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'''Núneth''' was a lady of the [[Westlands of Númenor]], who lived in the eighth and ninth centuries of the [[Second Age]]. | {{numenorean | ||
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'''Núneth''' was a lady of the [[Westlands of Númenor]], who lived in the eighth and ninth centuries of the [[Second Age]]. She married [[Beregar]], and together they had a daughter, [[Erendis]]. It was Erendis' troubled courtship and marriage to King [[Tar-Aldarion]] that formed the subject of one of very few tales to survive the [[Downfall of Númenor]], ''[[Aldarion and Erendis]]''. Núneth's part in that tale is a small one, but she is shown as wise and insightful, offering valuable, but little heeded, advice to her daughter. | |||
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''Núneth'' is [[Sindarin]] and means "Woman of the West" (from ''[[annûn]]'', 'West', and ''[[-eth]]'', a feminine suffix). | |||
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Revision as of 01:49, 11 November 2007
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| Spouse | Beregar |
| Children | Erendis |
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| Gender | Female |
Núneth was a lady of the Westlands of Númenor, who lived in the eighth and ninth centuries of the Second Age. She married Beregar, and together they had a daughter, Erendis. It was Erendis' troubled courtship and marriage to King Tar-Aldarion that formed the subject of one of very few tales to survive the Downfall of Númenor, Aldarion and Erendis. Núneth's part in that tale is a small one, but she is shown as wise and insightful, offering valuable, but little heeded, advice to her daughter.
Etymology
Núneth is Sindarin and means "Woman of the West" (from annûn, 'West', and -eth, a feminine suffix).
