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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[]

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 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[]

  1. The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 11: The War of the Jewels, V. The Tale of Years
  2. The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter IX: "Of the Flight of the Noldor"
  3. The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XVI: "Of Maeglin"
  4. The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, XI: "The Shibboleth of Fëanor"
  5. The Silmarillion, Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin names
  6. The History of Middle-earth, Vol. V: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies"
  7. The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 11: The War of the Jewels, Part Three: The Wanderings of Húrin and Other Writings..., III. Maeglin
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