Nimloth was an Elf of Doriath during the First Age. She was the daughter of Galathil, son of Galadhon, the son of Elmo. Elmo was the brother of Olwë and Elwë, making her a kinswoman of King Thingol.
Biography
Nimloth later married Dior the Fair, her second cousin, making her an heir of Melian, Queen of Doriath. In the few years before the death of Thingol, she lived near the land of Lanthir Lamath at the base of the Blue Mountains in the Northeast. There her children Eluréd, Elurín and Elwing were born.
When Thingol died, she went Northwest to Doriath with her husband and their children and became Queen of Doriath. She was later slain in the Kinslaying of Menegroth by the Sons of Fëanor along with her husband. Elwing escaped to the Havens of Sirion but it is unknown whether her brothers survived or not. It is tradtion among the Nandor of Ossiriand that they were lead to safety by the birds and beasts after being abandoned in the forest by the servants of Celegorm.[2]
Etymology
In Sindarin, the name Nimloth means "White flower", from the words nim ("white") and loth ("flower, blossom").[3][4] Her name might also mean "Pale blossom".[5]
Other versions of the legendarium
In an earlier text, Nimloth was the sister of Celeborn, rather than his niece through his brother, Galathil.[1]
House of Elmo
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Translations around the world
Foreign Language | Translated name |
Amharic | ኚምሎጥ |
Arabic | نيملوته |
Armenian | Նիմլոտհ |
Belarusian Cyrillic | Німлотh |
Bengali | ণিম্লথ |
Bulgarian Cyrillic | Нимлотх |
Catalan | Nímloth |
Georgian | ნიმლოთჰ |
Greek | Νιμλοθ |
Gujarati | ણિમ્લોથ |
Hebrew | ןימלותה |
Hindi | णिम्लोथ |
Japanese | ニムロス |
Kannada | ನಿಮ್ಲೋತ್ |
Kazakh | Німлот (Cyrillic) Nimlot (Latin) |
Korean | 님로스 |
Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Нимлот |
Macedonian Cyrillic | Нимлот |
Marathi | णिम्लोथ |
Mongolian Cyrillic | Нимлотh |
Nepalese | णिम्लोथ |
Pashto | نیملوته |
Persian | نیملوته |
Punjabi | ਨੀਮਲੋਥ |
Russian | Нимлот |
Sanskrit | णिम्लोथ् |
Serbian | Нимлот (Cyrillic) Nimlot (Latin) |
Sinhalese | ණිම්ලොථ් |
Tajik Cyrillic | Нимлот |
Tamil | ணிம்லொத்ஹ் |
Telugu | ణిమ్లొథ |
Thai | นิมลอธ |
Ukrainian Cyrillic | Німлотг |
Uzbek | Нимлот (Cyrillic) Nimlot (Latin) |
Yiddish | נימלאָטה |
Queen of Doriath | ||
Preceded by Melian |
Nimloth of Doriath | Succeeded by None, Kingdom destroyed and title abandoned |
FA 502 - FA 506 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 11: The War of the Jewels, V. The Tale of Years
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXII: "Of the Ruin of Doriath"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin names
- ↑ Parma Eldalamberon, Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 10: Morgoth's Ring, The Later Quenta Silmarillion, The First Phase, "Of Valinor and the Two Trees"