Rían was a noble Woman of Gondor.
Biography
Rían was the daughter of the Steward Barahir. When her brother the Steward Dior died childless and thus without an heir, her son Denethor I became the new Ruling Steward of Gondor. Her fate is unknown.[1]
Her name may have been influenced by the Edain woman Rían, the wife of the First Age hero Huor.
Etymology
The name Rían means "Crowned gift in Sindarin, from the words rî ("crown") and ann ("gift").[2]
House of Húrin
References
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 12: The Peoples of Middle-earth, VII: "The Heirs of Elendil"
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 5: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies"