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Eriol

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'''Eriol''' (born as '''Ottor'''), the son of [[Eoh]], was born in [[wikipedia:Angeln|Angeln]], between the [[wikipedia:Flensburg Firth|Flensburg Fjord]] and the river [[wikipedia:Schlei|Schlei]].

== History ==
After his father was killed by his uncle, [[Beorn (son of Heden)|Beorn]], Eriol fled to the island of [[wikipedia:Heligoland|Heligoland]] where he married a woman named [[Cwén]]. He was the father of [[wikipedia:Hengist and Horsa|Hengest]] and [[wikipedia:Hengist and Horsa|Horsa]], who later became great chieftains of their people. His grandfather was named [[Heden]] and claimed a descent of the Norse god [[wikipedia:Odin|Wóden]] himself.

While sailing the Sea, Ottor followed the directions of an old man who turned out to be [[Ulmo]], and was cast away on [[Tol Eressëa]]. He was welcomed by the [[Elves]] there who gave him the name ''Eriol Sarothron'' ("Lone dreamer" and "Voyager"), and who also called him ''Angol'' (after the "iron cliffs" of his home). [[Lindo]] hosted him in the [[Cottage of Lost Play]] of Kortirion where they were celebrating [[Turuhalmë]].

There, he met and talked with [[Rúmil (elf of Tirion)|Rúmil]], [[Eltas]], [[Gilfanon]] and others, all eager to teach him the origin of the [[Arda|World]] and tales from the [[Elder Days]]. Eriol also learned the origin of the land of [[Luthany]].

== Genealogy ==
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{{familytree| CWE |y| ERI |~|~|y|~|~| NAI | | | | | | | | | |CWE=[[Cwén]]|ERI='''ERIOL'''|NAI=[[Naimi]]}}
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== Other Versions of the Legendarium ==
Eriol's arrival to Eressëa is the frame story of ''[[The Book of Lost Tales]]'', the first conception of [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s [[legendarium]].

The story follows Ottor's exploration of the Isle and meeting with the Elves who are willing to narrate their lore about the creation of the world, the origins of the Elves, Dwarves and Men, their wars against the Enemy and the origins of [[Luthany]] (Britain); each Elf narrates another part of the history, forming what would consist ''[[The Silmarillion]]'' decades later.

Later in the story, Ottor narrates his own background and how he came to arrive to Eressëa; the Elves also tell him their prophecies concerning their return to Luthany and the rekindling of the [[Two Trees]].

The names of Ottor's sons are significant to the historical context of the Eriol story. In British folklore, Hengest and Horsa are the legendary leaders of the Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain in the 5th century AD. By connecting them to the translator of the ''Lost Tales'', Tolkien would have established a direct link between his legendarium and the [[wikipedia:Matter of Britain|Matter of Britain]].

In later works of Tolkien, the figure of Eriol was renamed '''[[Ælfwine]]''' and was given a different background. Rather than a Saxon of the 5th century (predating the establishment of England), Ælfwine is revised as an Anglo-Saxon citizen of 10th century England. However, neither Eriol nor Ælfwine appear in the published ''Silmarillion''.

[[Category:Characters in The Book of Lost Tales]]
[[Category:Men]]
[[Category:Saxons]]

Eriol

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{{disambig-two|Ottor Wǽfre|figure in the [[Book of Lost Tales]]|[[Ælfwine]]}}
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'''Eriol''' (born as '''Ottor'''), the son of [[Eoh]], was born in [[wikipedia:Angeln|Angeln]], between the [[wikipedia:Flensburg Firth|Flensburg Fjord]] and the river [[wikipedia:Schlei|Schlei]].

== History ==
After his father was killed by his uncle, [[Beorn (son of Heden)|Beorn]], Eriol fled to the island of [[wikipedia:Heligoland|Heligoland]] where he married a woman named [[Cwén]]. He was the father of [[wikipedia:Hengist and Horsa|Hengest]] and [[wikipedia:Hengist and Horsa|Horsa]], who later became great chieftains of their people. His grandfather was named [[Heden]] and claimed a descent of the Norse god [[wikipedia:Odin|Wóden]] himself.

While sailing the Sea, Ottor followed the directions of an old man who turned out to be [[Ulmo]], and was cast away on [[Tol Eressëa]]. He was welcomed by the [[Elves]] there who gave him the name ''Eriol Sarothron'' ("Lone dreamer" and "Voyager"), and who also called him ''Angol'' (after the "iron cliffs" of his home). [[Lindo]] hosted him in the [[Cottage of Lost Play]] of Kortirion where they were celebrating [[Turuhalmë]].

There, he met and talked with [[Rúmil (elf of Tirion)|Rúmil]], [[Eltas]], [[Gilfanon]] and others, all eager to teach him the origin of the [[Arda|World]] and tales from the [[Elder Days]]. Eriol also learned the origin of the land of [[Luthany]].

== Genealogy ==
{{familytree/start}}
{{familytree| | | WOD | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |WOD=[[wikipedia:Odin|Wóden]]}}
{{familytree| | | |:| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |}}
{{familytree| | | |:| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |}}
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== Other Versions of the Legendarium ==
Eriol's arrival to Eressëa is the frame story of ''[[The Book of Lost Tales]]'', the first conception of [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s [[legendarium]].

The story follows Ottor's exploration of the Isle and meeting with the Elves who are willing to narrate their lore about the creation of the world, the origins of the Elves, Dwarves and Men, their wars against the Enemy and the origins of [[Luthany]] (Britain); each Elf narrates another part of the history, forming what would consist ''[[The Silmarillion]]'' decades later.

Later in the story, Ottor narrates his own background and how he came to arrive to Eressëa; the Elves also tell him their prophecies concerning their return to Luthany and the rekindling of the [[Two Trees]].

The names of Ottor's sons are significant to the historical context of the Eriol story. In British folklore, Hengest and Horsa are the legendary leaders of the Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain in the 5th century AD. By connecting them to the translator of the ''Lost Tales'', Tolkien would have established a direct link between his legendarium and the [[wikipedia:Matter of Britain|Matter of Britain]].

In later works of Tolkien, the figure of Eriol was renamed '''[[Ælfwine]]''' and was given a different background. Rather than a Saxon of the 5th century (predating the establishment of England), Ælfwine is revised as an Anglo-Saxon citizen of 10th century England. However, neither Eriol nor Ælfwine appear in the published ''Silmarillion''.

[[Category:Characters in The Book of Lost Tales]]
[[Category:Men]]
[[Category:Saxons]]

Talk:Eriol

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[http://www.lotrplaza.com/archive4/display_topic_threads.asp?ForumID=46&TopicID=180380&PagePosition=4 Discussion on Eriol/Aelfwine at lotrplaza].--[[User:Morgan|Morgan]] 13:09, 13 June 2011 (UTC)

:Looks like a good external link, feel free to add anything to this article. Just made it in a short time, so it's everything except complete.
:Also, should we make a category for characters from TBLOT, or for HoME in general? --[[User:Amroth|Amroth]] 13:28, 13 June 2011 (UTC)

::The question on how to categorize is difficult, I don't have any anwer at the moment. The basic problem is that characters (or other concepts) which don't belong in the legendarium end up in subcategories under Category:Eä, which is wrong.--[[User:Morgan|Morgan]] 13:37, 13 June 2011 (UTC)

:::Yes. I placed it in {{redlink|[[Category:Noncanon Men|Noncanon Men]]}}, but I'm not sure if that was the best option. Since that page only includes characters from adaptations and was specificaly made for men from adaptations. --[[User:Amroth|Amroth]] 13:59, 13 June 2011 (UTC)

== Misleading link ==

IMHO this page should compleatly re-written and become more like a disambiguation page for the article [[Ælfwine]] and a new article[[Ottor Wǽfre]], since Eriol is the name given to both and most links to this page actually do mean Ælfwine, who is the "actual Eriol" of the [[Book of Lost Tales]], not the earlyer conception.
The new article [[Ottor Wǽfre]] could take over the entire content of the article [[Eriol]], while the disambiguation page could loock that way: 
 
'''Eriol''' ([[Quenya|Q.]]: One Who Dreams Alone) is the name of the first [[Men|Man]] to find the [[Straight Road]]. The figure is [[Canon|non-canonical]] and can refer to:
* [[Ælfwine]], the son of [[Éadwine]], an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Saxons Anglo-Saxon] during the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10th_century 10th century].
* [[Ottor Wǽfre]], the son of [[Eoh]], an [[wikipedia:Angles|Angle]] during the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4th_century 4th] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5th_century 5th century].