Meril-i-Turinqi
| Meril-i-Turinqi | |
|---|---|
| Elf | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Location | Tol Eressëa |
| Family | |
| Parentage | Unknown (great-granddaughter of Inwë) |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Female |
| Gallery | Images of Meril-i-Turinqi |
Meril-i-Turinqi (alt. Meril-i-Túrinqi[1]) was the Lady of Tol Eressëa in the The Book of Lost Tales. She was also known as the Lady of the Isle.
Meril was of the line of Inwë or Inwithiel, being his great-granddaughter, but was also akin to the Solosimpi. Long ago she had seen the Bay of Faëry.[2]
Later she dwelt in a white house inside a great korin (a great circular hedge around a green sward) of the most ancient elms, near Ingil's tower. She was of great beauty and accompanied by Elven maidens.[3][4]
Littleheart brought Eriol to her house who requested to taste some limpe, seeking kinship and fellowship with the Elves. Turinqi denied, telling him that it is dangerous for a mortal Man, as Ilúvatar made his Children different, and drinking limpe would erase his old desires but awake new ones; she also warned him that he would at a time long for his lands again.[4] To explain better she told him the story of the Awakening of the Elves and their bliss in Valinor.[2]
Etymology
Meril-i-Turinqi is a Qenya name. Her Gnomish name was Gwidhil Durinthir, or Gwithil i-Durinthi, meaning "Queen of Flowers".[5]
Genealogy
| Inwë | |||||||||
| MERIL-I-TURINQI | |||||||||
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Shaping of Middle-earth, p. 72
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One, "V. The Coming of the Elves and the Making of Kôr"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One, "I. The Cottage of Lost Play"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One, "IV. The Chaining of Melko"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Sí Qente Feanor and Other Elvish Writings", in Parma Eldalamberon XV (edited by Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, Patrick H. Wynne, and Bill Welden), pp. 7, 9-10
