| This article is about the wife of Dior Eluchîl. For the White Tree of Númenor, see Nimloth of Númenor. |
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 married Dior the Fair, her second cousin. In the few years before the death of Thingol, she lived near the waterfall of Lanthir Lamath at the base of the Blue Mountains. Her children Eluréd, Elurín and Elwing were born there.
When Thingol died, she traveled 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 was tradition among the Laiquendi of Ossiriand that they were led 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[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | ኒምሎት |
| Arabic | نيملوته |
| Armenian | Նիմլոթ |
| Assamese | নিমলথ |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Німлот |
| Bengali | নিমলোথ |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Нимлот |
| Catalan | Nímloth |
| Chinese | 寧羅斯 |
| Danish | Nimloth (dronning af Doriath) |
| Georgian | ნიმლოთჰ |
| Greek | Νιμλοθ |
| Gujarati | નિમલોથ |
| Hebrew | ןימלותה |
| Hindi | निमलोथ |
| Japanese | ニムロス |
| Kannada | ನಿಮ್ಲೋತ್ |
| Kazakh | Німлот (Cyrillic) Nimlot (Latin) |
| Konkani | निमलोथ |
| Korean | 님로스 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Нимлот |
| Laotian | ນິມລັອດ |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Нимлот |
| Malayalam | നിംലോത്ത് |
| Marathi | निमलोथ |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Нимлотh |
| Nepalese | निमलोथ |
| Pashto | نیملوته |
| Persian | نیملوته |
| Punjabi | ਨਿਮਲੋਥ |
| Russian | Нимлот |
| Sanskrit | निम्लोथ् |
| Serbian | Нимлот (Cyrillic) Nimlot (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | නිම්ලොත් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Нимлот |
| Tamil | நிம்லோத் |
| Tatar | Нимлот |
| Telugu | నిమ్లోత్ |
| Thai | นิมลอธ |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Німлот |
| 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. XI: 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. X: Morgoth's Ring, The Later Quenta Silmarillion, The First Phase, "Of Valinor and the Two Trees"