Silmariën was a noblewoman of Númenór known for being the progenitor of the Lords of Andúnië, and receiver of many heirlooms passed to her later Dúnedain descendants.
Biography
Silmariën was the oldest child of King Tar-Elendil. Her other siblings were Isilmë and Meneldur. Women were not allowed to rule at the time of her father, so when Tar-Elendil relinquished the Sceptre, she was passed over for the throne in favor of her younger brother, Tar-Meneldur. After her marriage with Elatan, they had a son named Valandil who became the first Lord of Andúnië.[2]
Legacy
From her and her husband's lineage came the Kings of Gondor and Arnor living in exile in Middle-earth. Nevertheless, she was one of the most significant of Númenor's royal family, as she presumably inherited both the sword Narsil and the Ring of Barahir from Tar-Elendil, her father.[3] These heirlooms were then handed down to her descendants, the Lords of Andúnië and later the Kings of Gondor and Arnor. The royal jewel, Elendilmir, included a fillet of Mithril that had once belonged to Silmariën survived the Fall of Númenor to become part of the crown of Arnor, and eventually survived up until the time of King Aragorn Elessar.[4]
Etymology
The name Silmariën was a Quenya word that was likely to have meant "silver maiden". It came from the words silma ("silver, shining white") and rien ("maiden, daughter"). Although unlikely, Silmariën may even have meant "maiden crowned with silver", as the Sindarin word ríen means ("crowned lady, queen").[5]
Translations
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Arabic | سيليمارن |
| Armenian | Սիլմարիեն |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Сілмаріён |
| Bengali | সিলমারিয়েন |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Силмариен |
| Chinese | 希爾瑪瑞恩 |
| Georgian | სილმარიენი |
| Greek | Σιλμαριεν |
| Gujarati | સિલમરીન |
| Hebrew | סילמאריין |
| Hindi | षिल्मरिएन |
| Japanese | シルマリアン |
| Kannada | ಸಿಲ್ಮರಿಯನ್ |
| Kazakh | Сілмаріен (Cyrillic) Silmarien (Latin) |
| Korean | 실 마리 엔 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Силмариэн |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Силмариан |
| Marathi | सिल्मरिन |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Силмариэн |
| Nepalese | षिल्मरिएन |
| Persian | صیلماریهن ? |
| Punjabi | ਸਿਲਮਰਿਨ |
| Russian | Сильмариэнь |
| Sanskrit | षिल्मरिएन् |
| Serbian | Силмариен (Cyrillic) Silmarien (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | සිල්මරියන් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Силмариен |
| Tamil | சில்மரின் |
| Telugu | స్లిమరియెన్ |
| Thai | ซิลมาริเอน |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Сілмаріен |
| Urdu | سالمآرین |
| Uzbek | Силмариен (Cyrillic) Silmarien (Latin) |
| Yiddish | סילמאַריען |
References
- ↑ Unfinished Tales, Part Two: The Second Age, III: "The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor", from the founding of the City of Armenelos to the Downfall
- ↑ Unfinished Tales, Part Two: The Second Age, chapter II: "Aldarion and Erendis: The Mariner's Wife"
- ↑ Unfinished Tales, Part Two: The Second Age, chapter I: "A Description of the Island of Númenor", Notes
- ↑ Unfinished Tales, Part Three: The Third Age, chapter I: "The Disaster of the Gladden Fields"
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. V: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies"
