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Lúthien

2020-03-22T21:13:12Z

Frodolives15: Dwarves

{{sources|especially inspiration - isn't it always? Ederchil 01/03/12}}
{{expansion|Too short for someone so important - needs bulking up to accommodate so many images. -Mith 04/11/11}}
{{sindar infobox
| name=Lúthien
| image=[[File:Aerankai - Lúthien.jpg|250px]]
| caption="Lúthien" by [[:Category:Images by Aerankai|Aerankai]]
| pronun=
| othernames=''Tinúviel'' ([[Sindarin|S]])
| titles=Princess of Doriath
| position=
| location=[[Doriath]], [[Tol Galen]]
| affiliation=[[Quest for the Silmaril]]
| language=[[Sindarin]]
| birth={{YT|1200}}
| birthlocation=[[Forest of Neldoreth]]
| rule=
| death={{FA|503}}
| deathlocation=[[Dor Firn-i-Guinar]], [[Ossiriand]]
| age=3,377
| notablefor=Being the only [[Elf]] who was granted the [[Gift of Men]]
| house=
| parentage=[[Thingol]] ([[Elf]]) and [[Melian]] ([[Ainu]])
| siblings=
| spouse=[[Beren]]
| children=[[Dior]]
| gender=Female
| height=
| hair=Black
| eyes=Grey<ref name="Beren">{{S|Beren}}</ref>
| clothing=Blue raiment, sewn with golden flowers; shadowy cloak; appearance of [[Thuringwethil]]<ref name="Beren"/>
| weapons=Voice, enchantment
| steed=[[Huan]]
}}'''Lúthien Tinúviel''' ([[Sindarin|S]], pron. {{IPA|[ˈluːθjen tiˈnuːvjel]}}) was the only daughter of King [[Thingol]] of [[Doriath]] and [[Melian]] the [[Maia]]. She was said to be the fairest maiden to have ever lived (a description later shared also by [[Arwen]]). She wedded [[Beren]], a mortal man, turning her back on immortality.

==History==
[[File:Alice Falto - Birth of Luthien.jpg|thumb|left|Alice Falto - ''Birth of Luthien'']]
Lúthien was born during the Second Age of the [[Chaining of Melkor]], and [[niphredil]] first grew at the moment of her birth. She would often dance in the woods, while her friend [[Daeron]], the minstrel of Thingol, would play his flute. Daeron came to love her, and while she enjoyed his company, she did not return his love.

===Quest for the Silmaril===
During such an occasion she was discovered by [[Beren]] as he wandered the woods of her father's kingdom, and instantly fell in love with her. Daeron chirped out a warning, and she hid. While he searched for her, he accidentally laid his hand on her arm. He caught her alone some months later, and they grew to love one another. When Lúthien took Beren before her father, he was appalled that his royal daughter should wish to wed a mortal, and as is recounted in the ''[[Lay of Leithian]]'' so set Beren what he thought was an unachievable task, to recover a [[Silmaril]] from the [[Iron Crown]] of [[Morgoth]] himself. So Beren left Doriath in pursuit of his hopeless quest.
[[File:Jacek Kopalski - Beren and Lúthien.jpg|Jacek Kopalski - ''Beren and Lúthien''|thumb|left]]
After a time, a darkness fell on Lúthien's heart, and she learned from her mother Melian what this meant; Beren had been captured by [[Sauron]], and was held in the dungeons of [[Tol-in-Gaurhoth]]. Though Thingol sought to stop her, Lúthien set out from Doriath to rescue Beren, if she could. Passing through many adventures, she gained the help of [[Huan the Hound]], and together they came to [[Tol-in-Gaurhoth|Sauron's Isle]]. She nearly fell to the force of Sauron's hatred alone, but through her magic and Huan's strength they defeated Sauron and rescued Beren. Eventually Beren set out for [[Angband]] once again, but this time Lúthien accompanied him.

Through Lúthien's powers, they passed the gates of Angband, and the great wolf [[Carcharoth]] that guarded them. Coming before the [[Dark Throne]] itself, Morgoth prepared to have both of them captured and killed, but Lúthien wove a spell and conducted a dance that put even Morgoth and his court into a deep sleep, and Beren cut a Silmaril from the Iron Crown. Returning to the gates, they found that Carcharoth barred their escape. Lúthien had been drained of her strength after putting the slumber over Angband and could not fight against the werewolf. Beren held up the hallowed jewel to protect them, but the monstrous wolf bit off his hand and, with it, consumed the Silmaril. But the Silmarils were blessed by [[Varda]] herself, so that any unclean flesh that touched them would be withered and burnt. The wolf's innards were consumed with that burning, and it ran howling into the south. Before the servants of Morgoth awakening beneath the mountains could pursue them, three [[Great Eagles]] came to the aid of Beren and Lúthien, bearing them away from [[Thangorodrim]].

[[File:Mareishon - Beren and Luthien.jpg|300px|thumb|Mareishon - ''Beren and Lúthien'']]
Lúthien healed Beren, and they came at last back to her father's halls at [[Menegroth]]. There they heard tidings that the maddened wolf had entered Thingol's realm, and Beren set out with the King to the [[Hunting of the Wolf]]. After nightfall they returned; the wolf was slain and the Silmaril recovered, but Beren and Huan both were wounded mortally. Both passed away shortly after returning, and soon after Lúthien too wasted of grief.

===Aftermath and death===
Their spirits were gathered in the [[Halls of Mandos]] in the [[Uttermost West]], and there Lúthien sang a song of such extraordinary power and beauty that it moved even the implacable heart of [[Mandos]] himself. So she was granted a unique fate, to become mortal and return to [[Middle-earth]] with Beren, where they dwelt for a time in happiness on the green island of [[Tol Galen]] in the River [[Adurant]].

After the destruction of [[Doriath]] Beren participated in battle for the last time. He ambushed the routed [[dwarves]], and in the process also acquired the Silmaril he once took from Morgoth's crown. He brought the Silmaril, which was inside the [[Nauglamir]], to Lúthien, and she wore it until the day she and Beren died of old age. It is said that their deaths came quicker than expected because of the Silmaril. After their death, the Silmaril was passed to their son [[Dior]], which caused the [[Second Kinslaying]].

===Final death of Beren and Lúthien===
Among the Children of [[Ilúvatar]] the final death of Beren and Lúthien is accounted in {{FA|503}} for in that year Dior received the Silmaril in Doriath, and it was taken as a sign of his parents' death. In truth the date of their death is unknown.<ref>{{LR|Quenta}}, p. 306</ref>

==Etymology==
''Lúthien'' is a [[Sindarin]] name meaning "Daughter of Flowers". The first element in the name is ''[[lúth]]'' (blossom, inflorescence).<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 15</ref> The second element is the feminine suffix ''[[-ien]]''(daughter).

In early writings, [[Doriathrin]] ''Luthien'' and [[Noldorin]] ''Lhūthien'' meant "enchantress", deriving from [[Primitive Quendian]] ''luktiēnē'' ("enchantress"; from [[Sundocarme|root]] LUK "magic, enhantement").<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, '''LUK'''</ref>

''[[Tinúviel]]'' (from Primitive Quendian ''tindōmiselde'') means "Nightingale", or, more literally, "Daughter of Twilight".<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, '''SEL-D'''</ref><ref>{{PE|19}}, p. 73</ref>

==Genealogy==
{{familytree/start}}
{{familytree| | ELU |y| MEL | | BEO | | | |ELU=[[Thingol|Elu Thingol]]|MEL=[[Melian]]|BEO=[[House of Bëor]]}}
{{familytree| | | | |!| | | | | |!| | | | |}}
{{familytree| | | | LUT |~|y|~| BER | | | |LUT='''LÚTHIEN'''|BER=[[Beren]]}}
{{familytree| | | | | | | |!| | | | | | | |}}
{{familytree| | | | | | | DIO |y| NIM | | |DIO=[[Dior]]|NIM=[[Nimloth of Doriath|Nimloth]]}}
{{familytree| | | | | |,|-|-|-|+|-|-|-|.| |}}
{{familytree| EAR |y| ELW | | ELD | | ELU |EAR=[[Eärendil]]|ELW=[[Elwing]]|ELD=[[Eluréd]]|ELU=[[Elurín]]}}
{{familytree| |,|-|^|-|.| | | | | | | | | |}}
{{familytree| ELR | | ELS | | | | | | | | |ELR=[[Elrond]]|ELS=[[Elros]]}}
{{familytree/end}}

==Inspiration==
Lúthien was largely inspired from [[Edith Bratt]] and Tolkien often referred to Edith as "my [[Lúthien]]."<ref>{{L|340}}</ref> It is mentioned that around [[1917]], while Tolkien and Bratt went walking in the woods at Roos, Edith began to dance for him in a clearing among the flowering hemlock. This incident inspired the account of the meeting of Beren and Lúthien.<ref>Peter Gilliver, Jeremy Marshall & Edmund Weiner ''[[The Ring of Words]]''</ref>

The tale also shares the common element of folktales with the disapproving parent who sets a seemingly impossible task for the suitor, which is then fulfilled. The Welsh tale of [[Wikipedia:Culhwch and Olwen|Culhwch and Olwen]] is one such story.

The travel of Lúthien to Mandos and softening Námo with her song, in order to release her beloved, is a usual theme in mythology and religion: the Greek tale (as told by Ovid) of [[Wikipedia:Orpheus and Eurydice|Orpheus and Eurydice]] (see also the poem ''[[Sir Orpheo]]'', a medieval retale), the Japanese myth of [[Wikipedia:Izanagi|Izanagi and Izanami]], the Akkadian/Sumerian myth of [[Wikipedia:Inanna#Descent_into_the_Underworld|Inanna's descent to the Underworld]], the Mayan myth of Ix Chel and Itzamna or the Indian legend of [[Wikipedia:Savitri and Satyavan|Savitri and Satyavan]].

==Other versions of the Legendarium==
When this character first appeared in the ''[[Lost Tales]]'', her only name was ''Tinúviel''.<ref>{{LT2|I}}, p. 41</ref> The idea that the name ''Tinúviel'' was given to her by Beren emerged in the early ''[[Lays of Beleriand]]'', along with her birth name ''Lúthien'' (although at first Tolkien tentatively gave her the birth name of ''[[Melilot Brandybuck#Other versions of the legendarium|Melilot]]'').<ref>{{LB|3}}, p. 159, 179-180</ref>

In some of the earlier writings, the story of Beren and Tinúviel was slightly different. Instead of encountering Sauron on Tol Sirion, Tinúviel rescued her lover from the hands of [[Tevildo]], Prince of Cats. [[Tevildo]], however, was written out of the plot, and replaced with Sauron.<ref>{{BL|Noldorinwa}}, p. 57-68</ref>

Before this name was assigned to the elf-maid, the name ''Lúthien'' was connected with ''[[Luthany]]'', the Elfin name for England.<ref name=Aelfwine>{{LT2|VI}}</ref>{{rp|313}} In several very early drafts of unfinished stories, ''Lúthien'' was the Elfin name of [[Ælfwine]], translated first as "wanderer" and later as "friend".<ref name=Aelfwine></ref>{{rp|301-304}}

==See also==
* [[:Category:Images of Lúthien|Images of Lúthien]]
* [[Song of Beren and Lúthien]]
{{references}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Luthien Tinuviel}}
[[Category:Characters in The Book of Lost Tales]]
[[Category:Characters in The Silmarillion]]
[[Category:House of Thingol]]
[[Category:Quest for the Silmaril]]
[[Category:First Age characters]]

[[de:Lúthien]]
[[fi:Lúthien]]
[[fr:encyclo/personnages/elfes/teleri/sindar/luthien]]

Lúthien

2020-03-22T21:09:32Z

Frodolives15: Thangorodrim

{{sources|especially inspiration - isn't it always? Ederchil 01/03/12}}
{{expansion|Too short for someone so important - needs bulking up to accommodate so many images. -Mith 04/11/11}}
{{sindar infobox
| name=Lúthien
| image=[[File:Aerankai - Lúthien.jpg|250px]]
| caption="Lúthien" by [[:Category:Images by Aerankai|Aerankai]]
| pronun=
| othernames=''Tinúviel'' ([[Sindarin|S]])
| titles=Princess of Doriath
| position=
| location=[[Doriath]], [[Tol Galen]]
| affiliation=[[Quest for the Silmaril]]
| language=[[Sindarin]]
| birth={{YT|1200}}
| birthlocation=[[Forest of Neldoreth]]
| rule=
| death={{FA|503}}
| deathlocation=[[Dor Firn-i-Guinar]], [[Ossiriand]]
| age=3,377
| notablefor=Being the only [[Elf]] who was granted the [[Gift of Men]]
| house=
| parentage=[[Thingol]] ([[Elf]]) and [[Melian]] ([[Ainu]])
| siblings=
| spouse=[[Beren]]
| children=[[Dior]]
| gender=Female
| height=
| hair=Black
| eyes=Grey<ref name="Beren">{{S|Beren}}</ref>
| clothing=Blue raiment, sewn with golden flowers; shadowy cloak; appearance of [[Thuringwethil]]<ref name="Beren"/>
| weapons=Voice, enchantment
| steed=[[Huan]]
}}'''Lúthien Tinúviel''' ([[Sindarin|S]], pron. {{IPA|[ˈluːθjen tiˈnuːvjel]}}) was the only daughter of King [[Thingol]] of [[Doriath]] and [[Melian]] the [[Maia]]. She was said to be the fairest maiden to have ever lived (a description later shared also by [[Arwen]]). She wedded [[Beren]], a mortal man, turning her back on immortality.

==History==
[[File:Alice Falto - Birth of Luthien.jpg|thumb|left|Alice Falto - ''Birth of Luthien'']]
Lúthien was born during the Second Age of the [[Chaining of Melkor]], and [[niphredil]] first grew at the moment of her birth. She would often dance in the woods, while her friend [[Daeron]], the minstrel of Thingol, would play his flute. Daeron came to love her, and while she enjoyed his company, she did not return his love.

===Quest for the Silmaril===
During such an occasion she was discovered by [[Beren]] as he wandered the woods of her father's kingdom, and instantly fell in love with her. Daeron chirped out a warning, and she hid. While he searched for her, he accidentally laid his hand on her arm. He caught her alone some months later, and they grew to love one another. When Lúthien took Beren before her father, he was appalled that his royal daughter should wish to wed a mortal, and as is recounted in the ''[[Lay of Leithian]]'' so set Beren what he thought was an unachievable task, to recover a [[Silmaril]] from the [[Iron Crown]] of [[Morgoth]] himself. So Beren left Doriath in pursuit of his hopeless quest.
[[File:Jacek Kopalski - Beren and Lúthien.jpg|Jacek Kopalski - ''Beren and Lúthien''|thumb|left]]
After a time, a darkness fell on Lúthien's heart, and she learned from her mother Melian what this meant; Beren had been captured by [[Sauron]], and was held in the dungeons of [[Tol-in-Gaurhoth]]. Though Thingol sought to stop her, Lúthien set out from Doriath to rescue Beren, if she could. Passing through many adventures, she gained the help of [[Huan the Hound]], and together they came to [[Tol-in-Gaurhoth|Sauron's Isle]]. She nearly fell to the force of Sauron's hatred alone, but through her magic and Huan's strength they defeated Sauron and rescued Beren. Eventually Beren set out for [[Angband]] once again, but this time Lúthien accompanied him.

Through Lúthien's powers, they passed the gates of Angband, and the great wolf [[Carcharoth]] that guarded them. Coming before the [[Dark Throne]] itself, Morgoth prepared to have both of them captured and killed, but Lúthien wove a spell and conducted a dance that put even Morgoth and his court into a deep sleep, and Beren cut a Silmaril from the Iron Crown. Returning to the gates, they found that Carcharoth barred their escape. Lúthien had been drained of her strength after putting the slumber over Angband and could not fight against the werewolf. Beren held up the hallowed jewel to protect them, but the monstrous wolf bit off his hand and, with it, consumed the Silmaril. But the Silmarils were blessed by [[Varda]] herself, so that any unclean flesh that touched them would be withered and burnt. The wolf's innards were consumed with that burning, and it ran howling into the south. Before the servants of Morgoth awakening beneath the mountains could pursue them, three [[Great Eagles]] came to the aid of Beren and Lúthien, bearing them away from [[Thangorodrim]].

[[File:Mareishon - Beren and Luthien.jpg|300px|thumb|Mareishon - ''Beren and Lúthien'']]
Lúthien healed Beren, and they came at last back to her father's halls at [[Menegroth]]. There they heard tidings that the maddened wolf had entered Thingol's realm, and Beren set out with the King to the [[Hunting of the Wolf]]. After nightfall they returned; the wolf was slain and the Silmaril recovered, but Beren and Huan both were wounded mortally. Both passed away shortly after returning, and soon after Lúthien too wasted of grief.

===Aftermath and death===
Their spirits were gathered in the [[Halls of Mandos]] in the [[Uttermost West]], and there Lúthien sang a song of such extraordinary power and beauty that it moved even the implacable heart of [[Mandos]] himself. So she was granted a unique fate, to become mortal and return to [[Middle-earth]] with Beren, where they dwelt for a time in happiness on the green island of [[Tol Galen]] in the River [[Adurant]].

After the destruction of [[Doriath]] Beren participated in battle for the last time. He ambushed the routed dwarves, and in the process also acquired the Silmaril he once took from Morgoth's crown. He brought the Silmaril, which was inside the [[Nauglamir]], to Lúthien, and she wore it until the day she and Beren died of old age. It is said that their deaths came quicker than expected because of the Silmaril. After their death, the Silmaril was passed to their son [[Dior]], which caused the [[Second Kinslaying]].

===Final death of Beren and Lúthien===
Among the Children of [[Ilúvatar]] the final death of Beren and Lúthien is accounted in {{FA|503}} for in that year Dior received the Silmaril in Doriath, and it was taken as a sign of his parents' death. In truth the date of their death is unknown.<ref>{{LR|Quenta}}, p. 306</ref>

==Etymology==
''Lúthien'' is a [[Sindarin]] name meaning "Daughter of Flowers". The first element in the name is ''[[lúth]]'' (blossom, inflorescence).<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 15</ref> The second element is the feminine suffix ''[[-ien]]''(daughter).

In early writings, [[Doriathrin]] ''Luthien'' and [[Noldorin]] ''Lhūthien'' meant "enchantress", deriving from [[Primitive Quendian]] ''luktiēnē'' ("enchantress"; from [[Sundocarme|root]] LUK "magic, enhantement").<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, '''LUK'''</ref>

''[[Tinúviel]]'' (from Primitive Quendian ''tindōmiselde'') means "Nightingale", or, more literally, "Daughter of Twilight".<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, '''SEL-D'''</ref><ref>{{PE|19}}, p. 73</ref>

==Genealogy==
{{familytree/start}}
{{familytree| | ELU |y| MEL | | BEO | | | |ELU=[[Thingol|Elu Thingol]]|MEL=[[Melian]]|BEO=[[House of Bëor]]}}
{{familytree| | | | |!| | | | | |!| | | | |}}
{{familytree| | | | LUT |~|y|~| BER | | | |LUT='''LÚTHIEN'''|BER=[[Beren]]}}
{{familytree| | | | | | | |!| | | | | | | |}}
{{familytree| | | | | | | DIO |y| NIM | | |DIO=[[Dior]]|NIM=[[Nimloth of Doriath|Nimloth]]}}
{{familytree| | | | | |,|-|-|-|+|-|-|-|.| |}}
{{familytree| EAR |y| ELW | | ELD | | ELU |EAR=[[Eärendil]]|ELW=[[Elwing]]|ELD=[[Eluréd]]|ELU=[[Elurín]]}}
{{familytree| |,|-|^|-|.| | | | | | | | | |}}
{{familytree| ELR | | ELS | | | | | | | | |ELR=[[Elrond]]|ELS=[[Elros]]}}
{{familytree/end}}

==Inspiration==
Lúthien was largely inspired from [[Edith Bratt]] and Tolkien often referred to Edith as "my [[Lúthien]]."<ref>{{L|340}}</ref> It is mentioned that around [[1917]], while Tolkien and Bratt went walking in the woods at Roos, Edith began to dance for him in a clearing among the flowering hemlock. This incident inspired the account of the meeting of Beren and Lúthien.<ref>Peter Gilliver, Jeremy Marshall & Edmund Weiner ''[[The Ring of Words]]''</ref>

The tale also shares the common element of folktales with the disapproving parent who sets a seemingly impossible task for the suitor, which is then fulfilled. The Welsh tale of [[Wikipedia:Culhwch and Olwen|Culhwch and Olwen]] is one such story.

The travel of Lúthien to Mandos and softening Námo with her song, in order to release her beloved, is a usual theme in mythology and religion: the Greek tale (as told by Ovid) of [[Wikipedia:Orpheus and Eurydice|Orpheus and Eurydice]] (see also the poem ''[[Sir Orpheo]]'', a medieval retale), the Japanese myth of [[Wikipedia:Izanagi|Izanagi and Izanami]], the Akkadian/Sumerian myth of [[Wikipedia:Inanna#Descent_into_the_Underworld|Inanna's descent to the Underworld]], the Mayan myth of Ix Chel and Itzamna or the Indian legend of [[Wikipedia:Savitri and Satyavan|Savitri and Satyavan]].

==Other versions of the Legendarium==
When this character first appeared in the ''[[Lost Tales]]'', her only name was ''Tinúviel''.<ref>{{LT2|I}}, p. 41</ref> The idea that the name ''Tinúviel'' was given to her by Beren emerged in the early ''[[Lays of Beleriand]]'', along with her birth name ''Lúthien'' (although at first Tolkien tentatively gave her the birth name of ''[[Melilot Brandybuck#Other versions of the legendarium|Melilot]]'').<ref>{{LB|3}}, p. 159, 179-180</ref>

In some of the earlier writings, the story of Beren and Tinúviel was slightly different. Instead of encountering Sauron on Tol Sirion, Tinúviel rescued her lover from the hands of [[Tevildo]], Prince of Cats. [[Tevildo]], however, was written out of the plot, and replaced with Sauron.<ref>{{BL|Noldorinwa}}, p. 57-68</ref>

Before this name was assigned to the elf-maid, the name ''Lúthien'' was connected with ''[[Luthany]]'', the Elfin name for England.<ref name=Aelfwine>{{LT2|VI}}</ref>{{rp|313}} In several very early drafts of unfinished stories, ''Lúthien'' was the Elfin name of [[Ælfwine]], translated first as "wanderer" and later as "friend".<ref name=Aelfwine></ref>{{rp|301-304}}

==See also==
* [[:Category:Images of Lúthien|Images of Lúthien]]
* [[Song of Beren and Lúthien]]
{{references}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Luthien Tinuviel}}
[[Category:Characters in The Book of Lost Tales]]
[[Category:Characters in The Silmarillion]]
[[Category:House of Thingol]]
[[Category:Quest for the Silmaril]]
[[Category:First Age characters]]

[[de:Lúthien]]
[[fi:Lúthien]]
[[fr:encyclo/personnages/elfes/teleri/sindar/luthien]]

Lúthien

2020-03-22T21:05:20Z

Frodolives15: Beren

{{sources|especially inspiration - isn't it always? Ederchil 01/03/12}}
{{expansion|Too short for someone so important - needs bulking up to accommodate so many images. -Mith 04/11/11}}
{{sindar infobox
| name=Lúthien
| image=[[File:Aerankai - Lúthien.jpg|250px]]
| caption="Lúthien" by [[:Category:Images by Aerankai|Aerankai]]
| pronun=
| othernames=''Tinúviel'' ([[Sindarin|S]])
| titles=Princess of Doriath
| position=
| location=[[Doriath]], [[Tol Galen]]
| affiliation=[[Quest for the Silmaril]]
| language=[[Sindarin]]
| birth={{YT|1200}}
| birthlocation=[[Forest of Neldoreth]]
| rule=
| death={{FA|503}}
| deathlocation=[[Dor Firn-i-Guinar]], [[Ossiriand]]
| age=3,377
| notablefor=Being the only [[Elf]] who was granted the [[Gift of Men]]
| house=
| parentage=[[Thingol]] ([[Elf]]) and [[Melian]] ([[Ainu]])
| siblings=
| spouse=[[Beren]]
| children=[[Dior]]
| gender=Female
| height=
| hair=Black
| eyes=Grey<ref name="Beren">{{S|Beren}}</ref>
| clothing=Blue raiment, sewn with golden flowers; shadowy cloak; appearance of [[Thuringwethil]]<ref name="Beren"/>
| weapons=Voice, enchantment
| steed=[[Huan]]
}}'''Lúthien Tinúviel''' ([[Sindarin|S]], pron. {{IPA|[ˈluːθjen tiˈnuːvjel]}}) was the only daughter of King [[Thingol]] of [[Doriath]] and [[Melian]] the [[Maia]]. She was said to be the fairest maiden to have ever lived (a description later shared also by [[Arwen]]). She wedded [[Beren]], a mortal man, turning her back on immortality.

==History==
[[File:Alice Falto - Birth of Luthien.jpg|thumb|left|Alice Falto - ''Birth of Luthien'']]
Lúthien was born during the Second Age of the [[Chaining of Melkor]], and [[niphredil]] first grew at the moment of her birth. She would often dance in the woods, while her friend [[Daeron]], the minstrel of Thingol, would play his flute. Daeron came to love her, and while she enjoyed his company, she did not return his love.

===Quest for the Silmaril===
During such an occasion she was discovered by [[Beren]] as he wandered the woods of her father's kingdom, and instantly fell in love with her. Daeron chirped out a warning, and she hid. While he searched for her, he accidentally laid his hand on her arm. He caught her alone some months later, and they grew to love one another. When Lúthien took Beren before her father, he was appalled that his royal daughter should wish to wed a mortal, and as is recounted in the ''[[Lay of Leithian]]'' so set Beren what he thought was an unachievable task, to recover a [[Silmaril]] from the [[Iron Crown]] of [[Morgoth]] himself. So Beren left Doriath in pursuit of his hopeless quest.
[[File:Jacek Kopalski - Beren and Lúthien.jpg|Jacek Kopalski - ''Beren and Lúthien''|thumb|left]]
After a time, a darkness fell on Lúthien's heart, and she learned from her mother Melian what this meant; Beren had been captured by [[Sauron]], and was held in the dungeons of [[Tol-in-Gaurhoth]]. Though Thingol sought to stop her, Lúthien set out from Doriath to rescue Beren, if she could. Passing through many adventures, she gained the help of [[Huan the Hound]], and together they came to [[Tol-in-Gaurhoth|Sauron's Isle]]. She nearly fell to the force of Sauron's hatred alone, but through her magic and Huan's strength they defeated Sauron and rescued Beren. Eventually Beren set out for [[Angband]] once again, but this time Lúthien accompanied him.

Through Lúthien's powers, they passed the gates of Angband, and the great wolf [[Carcharoth]] that guarded them. Coming before the [[Dark Throne]] itself, Morgoth prepared to have both of them captured and killed, but Lúthien wove a spell and conducted a dance that put even Morgoth and his court into a deep sleep, and Beren cut a Silmaril from the Iron Crown. Returning to the gates, they found that Carcharoth barred their escape. Lúthien had been drained of her strength after putting the slumber over Angband and could not fight against the werewolf. Beren held up the hallowed jewel to protect them, but the monstrous wolf bit off his hand and, with it, consumed the Silmaril. But the Silmarils were blessed by [[Varda]] herself, so that any unclean flesh that touched them would be withered and burnt. The wolf's innards were consumed with that burning, and it ran howling into the south. Before the servants of Morgoth awakening beneath the mountains could pursue them, three [[Great Eagles]] came to the aid of Beren and Lúthien, bearing them away from Thangorodrim.

[[File:Mareishon - Beren and Luthien.jpg|300px|thumb|Mareishon - ''Beren and Lúthien'']]
Lúthien healed Beren, and they came at last back to her father's halls at [[Menegroth]]. There they heard tidings that the maddened wolf had entered Thingol's realm, and Beren set out with the King to the [[Hunting of the Wolf]]. After nightfall they returned; the wolf was slain and the Silmaril recovered, but Beren and Huan both were wounded mortally. Both passed away shortly after returning, and soon after Lúthien too wasted of grief.

===Aftermath and death===
Their spirits were gathered in the [[Halls of Mandos]] in the [[Uttermost West]], and there Lúthien sang a song of such extraordinary power and beauty that it moved even the implacable heart of [[Mandos]] himself. So she was granted a unique fate, to become mortal and return to [[Middle-earth]] with Beren, where they dwelt for a time in happiness on the green island of [[Tol Galen]] in the River [[Adurant]].

After the destruction of [[Doriath]] Beren participated in battle for the last time. He ambushed the routed dwarves, and in the process also acquired the Silmaril he once took from Morgoth's crown. He brought the Silmaril, which was inside the [[Nauglamir]], to Lúthien, and she wore it until the day she and Beren died of old age. It is said that their deaths came quicker than expected because of the Silmaril. After their death, the Silmaril was passed to their son [[Dior]], which caused the [[Second Kinslaying]].

===Final death of Beren and Lúthien===
Among the Children of [[Ilúvatar]] the final death of Beren and Lúthien is accounted in {{FA|503}} for in that year Dior received the Silmaril in Doriath, and it was taken as a sign of his parents' death. In truth the date of their death is unknown.<ref>{{LR|Quenta}}, p. 306</ref>

==Etymology==
''Lúthien'' is a [[Sindarin]] name meaning "Daughter of Flowers". The first element in the name is ''[[lúth]]'' (blossom, inflorescence).<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 15</ref> The second element is the feminine suffix ''[[-ien]]''(daughter).

In early writings, [[Doriathrin]] ''Luthien'' and [[Noldorin]] ''Lhūthien'' meant "enchantress", deriving from [[Primitive Quendian]] ''luktiēnē'' ("enchantress"; from [[Sundocarme|root]] LUK "magic, enhantement").<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, '''LUK'''</ref>

''[[Tinúviel]]'' (from Primitive Quendian ''tindōmiselde'') means "Nightingale", or, more literally, "Daughter of Twilight".<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, '''SEL-D'''</ref><ref>{{PE|19}}, p. 73</ref>

==Genealogy==
{{familytree/start}}
{{familytree| | ELU |y| MEL | | BEO | | | |ELU=[[Thingol|Elu Thingol]]|MEL=[[Melian]]|BEO=[[House of Bëor]]}}
{{familytree| | | | |!| | | | | |!| | | | |}}
{{familytree| | | | LUT |~|y|~| BER | | | |LUT='''LÚTHIEN'''|BER=[[Beren]]}}
{{familytree| | | | | | | |!| | | | | | | |}}
{{familytree| | | | | | | DIO |y| NIM | | |DIO=[[Dior]]|NIM=[[Nimloth of Doriath|Nimloth]]}}
{{familytree| | | | | |,|-|-|-|+|-|-|-|.| |}}
{{familytree| EAR |y| ELW | | ELD | | ELU |EAR=[[Eärendil]]|ELW=[[Elwing]]|ELD=[[Eluréd]]|ELU=[[Elurín]]}}
{{familytree| |,|-|^|-|.| | | | | | | | | |}}
{{familytree| ELR | | ELS | | | | | | | | |ELR=[[Elrond]]|ELS=[[Elros]]}}
{{familytree/end}}

==Inspiration==
Lúthien was largely inspired from [[Edith Bratt]] and Tolkien often referred to Edith as "my [[Lúthien]]."<ref>{{L|340}}</ref> It is mentioned that around [[1917]], while Tolkien and Bratt went walking in the woods at Roos, Edith began to dance for him in a clearing among the flowering hemlock. This incident inspired the account of the meeting of Beren and Lúthien.<ref>Peter Gilliver, Jeremy Marshall & Edmund Weiner ''[[The Ring of Words]]''</ref>

The tale also shares the common element of folktales with the disapproving parent who sets a seemingly impossible task for the suitor, which is then fulfilled. The Welsh tale of [[Wikipedia:Culhwch and Olwen|Culhwch and Olwen]] is one such story.

The travel of Lúthien to Mandos and softening Námo with her song, in order to release her beloved, is a usual theme in mythology and religion: the Greek tale (as told by Ovid) of [[Wikipedia:Orpheus and Eurydice|Orpheus and Eurydice]] (see also the poem ''[[Sir Orpheo]]'', a medieval retale), the Japanese myth of [[Wikipedia:Izanagi|Izanagi and Izanami]], the Akkadian/Sumerian myth of [[Wikipedia:Inanna#Descent_into_the_Underworld|Inanna's descent to the Underworld]], the Mayan myth of Ix Chel and Itzamna or the Indian legend of [[Wikipedia:Savitri and Satyavan|Savitri and Satyavan]].

==Other versions of the Legendarium==
When this character first appeared in the ''[[Lost Tales]]'', her only name was ''Tinúviel''.<ref>{{LT2|I}}, p. 41</ref> The idea that the name ''Tinúviel'' was given to her by Beren emerged in the early ''[[Lays of Beleriand]]'', along with her birth name ''Lúthien'' (although at first Tolkien tentatively gave her the birth name of ''[[Melilot Brandybuck#Other versions of the legendarium|Melilot]]'').<ref>{{LB|3}}, p. 159, 179-180</ref>

In some of the earlier writings, the story of Beren and Tinúviel was slightly different. Instead of encountering Sauron on Tol Sirion, Tinúviel rescued her lover from the hands of [[Tevildo]], Prince of Cats. [[Tevildo]], however, was written out of the plot, and replaced with Sauron.<ref>{{BL|Noldorinwa}}, p. 57-68</ref>

Before this name was assigned to the elf-maid, the name ''Lúthien'' was connected with ''[[Luthany]]'', the Elfin name for England.<ref name=Aelfwine>{{LT2|VI}}</ref>{{rp|313}} In several very early drafts of unfinished stories, ''Lúthien'' was the Elfin name of [[Ælfwine]], translated first as "wanderer" and later as "friend".<ref name=Aelfwine></ref>{{rp|301-304}}

==See also==
* [[:Category:Images of Lúthien|Images of Lúthien]]
* [[Song of Beren and Lúthien]]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Luthien Tinuviel}}
[[Category:Characters in The Book of Lost Tales]]
[[Category:Characters in The Silmarillion]]
[[Category:House of Thingol]]
[[Category:Quest for the Silmaril]]
[[Category:First Age characters]]

[[de:Lúthien]]
[[fi:Lúthien]]
[[fr:encyclo/personnages/elfes/teleri/sindar/luthien]]

Oiolairë

2020-03-22T20:59:03Z

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'''Oiolairë''' was a [[Fragrant Trees|Fragrant Tree]] that grew in [[Númenor]], and especially in the western region known as [[Nísimaldar]]. It was the custom among [[Númenóreans|Númenórean]] mariners to place a cut bough of [[oiolairë]] on the prows of their [[ships]], called the [[Green Bough of Return]], as a symbol of good fortune.<ref>{{UT|Numenor}}</ref><ref>{{UT|Aldarion}}</ref>

==Etymology==
The word ''oiolairë'' means "Ever-summer" in [[Quenya]] (from ''[[oio]]''= "endless period" and ''[[lairë]]''= "summer").{{fact}}

{{references}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Oiolaire}}
[[Category:Fragrant Trees]]
[[Category:Númenor]]
[[de:Oiolaire]]
[[fr:encyclo/biologie/flore/oiolaire]]
[[fi:Oiolairë]]

Shelob

2020-03-20T17:43:07Z

Frodolives15: Fixing something

{{cleanup}}
{{sources}}
{{evil infobox
| name=Shelob
| image=[[File:John Howe - Sam and Shelob.jpg|250px]]
| caption="Sam and Shelob" by [[John Howe]]
| pronun=
| othernames=Her Ladyship, She
| titles=
| position=
| location=[[Nan Dungortheb]] ([[First Age]]) [[Cirith Ungol]] (from [[Second Age]])
| affiliation=
| language=
| birth=[[First Age]]
| birthlocation=
| rule=
| death= Unknown
| deathlocation=
| age=unknown
| notablefor=Attacking [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] and [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]]
| parentage=[[Ungoliant]]
| siblings=
| spouse=
| children=[[Spiders]] of [[Mirkwood]]
| race=[[Spiders|Spider]] Demon
| gender=Female
| height= Roughly Eight Feet Tall
| hair= Black/Brown
| eyes= Black
| clothing=
| weapons=a stinger/Venom/Webs/Fangs
| steed=
}}
'''Shelob''' was a great spider-like creature akin to those of [[Nan Dungortheb]] in [[Beleriand]], the last offspring of the demon [[Ungoliant]].

==History==
Shelob was born during the [[Elder Days]], to the spider-like demon Ungoliant, who mated with (and devoured) the spider-creatures of the [[Ered Gorgoroth]]. She dwelt for many years in [[Nan Dungortheb]] with her countless brothers and sisters, even after Ungoliant ventured elsewhere.

Shelob fled from ruin (apparently the [[War of Wrath]]) and established her lair high in the mountains of [[Mordor]] at least in the first centuries of the [[Second Age]], before [[Sauron]] claimed that land as his own. She mated with her offspring which she slew, and her descendants were to be seen in [[Ephel Dúath]] and [[Mirkwood]].<ref name=lair>{{TT|Lair}}</ref><ref name=guide/>

Shelob fed off all living things, such as [[Elves]] and [[Men]], but as these became scarce in the area, she fed upon [[orcs]].<ref name=lair/> Sauron would sometimes send her captured prisoners for whom he had no further use and amuse himself watching how she played with her prey. Even though they did not communicate, Sauron and Shelob understood each other. She served as a secure guardian of the pass of [[Cirith Ungol]] to prevent any intruders from entering the dark land.

[[File:Eytan Eylul Guler - Shelob and Sam.jpg|230px|thumb|left|Eytan Eylul Guler - ''Shelob and Sam'']]
While looking for [[the One Ring]], [[Gollum]] was trapped by her, but he managed somehow to communicate with her and promised to bring her more food if she released him. Indeed, Gollum (whom the orcs of the [[Tower of Cirith Ungol]] call "Shelob's Sneak") brought [[Samwise Gamgee]] and [[Frodo Baggins]] near her Lair while seeking [[Mount Doom]].

While put off by the [[Phial of Galadriel]] in the tunnels, she intercepted them again outside and attacked Frodo, stinging him into a death-like coma. Though Shelob's venom was not intended to kill its victims, but only to render them unconscious and keep their meat fresh. [[Sam]] managed to defeat her using the sword [[Sting]]. Wounded, she fled to her lair and was not seen for the remainder of [[Lord of the Rings.]]

Shelob most likely died of starvation caused by her inability to hunt while blind.<ref name=guide>{{HM|Guide}}, p. 353, entry "Shelob"</ref>

==Etymology==
The name ''Shelob'' is derived from "lob", an archaic English word for spider. A variation, "cob" is the derivation of the word "cobweb". The first element, "she", simply mentions the spider's gender.<ref>{{L|70}}</ref>

[[Robert Foster]] mistakenly classified the name as [[Sindarin]], failing to provide a translation.<ref name=guide/>

==Genealogy==
{{familytree/start}}
{{familytree| | | UNG | | | |UNG=[[Ungoliant]]''fl. {{YT|1495}}''}}
{{familytree| |,|-|^|~|7| | |}}
{{familytree| SHE | | NAN | |SHE='''SHELOB'''''fl. {{TA|3019}}''|NAN=''[[Spiders]] of [[Nan Dungortheb]]''}}
{{familytree| |:| | | | | | |}}
{{familytree| MIR | | | | | |MIR=''[[Spiders]] of [[Mirkwood]]''}}
{{familytree/end}}

==Portrayal in adaptations==
'''1981: [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1981 radio series)]]:'''
:Shelob was voiced by [[Jenny Lee]]. Lee had no dialogue, but hissed to convey Shelob's menace, then made a bubbling noise to suggest the passing of her poison into Frodo. Finally, she made a roaring sound during her fight with Sam to convey her pain when Sam's thrusts found their mark.

[[File:The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King - Shelob's face.jpg|thumb|right|Shelob's face from [[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]].]]
'''2003: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'''''

:Shelob can be seen to have a retractable venomous sting at the rear end between the spinnerets, resembling a wasp's sting. This is very much unlike real spiders which inject venom with their fangs but accurate relative to the novel. Shelob also appears to have a gaping mouth, whereas real spiders can ingest only liquid.

:In the book, on the other hand, "clusters" of eyes are mentioned, which may suggest compound eyes like those of insects; the Shelob in the movie does ''not'' have compound eyes, which is appropriate. A hunting spider of the family [[wikipedia:Lycosidae|Lycosidae]],{{fact}} which Shelob most closely resembles, would have two large eyes facing forward, and a few smaller ones almost hidden below. The only spiders that can reasonably be said to have "clustered" eyes (though not true compound eyes) are the daddy long-legs spiders of the family Pholcidae, but Shelob does not resemble these rather spindly and fragile spiders in other aspects of her physique.

'''2006: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II]]'''''
:Shelob is a playable hero for the Goblins faction, and appears in the fifth level of the Evil Campaign, "Mirkwood", where she has apparently joined the [[Mouth of Sauron]] on his mission to take the [[Old Forest Road]]. During the level, Shelob can be used to recruit the Spiders of Mirkwood, as they are her children, and will obey her if she is sent to their nest. She also appears during the final mission, "Rivendell", alongside the other villains.

'''2014: ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor]]'''''
:Though unseen, Shelob is identified in the Appendices as the mother of the Ungol spiders that are encountered throughout Mordor. She is also referred to as the Spider Queen, a title that wasn't given to her in the book. An artefact, a "Crushed Ungol Egg", shows that Shelob initially lived in Mordor itself with Sauron and his servants, until it became apparent that Shelob would disobey Sauron, so he banished her to the pass of Cirith Ungol, and forbade her from laying any more eggs on his land. According to the "Ungol" article in the Appendices, Shelob has taken an interest in the recent events occurring in Mordor, though it is unclear to what extent.

'''2017: ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of War]]'''''[[File:Shadow of War - Shelob as a woman.png|thumb|right|Shelob as a woman from ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of War]]''.]]
:Shelob is voiced by Pollyanna McIntosh, and plays a prominent role early in the game. This portrayal of Shelob is unique in that she is able to assume a fair form, as a raven-haired woman in a black dress. She can also project visions of the future into a person's mind. She ensnares the wraith of [[Celebrimbor]] and holds him prisoner at the start of the game. She releases him after Talion surrenders their newly-forged Ring of Power to her. After Minas Ithil is conquered by Sauron's forces, the Ringwraiths are sent to seize the Ring from her. After the Nine are driven away, she gives the Ring back to Talion and tells him to forge an army to conquer Mordor.
: Reading her memories, which are found throughout Mordor, reveals a number of details of her life, including a romantic relationship she once had with Sauron.
{{references}}

==See also==
* [[:Category:Images of Shelob|Images of Shelob]]

[[Category:Characters in The Lord of the Rings]]
[[Category:Spirits]]
[[Category:Spiders]]
[[Category:Third Age characters]]
[[Category:Evil]]
[[Category:Servants of Sauron]]

[[de:Kankra]]
[[fr:encyclo/personnages/animaux/araignees/arachne]]
[[fi:Lukitari]]

Shelob

2020-03-20T17:40:07Z

Frodolives15: Cleaning up

{{cleanup}}
{{sources}}
{{evil infobox
| name=Shelob
| image=[[File:John Howe - Sam and Shelob.jpg|250px]]
| caption="Sam and Shelob" by [[John Howe]]
| pronun=
| othernames=Her Ladyship, She
| titles=
| position=
| location=[[Nan Dungortheb]] ([[First Age]]) [[Cirith Ungol]] (from [[Second Age]])
| affiliation=
| language=
| birth=[[First Age]]
| birthlocation=
| rule=
| death= Unknown
| deathlocation=
| age=unknown
| notablefor=Attacking [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] and [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]]
| parentage=[[Ungoliant]]
| siblings=
| spouse=
| children=[[Spiders]] of [[Mirkwood]]
| race=[[Spiders|Spider]] [[Demon]]
| gender=Female
| height= Roughly Eight Feet Tall
| hair= Black/Brown
| eyes= Black
| clothing=
| weapons=a stinger/Venom/Webs/Fangs
| steed=
}}
'''Shelob''' was a great spider-like creature akin to those of [[Nan Dungortheb]] in [[Beleriand]], the last offspring of the demon [[Ungoliant]].

==History==
Shelob was born during the [[Elder Days]], to the spider-like demon Ungoliant, who mated with (and devoured) the spider-creatures of the [[Ered Gorgoroth]]. She dwelt for many years in [[Nan Dungortheb]] with her countless brothers and sisters, even after Ungoliant ventured elsewhere.

Shelob fled from ruin (apparently the [[War of Wrath]]) and established her lair high in the mountains of [[Mordor]] at least in the first centuries of the [[Second Age]], before [[Sauron]] claimed that land as his own. She mated with her offspring which she slew, and her descendants were to be seen in [[Ephel Dúath]] and [[Mirkwood]].<ref name=lair>{{TT|Lair}}</ref><ref name=guide/>

Shelob fed off all living things, such as [[Elves]] and [[Men]], but as these became scarce in the area, she fed upon [[orcs]].<ref name=lair/> Sauron would sometimes send her captured prisoners for whom he had no further use and amuse himself watching how she played with her prey. Even though they did not communicate, Sauron and Shelob understood each other. She served as a secure guardian of the pass of [[Cirith Ungol]] to prevent any intruders from entering the dark land.

[[File:Eytan Eylul Guler - Shelob and Sam.jpg|230px|thumb|left|Eytan Eylul Guler - ''Shelob and Sam'']]
While looking for [[the One Ring]], [[Gollum]] was trapped by her, but he managed somehow to communicate with her and promised to bring her more food if she released him. Indeed, Gollum (whom the orcs of the [[Tower of Cirith Ungol]] call "Shelob's Sneak") brought [[Samwise Gamgee]] and [[Frodo Baggins]] near her Lair while seeking [[Mount Doom]].

While put off by the [[Phial of Galadriel]] in the tunnels, she intercepted them again outside and attacked Frodo, stinging him into a death-like coma. Though Shelob's venom was not intended to kill its victims, but only to render them unconscious and keep their meat fresh. [[Sam]] managed to defeat her using the sword [[Sting]]. Wounded, she fled to her lair and was not seen for the remainder of [[Lord of the Rings.]]

Shelob most likely died of starvation caused by her inability to hunt while blind.<ref name=guide>{{HM|Guide}}, p. 353, entry "Shelob"</ref>

==Etymology==
The name ''Shelob'' is derived from "lob", an archaic English word for spider. A variation, "cob" is the derivation of the word "cobweb". The first element, "she", simply mentions the spider's gender.<ref>{{L|70}}</ref>

[[Robert Foster]] mistakenly classified the name as [[Sindarin]], failing to provide a translation.<ref name=guide/>

==Genealogy==
{{familytree/start}}
{{familytree| | | UNG | | | |UNG=[[Ungoliant]]''fl. {{YT|1495}}''}}
{{familytree| |,|-|^|~|7| | |}}
{{familytree| SHE | | NAN | |SHE='''SHELOB'''''fl. {{TA|3019}}''|NAN=''[[Spiders]] of [[Nan Dungortheb]]''}}
{{familytree| |:| | | | | | |}}
{{familytree| MIR | | | | | |MIR=''[[Spiders]] of [[Mirkwood]]''}}
{{familytree/end}}

==Portrayal in adaptations==
'''1981: [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1981 radio series)]]:'''
:Shelob was voiced by [[Jenny Lee]]. Lee had no dialogue, but hissed to convey Shelob's menace, then made a bubbling noise to suggest the passing of her poison into Frodo. Finally, she made a roaring sound during her fight with Sam to convey her pain when Sam's thrusts found their mark.

[[File:The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King - Shelob's face.jpg|thumb|right|Shelob's face from [[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]].]]
'''2003: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'''''

:Shelob can be seen to have a retractable venomous sting at the rear end between the spinnerets, resembling a wasp's sting. This is very much unlike real spiders which inject venom with their fangs but accurate relative to the novel. Shelob also appears to have a gaping mouth, whereas real spiders can ingest only liquid.

:In the book, on the other hand, "clusters" of eyes are mentioned, which may suggest compound eyes like those of insects; the Shelob in the movie does ''not'' have compound eyes, which is appropriate. A hunting spider of the family [[wikipedia:Lycosidae|Lycosidae]],{{fact}} which Shelob most closely resembles, would have two large eyes facing forward, and a few smaller ones almost hidden below. The only spiders that can reasonably be said to have "clustered" eyes (though not true compound eyes) are the daddy long-legs spiders of the family Pholcidae, but Shelob does not resemble these rather spindly and fragile spiders in other aspects of her physique.

'''2006: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II]]'''''
:Shelob is a playable hero for the Goblins faction, and appears in the fifth level of the Evil Campaign, "Mirkwood", where she has apparently joined the [[Mouth of Sauron]] on his mission to take the [[Old Forest Road]]. During the level, Shelob can be used to recruit the Spiders of Mirkwood, as they are her children, and will obey her if she is sent to their nest. She also appears during the final mission, "Rivendell", alongside the other villains.

'''2014: ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor]]'''''
:Though unseen, Shelob is identified in the Appendices as the mother of the Ungol spiders that are encountered throughout Mordor. She is also referred to as the Spider Queen, a title that wasn't given to her in the book. An artefact, a "Crushed Ungol Egg", shows that Shelob initially lived in Mordor itself with Sauron and his servants, until it became apparent that Shelob would disobey Sauron, so he banished her to the pass of Cirith Ungol, and forbade her from laying any more eggs on his land. According to the "Ungol" article in the Appendices, Shelob has taken an interest in the recent events occurring in Mordor, though it is unclear to what extent.

'''2017: ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of War]]'''''[[File:Shadow of War - Shelob as a woman.png|thumb|right|Shelob as a woman from ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of War]]''.]]
:Shelob is voiced by Pollyanna McIntosh, and plays a prominent role early in the game. This portrayal of Shelob is unique in that she is able to assume a fair form, as a raven-haired woman in a black dress. She can also project visions of the future into a person's mind. She ensnares the wraith of [[Celebrimbor]] and holds him prisoner at the start of the game. She releases him after Talion surrenders their newly-forged Ring of Power to her. After Minas Ithil is conquered by Sauron's forces, the Ringwraiths are sent to seize the Ring from her. After the Nine are driven away, she gives the Ring back to Talion and tells him to forge an army to conquer Mordor.
: Reading her memories, which are found throughout Mordor, reveals a number of details of her life, including a romantic relationship she once had with Sauron.
{{references}}

==See also==
* [[:Category:Images of Shelob|Images of Shelob]]

[[Category:Characters in The Lord of the Rings]]
[[Category:Spirits]]
[[Category:Spiders]]
[[Category:Third Age characters]]
[[Category:Evil]]
[[Category:Servants of Sauron]]

[[de:Kankra]]
[[fr:encyclo/personnages/animaux/araignees/arachne]]
[[fi:Lukitari]]

Fangorn Forest

2020-03-20T17:22:39Z

Frodolives15: Editing one of my mystakes

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{{disambig-more|Fangorn|[[Fangorn (disambiguation)]]}}
{{location infobox
| name=Fangorn Forest
| image=[[File:J.R.R. Tolkien - Fangorn Forest.jpg|250px]]
| caption="Fangorn Forest" by J.R.R. Tolkien
| pronun=
| othernames=Entwood ([[Rohan language|R]]), ''[[Tauremorna]]'', ''[[Ambaróna]]'', ''[[Aldalómë]]'' ([[Quenya|Q]])
| location=North of Rohan, east of the southern tip of the [[Misty Mountains]]
| type=Forest
| description=Dense, dark woodland
| regions=
| towns=
| inhabitants=[[Ents]], [[Huorns]], [[Trees]]
| created=
| destroyed=
| events=
}}
{{quote|All that lies north of [[Rohan]] is now to us so far away that fancy can wander freely there|[[Boromir]] in "[[Farewell to Lórien]]"}}

'''Fangorn Forest''' was a deep, dark woodland that grew beneath the southern [[Misty Mountains]], under the eastern flanks of that range. It gained notoriety as the habitat of the [[Ents]] in the [[Third Age]]. The forest, known as '''Entwood''' in [[Rohan]], was named after the oldest Ent, [[Treebeard|Fangorn]]. Fangorn Forest was the oldest part of Treebeard's realm, and it is here the Ents retreated following widespread deforestation caused by [[Númenóreans]] and other events leading up to the [[War of the Last Alliance]] at the end of the [[Second Age]]<ref>{{L|}}</ref><ref>{{App|B1}}</ref>. Fangorn was within the borders of [[Gondor]], but centuries passed without any [[Gondorians|Gondorian]] visiting to prove or disprove the legends around the Forest.

==Description==
[[File:Ted Nasmith - Fangorn Forest.jpg|250px|thumb|"Fangorn Forest" by [[Ted Nasmith]]]]
[[Legolas]] described Fangorn as "tense" and "old, very old...and full of memory",<ref>{{TT|White}}</ref> and the [[Dwarves|Dwarf]] [[Gimli]] said that "the air is stuffy... lighter than [[Mirkwood]], but it is musty and shabby." [[Legolas]] also said that the trees were speaking to each other, and that the trees have feelings. He said the [[Elves]] began it, waking up the trees and teaching them to speak. [[Peregrin Took]] described it as "very dim, and stuffy", comparing it to the [[Old Took|Old Took's]] room in the [[Great Smials]]. [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]] contrasted the forest with [[Bilbo]]'s description of the pitch-dark Mirkwood, saying, "This is just dim, and frightfully tree-ish."<ref name="Treebeard">{{TT|III4}}</ref>

==History==
During the books it is mentioned by many characters that Fangorn is a dangerous and cursed place, similar to [[Mirkwood]]. This idea was likely started by the fact that any people who wandered far into Fangorn or cut down trees might have been killed by [[Ents]]. Along with the old and ominous feel of the forest, this most likely lead people to believe that the forest was cursed, giving it its bad name. However, [[Fangorn]] in reality, is a very beautiful place. There are Trees that can speak, and feel, and even talk. As in any forest there are dangers, but there is also good. "All that is gold does not glitter," after all.

===First and Second Age===
Fangorn Forest was the easternmost survivor of the immense forest that spanned all of [[Eriador]] and [[Calenardhon]] in the [[First Age]] and early [[Second Age]], but which was destroyed by the [[Númenóreans]] and [[Sauron]]. Before the deforestation of these regions by Númenórean shipbuilders, Fangorn Forest was much larger, and may have been connected to the [[Old Forest]].{{fact}}

By the end of the Second Age, all of the [[Entwives]] had moved away from Fangorn, passing East over the Anduin never to return. In [[The Two Towers]], Treebeard told [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]] and [[Peregrin Took]] that there have been no [[Entings]] in a long time because they "lost the [[Entwives]]."

===Third Age===
[[Saruman]] often used to walk in Fangorn and talk with Treebeard, if he met him, and was always eager to listen to anything the old Ent told him about the forest. However, he never repaid Treebeard in the same way.<ref name="Treebeard"/> Saruman used this knowledge of the forest's secrets for his own advantage.

Beginning in {{TA|2953}} Saruman started fortifying [[Isengard]]<ref>{{App|TA}}</ref> and eventually his [[Orcs]] started abusing and harassing the forest, its trees and Ents, for his fortifications and war machines.

====War of the Ring====
[[File:Alan Lee - The White Rider.jpg|200px|thumb|Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas searching in the forest, art by [[Alan Lee]]]]
On [[28 February]] of {{TA|3019}}, [[Éomer]]'s [[Éored]] attacked and slaughtered the band of [[Uruk-hai]] of [[Uglúk]] under the eaves of Fangorn.<ref>{{TT|Riders}}</ref> This allowed [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]] and [[Peregrin Took]] to escape the [[Orcs]] and pass into the forest. There they met Treebeard and informed him of the danger that [[Saruman]] posed to the Ents and their forest. Following the [[Entmoot]] the rest of the Ents finally agreed to march against [[Isengard]], taking Merry and Pippin with them and sending [[Huorns]] to [[Helm's Deep]] to deal with the [[Orcs]] there. Treebeard was angered by [[Saruman]]'s Orcs chopping down parts of the forest. This was one of the reasons the Ents decided to attack Isengard.

On [[1 March|March 1]], {{TA|3019}}, [[Aragorn]], [[Gimli]] and [[Legolas]] entered the forest in search of Merry and Pippin. Rather than the two young hobbits, they encountered the White Wizard. At first they believed it to be [[Saruman]] before realising that it was [[Gandalf]], returned from death. His name was now [[Gandalf the White]].

==Etymology==
''Fangorn'' is a [[Sindarin]] word that translates as "Treebeard", from ''[[fang]]'' ("beard") and ''[[orn]]'' ("tree").

''Entwood'' is a modernization of [[Old English]] ''Entwudu'' (''wudu'', "wood"), so modernised because it was recognisable by speakers of [[Westron]]. [[Gondorians]] used that name, assimilated to their own language.<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, pp. 769-70</ref>

{{References}}
{{FellowshipRoute}}
[[Category:Entish realms]]
[[Category:Forests]]
[[de:Fangorn (Wald)]]
[[fi:Fangornin Metsä]]
[[fr:/encyclo/geographie/forets/fangorn]]

Fangorn Forest

2020-03-20T17:20:57Z

Frodolives15: Edited a little something to make Fangorn sound not completely wicked.

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| location=North of Rohan, east of the southern tip of the [[Misty Mountains]]
| type=Forest
| description=Dense, dark woodland
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{{quote|All that lies north of [[Rohan]] is now to us so far away that fancy can wander freely there|[[Boromir]] in "[[Farewell to Lórien]]"}}

'''Fangorn Forest''' was a deep, dark woodland that grew beneath the southern [[Misty Mountains]], under the eastern flanks of that range. It gained notoriety as the habitat of the [[Ents]] in the [[Third Age]]. The forest, known as '''Entwood''' in [[Rohan]], was named after the oldest Ent, [[Treebeard|Fangorn]]. Fangorn Forest was the oldest part of Treebeard's realm, and it is here the Ents retreated following widespread deforestation caused by [[Númenóreans]] and other events leading up to the [[War of the Last Alliance]] at the end of the [[Second Age]]<ref>{{L|}}</ref><ref>{{App|B1}}</ref>. Fangorn was within the borders of [[Gondor]], but centuries passed without any [[Gondorians|Gondorian]] visiting to prove or disprove the legends around the Forest.

==Description==
[[File:Ted Nasmith - Fangorn Forest.jpg|250px|thumb|"Fangorn Forest" by [[Ted Nasmith]]]]
[[Legolas]] described Fangorn as "tense" and "old, very old...and full of memory",<ref>{{TT|White}}</ref> and the [[Dwarves|Dwarf]] [[Gimli]] said that "the air is stuffy... lighter than [[Mirkwood]], but it is musty and shabby." [[Legolas]] also said that the trees were speaking to each other, and that the trees have feelings. He said the [[Elves]] began it, waking up the trees and teaching them to speak. [[Peregrin Took]] described it as "very dim, and stuffy", comparing it to the [[Old Took|Old Took's]] room in the [[Great Smials]]. [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]] contrasted the forest with [[Bilbo]]'s description of the pitch-dark Mirkwood, saying, "This is just dim, and frightfully tree-ish."<ref name="Treebeard">{{TT|III4}}</ref>

==History==
During the books it is mentioned by many characters that Fangorn is a dangerous and cursed place, similar to [[Mirkwood]]. This idea was likely started by the fact that any people who wandered far into Fangorn or cut down trees might have been killed by [[Ents]]. Along with the old and ominous feel of the forest, this most likely lead people to believe that the forest was cursed, giving it its bad name. However, [[Fangorn]] in reality, is a very beautiful place. Trees that can speak, and feel, and even talk. As in any forest there are dangers, but there is also good. "All that is gold does not glitter," after all.

===First and Second Age===
Fangorn Forest was the easternmost survivor of the immense forest that spanned all of [[Eriador]] and [[Calenardhon]] in the [[First Age]] and early [[Second Age]], but which was destroyed by the [[Númenóreans]] and [[Sauron]]. Before the deforestation of these regions by Númenórean shipbuilders, Fangorn Forest was much larger, and may have been connected to the [[Old Forest]].{{fact}}

By the end of the Second Age, all of the [[Entwives]] had moved away from Fangorn, passing East over the Anduin never to return. In [[The Two Towers]], Treebeard told [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]] and [[Peregrin Took]] that there have been no [[Entings]] in a long time because they "lost the [[Entwives]]."

===Third Age===
[[Saruman]] often used to walk in Fangorn and talk with Treebeard, if he met him, and was always eager to listen to anything the old Ent told him about the forest. However, he never repaid Treebeard in the same way.<ref name="Treebeard"/> Saruman used this knowledge of the forest's secrets for his own advantage.

Beginning in {{TA|2953}} Saruman started fortifying [[Isengard]]<ref>{{App|TA}}</ref> and eventually his [[Orcs]] started abusing and harassing the forest, its trees and Ents, for his fortifications and war machines.

====War of the Ring====
[[File:Alan Lee - The White Rider.jpg|200px|thumb|Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas searching in the forest, art by [[Alan Lee]]]]
On [[28 February]] of {{TA|3019}}, [[Éomer]]'s [[Éored]] attacked and slaughtered the band of [[Uruk-hai]] of [[Uglúk]] under the eaves of Fangorn.<ref>{{TT|Riders}}</ref> This allowed [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]] and [[Peregrin Took]] to escape the [[Orcs]] and pass into the forest. There they met Treebeard and informed him of the danger that [[Saruman]] posed to the Ents and their forest. Following the [[Entmoot]] the rest of the Ents finally agreed to march against [[Isengard]], taking Merry and Pippin with them and sending [[Huorns]] to [[Helm's Deep]] to deal with the [[Orcs]] there. Treebeard was angered by [[Saruman]]'s Orcs chopping down parts of the forest. This was one of the reasons the Ents decided to attack Isengard.

On [[1 March|March 1]], {{TA|3019}}, [[Aragorn]], [[Gimli]] and [[Legolas]] entered the forest in search of Merry and Pippin. Rather than the two young hobbits, they encountered the White Wizard. At first they believed it to be [[Saruman]] before realising that it was [[Gandalf]], returned from death. His name was now [[Gandalf the White]].

==Etymology==
''Fangorn'' is a [[Sindarin]] word that translates as "Treebeard", from ''[[fang]]'' ("beard") and ''[[orn]]'' ("tree").

''Entwood'' is a modernization of [[Old English]] ''Entwudu'' (''wudu'', "wood"), so modernised because it was recognisable by speakers of [[Westron]]. [[Gondorians]] used that name, assimilated to their own language.<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, pp. 769-70</ref>

{{References}}
{{FellowshipRoute}}
[[Category:Entish realms]]
[[Category:Forests]]
[[de:Fangorn (Wald)]]
[[fi:Fangornin Metsä]]
[[fr:/encyclo/geographie/forets/fangorn]]