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{{disambig-two|the King of [[Lothlórien]]|the philosophical concept|[[Amdir (Sindarin word)]]}}
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| image=[[File:Edward Johnson - Amdir.jpg|250px]]
| name=Amdír
| name=Amdír
| othernames=
| othernames=''Malgalad'' [[Amdír#Etymology|see Etymology]]
| titles=Lord of [[Lórinand]]
| titles=Lord of [[Lothlórien|Lórinand]]
| position=
| location=[[Doriath]],{{fact}} [[Lothlórien|Lórinand]]
| affiliation=[[Last Alliance of Elves and Men]]
| language=[[Sindarin]] and [[Silvan Elvish|Silvan]]
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| realm=[[Doriath]], [[Lórinand]]
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| death=[[Second Age 3434|S.A. 3434]], [[Battle of Dagorlad]]
| rule=until {{SA|3434}}
| age=3600+
| death={{SA|3434}}
| deathlocation=[[Battle of Dagorlad]]
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| siblings=
| spouse=
| children=[[Amroth]]
| gender=Male
| gender=Male
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| parentage=[[Malgalad]]
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| children=[[Amroth]]
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}}'''Amdír''', also called '''Malagalad''',<ref name="AppB">{{HM|UT}}, "[[The History of Galadriel and Celeborn]]", "Appendix B: The Sindarin Princes of the Silvan Elves"</ref> was a [[Sindar|Sindarin]] [[Elves|Elf]] of [[Doriath]], who later became the King of [[Lothlórien|Lórien]].
'''Amdír''' ([[Sindarin|S]]. "hope") was a [[Sindarin]] [[Elves|Elf]] of [[Doriath]]. He went east into [[Eriador]] after the [[War of Wrath]]. He took over the realm of [[Lórinand]] from [[Silvan Elves]] who had had no lords before, near where [[Oropher]] established a realm among the Silvan Elves of [[Mirkwood]]. Amdír was the father of [[Amroth]].
 
Amdír was killed in the [[Battle of Dagorlad]], when he was cut from the main body of the [[Last Alliance]] and forced to the [[Dead Marshes]].


In one source, Amroth's father is inconsistently named as [[Malgalad]].
==History==
After the [[War of Wrath]], Amdír came from [[Beleriand]] with his son [[Amroth]], and established himself in [[Lórinand]], where he would soon lead the princeless [[Silvan Elves]].<ref name="AaN">{{HM|UT}}, "[[The History of Galadriel and Celeborn]]", "Amroth and Nimrodel"</ref> Peace lasted, until the [[Downfall of Númenor]] and the subsequent return of [[Sauron]] to [[Middle-earth]]. Though he answered the call of [[Gil-galad]], he did not serve under the [[High King of the Noldor]]. Instead, he joined forces with [[Oropher]], like him a [[Sindar|Sinda]], and joined the [[War of the Last Alliance]]. Ill-equipped and highly independent, Oropher and Amdír were driven back into the [[Dead Marshes]] and slain. [[Thranduil]], the son of [[Oropher]], returned home with less than a third of his original force.<ref name="AppB"/>


==Etymology==
The word ''Amdir'', without the long ''í'', is recorded as a word for "Hope", or "looking up", in [[Sindarin]].<ref>{{MR|P4c}}</ref> The King of Lórien is called '''Malgalad''' in one text, detailing the fate of the Sindarin kings in the [[Battle of Dagorlad]]. [[Christopher Tolkien]] argues that, since they are contemporaries and both described as Kings that died in the Battle of Dagorlad, they are likely the same.<ref name="AppB"/> It is unclear however which form was abandoned. ''Malgalad'' likely means "Gold-shine", from ''[[malt]]'', "gold (the metal)"<ref>{{HM|LR}}, "[[The Etymologies]]", [[Sundocarmë|Root]] [[SMAL]]</ref> and ''[[galad]]'', "light, radiance, glittering, reflection (from jewels, glass or polished metal, or water)"<ref>{{HM|PM}}, "[[The Shibboleth of Fëanor]]", "The Names of Finwë's Descendants"</ref> or "Golden-tree", from the outdated spelling of ''[[galadh]]''.<ref>{{HM|LR}}, "[[The Etymologies]]", [[Sundocarmë|Root]] [[GAL]]</ref>
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The name Amdír refers to more than one character, item or concept. For a list of other meanings, see Amdir (disambiguation).
Amdír
Sinda
Edward Johnson - Amdir.jpg
Biographical Information
Other namesMalgalad see Etymology
TitlesLord of Lórinand
LocationDoriath,[source?] Lórinand
AffiliationLast Alliance of Elves and Men
LanguageSindarin and Silvan
Ruleuntil S.A. 3434
DeathS.A. 3434
Battle of Dagorlad
Family
ChildrenAmroth
Physical Description
GenderMale
GalleryImages of Amdír

Amdír, also called Malagalad,[1] was a Sindarin Elf of Doriath, who later became the King of Lórien.

History

After the War of Wrath, Amdír came from Beleriand with his son Amroth, and established himself in Lórinand, where he would soon lead the princeless Silvan Elves.[2] Peace lasted, until the Downfall of Númenor and the subsequent return of Sauron to Middle-earth. Though he answered the call of Gil-galad, he did not serve under the High King of the Noldor. Instead, he joined forces with Oropher, like him a Sinda, and joined the War of the Last Alliance. Ill-equipped and highly independent, Oropher and Amdír were driven back into the Dead Marshes and slain. Thranduil, the son of Oropher, returned home with less than a third of his original force.[1]

Etymology

The word Amdir, without the long í, is recorded as a word for "Hope", or "looking up", in Sindarin.[3] The King of Lórien is called Malgalad in one text, detailing the fate of the Sindarin kings in the Battle of Dagorlad. Christopher Tolkien argues that, since they are contemporaries and both described as Kings that died in the Battle of Dagorlad, they are likely the same.[1] It is unclear however which form was abandoned. Malgalad likely means "Gold-shine", from malt, "gold (the metal)"[4] and galad, "light, radiance, glittering, reflection (from jewels, glass or polished metal, or water)"[5] or "Golden-tree", from the outdated spelling of galadh.[6]

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