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| image=[[Image:Antti Autio - Hurin Departs to Nirnaeth Arnoediad.jpg|250px]] | |||
| name=Morwen Eledhwen | |||
| othernames=''Eledhwen'' ([[Sindarin|S]], "Elfsheen") | |||
| titles=[[Lady of Dor-lómin]] | |||
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| location=[[Ladros]]; [[Dor-lómin]]; [[Doriath]] | |||
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| birth={{FA|443}} | |||
| birthlocation=[[Ladros]] | |||
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| death={{FA|500}} | |||
| deathlocation=[[Cabed Naeramarth]] | |||
| age=57 | |||
| house=[[House of Bëor]] | |||
| parentage=[[Baragund]] | |||
| siblings= | |||
| spouse=[[Húrin|Húrin Thalion]] | |||
| children=[[Túrin|Túrin Turambar]], [[Lalaith]], [[Nienor]] | |||
| gender=Female | |||
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| hair=Dark | |||
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}} | |||
'''Morwen''' was a daughter of [[Baragund]] of the [[House of Bëor]], and she married [[Húrin]] of the [[House of Hador|House of Marach]]. She was the mother of [[Túrin|Túrin Turambar]], [[Nienor]] and [[Lalaith]]. | |||
==History== | |||
== Etymology == | |||
Morwen means "Dark Maiden" in [[Sindarin]] (from ''[[môr]]'' = "darkness, dark, night" and ''[[gwenn]]'' = "maiden"). Her surname, | |||
Eledhwen, means "Elf-maiden" (from ''[[edhel]]'' = "Elf" and ''[[gwenn]]'' = "maiden"), though [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] also translates it as "Elfsheen". Both definitions are in reference to her noble bearing. | |||
==Genealogy== | |||
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{{familytree | BEL | | BAR | | HAR |y| GAL | BEL=[[Belegund]]|BAR=[[Baragund]]|GAL=[[Galdor (Lord of Dor-lómin)|Galdor of Dor-lómin]]|HAR=[[Hareth]]}} | |||
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{{familytree | | | | | MOR |y| HUR | | HUO |MOR='''MORWEN'''|HUR=[[Húrin]]|HUO=[[Huor]]}} | |||
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{{familytree | | | TUR | | LAL | | NIE | | |TUR=[[Túrin]]|LAL=[[Lalaith]]|NIE=[[Nienor]]}} | |||
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==See Also== | |||
*[[:Category:Images of Morwen|Images of Morwen]] | |||
[[Category:Characters in The Children of Húrin]] | |||
[[Category:Characters in The Silmarillion]] | |||
[[Category:House of Bëor]] | |||
[[Category:Sindarin names]] | |||
[[de:Morwen Eledhwen]] | |||
[[fr:/encyclo/personnages/hommes/1a/peuple_de_beor/morwen]] | |||
[[fi:Morwen Eledhwen]] |
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Morwen Eledhwen | |
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Adan | |
Biographical Information | |
Other names | Eledhwen (S, "Elfsheen") |
Titles | Lady of Dor-lómin |
Location | Ladros; Dor-lómin; Doriath |
Birth | F.A. 443 Ladros |
Death | F.A. 500 (aged 57) Cabed Naeramarth |
Family | |
House | House of Bëor |
Parentage | Baragund |
Spouse | Húrin Thalion |
Children | Túrin Turambar, Lalaith, Nienor |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Female |
Hair color | Dark |
Gallery | Images of Morwen Eledhwen |
Morwen was a daughter of Baragund of the House of Bëor, and she married Húrin of the House of Marach. She was the mother of Túrin Turambar, Nienor and Lalaith.
History
Etymology
Morwen means "Dark Maiden" in Sindarin (from môr = "darkness, dark, night" and gwenn = "maiden"). Her surname, Eledhwen, means "Elf-maiden" (from edhel = "Elf" and gwenn = "maiden"), though Tolkien also translates it as "Elfsheen". Both definitions are in reference to her noble bearing.
Genealogy
Bregolas | Halmir | Hador Lórindol | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Belegund | Baragund | Hareth | Galdor of Dor-lómin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MORWEN | Húrin | Huor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Túrin | Lalaith | Nienor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||