Elenwë was a Vanyarin elf, the wife of Turgon and the mother of Idril, to whom she passed on the golden hair of her kindred.
Biography[]
Elenwë was probably born in Valinor sometime during its Noontide. Elenwë followed her husband Turgon to Middle-earth when his brethren resolved to join the House of Fëanor in their pursuit of Melkor and quest to regain the Silmarils. Unfortunately, she along with many others died during the crossing of Helcaraxë; Turgon almost perished trying to rescue her.[2][3] It was said that her body was covered in ice and was therefore unable to be saved.[4]
She was the only known Vanyar elf to have ever left Valinor; after her death her bloodline survived through her grandson Eärendil and great-grandsons Elrond and Elros, onward into the royal Númenor-line. Her other descendants included Arwen and her brothers Elladan and Elrohir.
Etymology[]
Elenwë means "Star person" in Quenya from elen ("star")[5] and the prefix -wë ("person").[6]
In other versions[]
The earlier name for Elenwë was Alairë (later Anairë). However, Tolkien corrected this and made Anairë Fingolfin's spouse and Turgon's mother.[7]
House of Fingolfin[]
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Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | ዐለንዌ |
| Arabic | الينوي |
| Armenian | Էլենւե |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Эленве |
| Bengali | এলবে |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Еленве |
| Chinese | 埃蘭薇 |
| Greek | Ελενωε |
| Gujarati | એલનવે |
| Hebrew | אלנווה |
| Hindi | ऐल्ऐन्व्ऐ |
| Japanese | エレンウェ |
| Kannada | ಎಲೆನ್ವೆ |
| Kazakh | Еленве (Cyrillic) Elenve (Latin) |
| Korean | 엘렌웨 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Элэнвэ |
| Persian | ِالنوه |
| Pashto | ېلېنوې |
| Russian | Эленвэ |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Еленwе |
| Marathi | एलेनवे |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Элэнвё |
| Nepalese | एलेन्वे |
| Punjabi | ਏਲੈਨਵੇ |
| Sanskrit | एलेन्वे |
| Serbian | Еленwе (Cyrillic) Elenwe (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | එලෙන්වෙ |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Еленwе |
| Tamil | எலென்வெ |
| Telugu | ఎలెన్వే |
| Thai | เอเลนเว |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Еленwе |
| Urdu | ےلےنوے |
| Uzbek | Еленwе (Cycillic) Elenwe (Latin) |
| Yiddish | עלענווע |
References[]
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 11: The War of the Jewels, V. The Tale of Years
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter IX: "Of the Flight of the Noldor"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XVI: "Of Maeglin"
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, XI: "The Shibboleth of Fëanor"
- ↑ 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"
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 11: The War of the Jewels, Part Three: The Wanderings of Húrin and Other Writings..., III. Maeglin