Eärwen was the daughter of Olwë and had several unnamed brothers. She was the wife of Finarfin, and mother of Finrod, Angrod, Aegnor, and Galadriel.[2]
Biography[]
Eärwen was born in the Years of the Trees either in Middle-earth or in the Elven realms of the Far West, possibly Tol Eressëa or Alqualondë. In YT 1280, she wedded Finarfin, the youngest son of King Finwë.[3] Her children were Finrod, Angrod, Aegnor, and Galadriel. She was said to be a friend of Anairë, wife of Fingolfin.[4]
Like Anairë, Eärwen did not follow her husband into exile during the Revolt of the Ñoldor.[4] Later, Finarfin repented because of the Kinslaying at Alqualondë and returned to Tirion.[5]
Etymology[]
The name Eärwen means "Sea-maiden" from the Quenya ëar ("Sea") and -wen ("maiden").[6][7][8] Her name should be pronounced as ay-ar-wen.
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Other versions of the legendarium[]
In The Silmarillion, Eärwen has another son called Orodreth.[2] This is later changed by Christopher Tolkien, making Orodreth a son of Angrod and Eärwen's grandson instead.
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Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | ዐአርወን ? |
| Arabic | ائارون |
| Armenian | Եարւեն |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Еарўен |
| Bengali | এয়ারবেন |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Еарвен |
| Burmese | ဧအရ္ဝေန္ |
| Chinese | 伊珥雯 |
| Georgian | ეარwენი |
| Greek | Εάργουεν |
| Gujarati | અર્વેન |
| Hebrew | איארוון |
| Hindi | एअर्वेन |
| Japanese | エアルウェン |
| Kannada | ಅರ್ವೆನ್ |
| Kazakh | Еәруен (Cyrillic) Eärwen (Latin) |
| Korean | 에아르웬 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Эарвэн |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Еарwен |
| Marathi | एअर्वेन |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Эарвэн |
| Nepalese | एअर्वेन |
| Pashto | ېاروېن |
| Persian | ائارون |
| Polish | Eärwena |
| Russian | Эарвен |
| Sanskrit | एअर्वेन् |
| Serbian | Еарвен (Cyrillic) Earven (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | ඒඅර්වෙන් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Еарвен |
| Tamil | ஏறுவேன் |
| Telugu | ఏఆర్వెన్ |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Еарвен |
| Urdu | ااروین |
| Uzbek | Еарвен (Cyrillic) Earwen (Latin) |
| Yiddish | עאַרווען |
References[]
- ↑ Unfinished Tales, Part Two: The Second Age, IV: "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn, and of Amroth King of Lórien"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter V: "Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalië"
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 10: Morgoth's Ring, The Annals of Aman
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, XI: "The Shibboleth of Fëanor"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter IX: "Of the Flight of the Noldor"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin names
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. V: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies"
- ↑ Parma Eldalamberon, Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien