Thuringwethil was a female Maia who took the shape of a Vampire and served Sauron in his fortress of Tol-in-Gaurhoth (the former Tol Sirion), and also served Morgoth during the First Age.
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Biography
Thuringwethil was Sauron's herald and was stationed at Tol-in-Gaurhoth by the time of the Quest for the Silmaril. She was probably slain or died during the fight between Sauron and Huan in the fortress.
She served as a herald, or a messenger, for Sauron at Tol-Sirion. Her origins were not mentioned, but her ability to take forms suggest that she is a Maia. She was described to have fingered-wings and iron claws. Lúthien was disguised as Thuringwethil and introduced herself as such upon infiltrating Angband.[1]
'Thuringwethil I am, who cast
a shadow o'er the face aghast
of the sallow moon in the doomed land
of shivering Beleriand.'
- ― Lúthien in her disguise, Lay of Leithian, Canto XIII[2]
Etymology
Thuringwethil means "Woman of the Secret Shadow"[3] from the Sindarin thurin ("secret") and gwath ("shadow").[4]
Translations
Foreign Language | Translated name |
Amharic | ጥሁሪንግወትሂል |
Arabic | ثورينجويثيل |
Armenian | Տհուրինգւետհիլ |
Belarusian Cyrillic | Тhурінгўетhіл |
Bengali | থুরিন্গ্বেথিল |
Bulgarian Cyrillic | Тхурингветхил |
Burmese | ဌုရိင္ဝေထိလ္ ? |
Chinese (Hong Kong) | 瑟林威西 |
Greek | Θυρινγωεθιλ |
Georgian | თურინგვეთილი |
Gujarati | થિંગિંગવિલેથલ |
Hindi | ठुरिङ्वेथिल |
Hebrew | תורינגוותיל |
Kannada | ಟ್ಯೂರಿಂಗ್ವೆಥಿಲ್ |
Kazakh | Тһұрінгуетһіл (Cyrillic) Thuringwethil (Latin) |
Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Тhурингвэтhил |
Macedonian Cyrillic | Тхурингветхил |
Marathi | थिंगवेथील |
Mongolian Cyrillic | Тhурингwэтhил |
Nepalese | ठुरिङ्वेथिल |
Pashto | طهورینګوېتهیل |
Persian | طهورینگوهتهیل ? |
Punjabi | ਥਿੰਗਵੈਥਿਲ |
Russian | Тхурингвэтиль |
Sanskrit | ठुरिङ्वेथिल् |
Serbian | Тхурингветхил (Cyrillic) Thuringwethil (Latin) |
Sinhalese | ඨුරිඞ්වෙථිල් |
Tajik Cyrillic | Тҳурингwетҳил |
Tamil | துரிங்வெத்தில் ? |
Telugu | తురిగ్వేతిల్ |
Ukrainian Cyrillic | Тгурінґветгіл |
Urdu | ٹہورانگویتھال |
Uzbek | Тҳурингwетҳил (Cyrillic) Thuringwethil (Latin) |
Yiddish | טהורינגוועטהיל |
References
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XIX: "Of Beren and Lúthien"
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 3: The Lays of Beleriand, III: "The Lay of Leithian"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Index of Names
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin names