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| name=Andreth
| name=Andreth
| house=[[House of Bëor|Bëor]].
| othernames=''Saelind''
| othernames=''Saelind'', Wise-heart.
| titles=Wise-woman of the [[House of Bëor|Bëorians]]
| titles=Wise-woman of the [[House of Bëor|Bëorians]].
| position=
| birth=First Aage 361, in [[Estolad]] or [[Ladros]].
| location=[[Ladros]]
| realm=[[Ladros]].
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| death=[[First Age 455]].
| language=
| age=About 90 years.
| birth={{FA|361}}
| parentage=[[Boromir of Ladros|Boromir]] + Unknown.
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| spouse=Fell in love with [[Aegnor]], but were never married.
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| ref=''[[Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth]]''.
| house=[[House of Bëor]]
|}}
| parentage=[[Boromir (Lord of Ladros)|Boromir]]
'''Andreth''' ([[Sindarin|S.]] "Patience") was a daughter of [[Boromir of Ladros|Boromir]] of the [[House of Bëor]] and a sister to [[Bregor]]. She was called ''Saelind'' ("Wise-Heart") by the [[Elves]], for she was wise in thought and learned in the lore of [[Men]].
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| spouse=In love with [[Aegnor]] (never married)
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'''Andreth''' was wisewoman from the [[House of Bëor]]. She was called ''Saelind'' by the [[Elves]], for she was wise in thought and learned in the lore of [[Men]].<ref name=MR>{{MR|P4}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Andreth was a daughter of [[Boromir (Lord of Ladros)|Boromir]] and a sister to [[Bregor]].<ref>{{WJ|West}}, ''(i) The House of Bëor'', p. 231</ref>


In her youth she dwelt in the house of [[Belemir]], where she had learned the lore of the [[House of Marach]] from [[Adanel]].  Andreth was deeply in love with the [[Noldor|Elf]]-lord [[Aegnor]]. The love was returned but never fulfilled, since Aegnor felt his coming death, thus they both remained unwed and childless. She had a close friendship with Aegnor's brother, King [[Finrod Felagund]], who often visited her during the [[Siege of Angband]] to converse with her on the matters of [[Elves]] and [[Men]]. One such conversation was written down and later known as ''[[Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth]]''.
In her youth, she dwelt in the house of her uncle, [[Belemir]], where she had learned the lore of the [[House of Hador|House of Marach]] from his wife, the [[Wisewoman]] [[Adanel]].


She probably died when [[Morgoth]] broke the Siege of Angband in the [[Dagor Bragollach]] ("Battle of Sudden Flame").
Andreth was deeply in love with [[Aegnor]]. During the [[Siege of Angband]] the [[Noldor|Elf]]-lord saw young Andreth in the reflection of [[Aeluin]] and they fell in love with each other. However, he could not reciprocate her love since ,according to the law of the Eldar, no marriages could happen during times of war. It is said that because of her sake, he would not take any Elven bride. Both remained unwed and childless.
 
She grew in knowledge and understanding of lore and as she grew older she was respected as a wisewoman after Adanel.
 
She had a close friendship with Aegnor's brother, King [[Finrod|Finrod Felagund]], who often visited her during the Siege to converse with her wisdom on the matters of [[Elves]] and [[Men]]. One such conversation was written down and later known as ''[[Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth]]''.<ref name=MR/>
 
== Genealogy ==
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== Etymology ==
''Andreth'' is a Sindarin word for for "patience".<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 182</ref> Her other name, ''Saelind'', means "Wise-heart".<ref name=MR>{{MR|P4}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[:Category:Images of Andreth|Images of Andreth]]
* [[:Category:Images of Andreth|Images of Andreth]]


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[[Category:Sindarin names]]
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Revision as of 12:14, 4 November 2012

Andreth
Adan
Marya Filatova - Andreth-adaneth.jpg
Biographical Information
Other namesSaelind
TitlesWise-woman of the Bëorians
LocationLadros
BirthF.A. 361
Family
HouseHouse of Bëor
ParentageBoromir
SiblingsBregor & Beril
SpouseIn love with Aegnor (never married)
Physical Description
GenderFemale
Hair colorDark
GalleryImages of Andreth

Andreth was wisewoman from the House of Bëor. She was called Saelind by the Elves, for she was wise in thought and learned in the lore of Men.[1]

History

Andreth was a daughter of Boromir and a sister to Bregor.[2]

In her youth, she dwelt in the house of her uncle, Belemir, where she had learned the lore of the House of Marach from his wife, the Wisewoman Adanel.

Andreth was deeply in love with Aegnor. During the Siege of Angband the Elf-lord saw young Andreth in the reflection of Aeluin and they fell in love with each other. However, he could not reciprocate her love since ,according to the law of the Eldar, no marriages could happen during times of war. It is said that because of her sake, he would not take any Elven bride. Both remained unwed and childless.

She grew in knowledge and understanding of lore and as she grew older she was respected as a wisewoman after Adanel.

She had a close friendship with Aegnor's brother, King Finrod Felagund, who often visited her during the Siege to converse with her wisdom on the matters of Elves and Men. One such conversation was written down and later known as Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth.[1]

Genealogy

 
 
 
 
 
 
Boron
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Boromir
 
Belegor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bregor
 
ANDRETH
 
Beril
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Etymology

Andreth is a Sindarin word for for "patience".[3] Her other name, Saelind, means "Wise-heart".[1]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Four. Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth"
  2. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Two. The Later Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Coming of Men into the West (Chapter 14)", (i) The House of Bëor, p. 231
  3. J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 182