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''(See also [[Nimloth of Númenor|Nimloth]], the White Tree of Númenor)'' | ''(See also [[Nimloth of Númenor|Nimloth]], the White Tree of Númenor)'' | ||
'''Nimloth | '''Nimloth''' (died [[First Age]] 507) was an elf-maid of [[Doriath]], the daughter of [[Galathil]]<sup>1</sup>, and was of the royal line of the [[Kingdom of Doriath]]. | ||
[[Category:Elves]] | In First Age 497 she wedded [[Dior Eluchíl|Dior]], King [[Thingol]]'s heir, and for a time lived with him by the [[Lanthir Lamath]] waterfall at the base of the [[Blue Mountains]]. There she gave birth to [[Elwing]], [[Eluréd]], and [[Elurín]]. In 504, after the murder of King Thingol, she returned to Doriath with her husband and became [[Queen of Doriath]]. Their reign was short-lived, however, as the [[Sons of Fëanor]] assaulted [[Menegroth]] and slew both her and Dior. Her youngest children, Eluréd and Elurín, where left in the forest to die by the servants of [[Celegorm]]. Elwing, however, escaped to the [[Havens of Sirion]]. Years later she would wed [[Eärendil the Mariner]] and together they would gain aid from [[Valinor]]. | ||
== Genealogy == | |||
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[[Melian]] = [[Thingol]] [[Elmo]] | |||
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| [[Galadhon]] [[Celeborn, Lord of Lórien|Celeborn]]<sup>2</sup> = [[Galadriel]] | |||
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[[Beren Erchamion|Beren]] = [[Lúthien]] [[Galathil]]<sup>1</sup> | |||
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[[Dior Eluchíl]] = '''NIMLOTH''' | |||
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[[Eärendil the Mariner|Eärendil]] = [[Elwing]] [[Eluréd]] [[Elurín]] | |||
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[[Elrond]] [[Elros]] | |||
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== Notes == | |||
# Nimloth ancestry is difficult to reconcile with the established [[legendarium]]. She was definitely the daughter of [[Galathil]], but after that her parentage becomes uncertain. In ''[[Unfinished Tales]]'', [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] attempted to reconcile the ancestry of [[Celeborn, Lord of Lórien|Celeborn]], Lord of [[Lórien in Middle-earth|Lórien]], and the husband of [[Galadriel]]. One of his theories was that Celeborn was a descendant of [[Elmo]], younger brother of Thingol, and thus of the royal family of Doriath. This would also make him a kinsman of Nimloth. However, Tolkien never decided whether this ancestry would become definitive. | |||
# This origin for [[Celeborn, Lord of Lórien]], was never finalized by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and should be considered suspect. See the [[Celeborn, Lord of Lórien|Celeborn]] entry for more details. | |||
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Revision as of 18:45, 7 June 2006
(See also Nimloth, the White Tree of Númenor)
Nimloth (died First Age 507) was an elf-maid of Doriath, the daughter of Galathil1, and was of the royal line of the Kingdom of Doriath.
In First Age 497 she wedded Dior, King Thingol's heir, and for a time lived with him by the Lanthir Lamath waterfall at the base of the Blue Mountains. There she gave birth to Elwing, Eluréd, and Elurín. In 504, after the murder of King Thingol, she returned to Doriath with her husband and became Queen of Doriath. Their reign was short-lived, however, as the Sons of Fëanor assaulted Menegroth and slew both her and Dior. Her youngest children, Eluréd and Elurín, where left in the forest to die by the servants of Celegorm. Elwing, however, escaped to the Havens of Sirion. Years later she would wed Eärendil the Mariner and together they would gain aid from Valinor.
Genealogy
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Melian = Thingol Elmo
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| Galadhon Celeborn2 = Galadriel
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Beren = Lúthien Galathil1
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Dior Eluchíl = NIMLOTH
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Eärendil = Elwing Eluréd Elurín
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Elrond Elros
Notes
- Nimloth ancestry is difficult to reconcile with the established legendarium. She was definitely the daughter of Galathil, but after that her parentage becomes uncertain. In Unfinished Tales, Tolkien attempted to reconcile the ancestry of Celeborn, Lord of Lórien, and the husband of Galadriel. One of his theories was that Celeborn was a descendant of Elmo, younger brother of Thingol, and thus of the royal family of Doriath. This would also make him a kinsman of Nimloth. However, Tolkien never decided whether this ancestry would become definitive.
- This origin for Celeborn, Lord of Lórien, was never finalized by J.R.R. Tolkien and should be considered suspect. See the Celeborn entry for more details.
