urdu انایری
Uzbek Анаире (Cyrillic) Anaire (Latin)
Yiddish אַנאַירע

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, "The Shibboleth of Fëanor"
  2. The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XI: The War of the Jewels, Part Three: The Wanderings of Húrin and Other Writings..., III. "Maeglin"
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