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}}'''Eluréd''' was the son of [[Dior|Dior Eluchíl]] and descendant of [[Thingol|Elu Thingol]]. He was lost, with his younger brother [[Elurín]], in the assault on [[Doriath]] by the [[Sons of Fëanor]].
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'''Eluréd''' ({{FA|500}}<ref>{{WJ|Hurin}}</ref> – {{FA|506|n}}<ref>{{WJ|Years}}</ref>) was a son of [[Dior|Dior Eluchíl]] and [[Nimloth of Doriath|Nimloth]]. He had a twin brother named [[Elurín]] and a sister [[Elwing]], and all three had been born in [[Lanthir Lamath]] while [[Beren]] and [[Lúthien]] lived there.  However, after the host of the [[Naugrim]] had plundered [[Menegroth]], Dior brought his family to the Thousand Caves to renew the kingdom of [[Doriath]].


But soon, after not many years had passed, a messenger brought the [[Nauglamír]] to Dior, which told him that Beren and Lúthien were gone from the world.  The news that Necklace of the Dwarves, which bore one of the [[Silmarils]], was in Dior's keeping provoked the sons of [[Fëanor]] to attack Menegroth.  Dior and Nimloth were slain and Eluréd and Elurín were captured (Elwing escaped with the Silmaril).  The two young boys were taken into the woods by the servants of [[Celegorm]] and left to starve.  [[Maedhros]] repented and sought for the two but never found them.<ref>{{S|Doriath}}</ref>
==Other Versions of the Legendarium==
In the genealogical table of the [[House of Bëor]], Eluréd was originally called "Eldún" and his date of birth was given as {{FA|492}} (and he was not a twin).  He and his brother did die in {{FA|506|n}} but their father died in {{FA|511|n}}.  In commentary following the table, [[Christopher Tolkien]] explained the year of 511 for Dior's death was incorrect and that in later sources the two brothers were twins born in {{FA|500}}.<ref>{{WJ|West}}, ''(i) The House of Bëor</ref>
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Revision as of 07:14, 26 February 2012

Eluréd
Half-elf
Biographical Information
LanguageSindarin (Doriathrin)
BirthF.A. 500
near Lanthir Lamath
DeathF.A. 506 (aged 6)
Menegroth, in Sack of Doriath
Family
HouseHouse of Dior
HeritageHalf-elven father, Elf mother
ParentageDior and Nimloth
SiblingsElurín and Elwing
Physical Description
GenderMale
GalleryImages of Eluréd

Eluréd (F.A. 500[1]506[2]) was a son of Dior Eluchíl and Nimloth. He had a twin brother named Elurín and a sister Elwing, and all three had been born in Lanthir Lamath while Beren and Lúthien lived there. However, after the host of the Naugrim had plundered Menegroth, Dior brought his family to the Thousand Caves to renew the kingdom of Doriath.

But soon, after not many years had passed, a messenger brought the Nauglamír to Dior, which told him that Beren and Lúthien were gone from the world. The news that Necklace of the Dwarves, which bore one of the Silmarils, was in Dior's keeping provoked the sons of Fëanor to attack Menegroth. Dior and Nimloth were slain and Eluréd and Elurín were captured (Elwing escaped with the Silmaril). The two young boys were taken into the woods by the servants of Celegorm and left to starve. Maedhros repented and sought for the two but never found them.[3]

Other Versions of the Legendarium

In the genealogical table of the House of Bëor, Eluréd was originally called "Eldún" and his date of birth was given as F.A. 492 (and he was not a twin). He and his brother did die in 506 but their father died in 511. In commentary following the table, Christopher Tolkien explained the year of 511 for Dior's death was incorrect and that in later sources the two brothers were twins born in F.A. 500.[4]

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Three. The Wanderings of Húrin and Other Writings not forming part of the Quenta Silmarillion: I. The Wanderings of Húrin"
  2. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Three. The Wanderings of Húrin and Other Writings not forming part of the Quenta Silmarillion: V. The Tale of Years"
  3. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Ruin of Doriath"
  4. 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