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Gilraen

2026-04-08T01:11:28Z

Uinéniel: /* History */ very minor wording change

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'''Gilraen the Fair''' ({{TA|2907}}-{{TA|3007|n}}) was a [[Dúnadan of the North]], the daughter of [[Dírhael]] and [[Ivorwen]], and a descendant of the first chieftain, [[Aranarth]].

==History==
Gilraen was born in the year [[Third Age 2907|2907]] of the [[Third Age]]<ref name="TA">{{App|TA}}</ref>. [[Arathorn II]] (heir to [[Arador]], the [[Chieftains of the Dúnedain|Chieftain of the Dúnedain]]) sought to marry her, but her father Dírhael opposed the match because Gilraen was younger than was customary for marriage and Arathorn was a "stern man of full age"<ref name="Tale">{{App|Tale}}</ref>. Dírhael also opposed the match because he had foreseen that Arathorn would live a short life. However, his wife Ivorwen was also foresighted, and she persuaded Dírhael that a hasty marriage between Arathorn and Gilraen was even more necessary if Arathorn's life was to be short, saying that<blockquote>[...] The days are darkening before the storm, and great things are to come. If these two wed now, hope may be born for our people; but if they delay, it will not come while this age lasts.<ref name="Tale" /></blockquote>Gilraen and Arathorn were married in [[Third Age|T.A.]] [[Third Age 2929|2929]]<ref name="TA" />. Arathorn became Chieftain of the Dúnedain upon his father Arador's death a year later, and Gilraen bore a son, [[Aragorn]], in [[Third Age|T.A.]] [[Third Age 2931|2931]]. Arathorn was killed while riding out against Orcs with [[Elladan and Elrohir]] in [[Third Age 2933|T.A. 2933]]<ref name="Tale" />, only four years after his marriage to Gilraen.

She then brought her son to live in [[Rivendell|Imladris]] to protect him from harm (from Isildur's enemies) as was customary with the [[Heir of Isildur]]. She opposed Aragorn's love for [[Arwen]], believing that Arwen's lineage was more noble than his and that [[Elves]] and [[mortality|mortals]] should not intermarry. About {{TA|2984}} Gilraen returned to her people in [[Eriador]] where she died in {{TA|3007|n}},<ref name="TA" /> aged one-hundred years.

Her final words to Aragorn were the [[linnod]] ''Ónen i-Estel Edain, ú-chebin estel anim'', meaning "I gave [[Estel|Hope]] (an obvious reference to her son's nickname) to the Dúnedain, I have kept no hope for myself."<ref name="Tale" />

==Etymology==
''Gilraen'' is a [[Sindarin]] name. It means "one adorned with a tressure set with small gems in its network" and is a combination of ''[[gil]]'' ("star") and ''raen'' ("netted", "enlaced").<ref name="VT42">{{VT|42}}, pp. 11-13</ref> More loosely translated, it means "Netted Star".<ref>{{webcite|author=Paul Strack|articleurl=https://www.eldamo.org/content/words/word-4039699279.html|articlename=S. ''Gilraen'' f.|website=Eldamo|accessed=05 February 2022}}</ref> It was a common name given to women of high rank among the [[Rangers of the North]], because they used to wear such tressures.<ref name="VT42" />

==Genealogy==
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==Portrayal in adaptations==
<gallery mode="traditional" widths="180px" heights="180px">
File:The Lord of the Rings (film series) - Gilraen's grave.jpg|Gilraen's grave in [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]]
</gallery>

'''2001: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'':'''
:Aragorn and [[Elrond]] have a conversation at a memorial to Gilraen in [[Rivendell]]. Elrond suggests that she brought Aragorn to [[Rivendell|Imladris]] for safety from pursuit by the forces of evil. Elrond also thinks that Gilraen believed Aragorn would not escape his fate. Her memorial features a statue along with her name and an inscription of her final words written in [[Tengwar]].

'''2003: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'':'''
:Elrond and Aragorn recite Gilraen's final words when Elrond brings the re-forged sword [[Andúril]] to Aragorn, with the words possibly taking on a different connotation from their meaning in the book.

==External links==

*[http://mathom.hubpages.com/hub/mother-of-aragorn-gilraen The Tragedy of Gilraen, Aragorn's Mother]

{{References}}

[[Category:House of Isildur]]
[[Category:Sindarin names]]
[[Category:Third Age characters]]

[[de:Gilraen]]
[[fi:Gilraen]]

Gilraen

2026-04-08T01:10:36Z

Uinéniel: fixed minor citation error

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'''Gilraen the Fair''' ({{TA|2907}}-{{TA|3007|n}}) was a [[Dúnadan of the North]], the daughter of [[Dírhael]] and [[Ivorwen]], and a descendant of the first chieftain, [[Aranarth]].

==History==
Gilraen was born in the year [[Third Age 2907|2907]] of the [[Third Age]]<ref name="TA">{{App|TA}}</ref>. [[Arathorn II]] (heir to [[Arador]], the [[Chieftains of the Dúnedain|Chieftain of the Dúnedain]]) sought to marry her, but her father Dírhael opposed the match because Gilraen was younger than was customary for marriage and Arathorn was a "stern man of full age"<ref name="Tale">{{App|Tale}}</ref>. Dírhael also opposed the match because he had foreseen that Arathorn would live a short life. However, his wife Ivorwen was also foresighted, and she persuaded Dírhael that a hasty marriage between Arathorn and Gilraen would be even more necessary if Arathorn's life was to be short, saying that<blockquote>[...] The days are darkening before the storm, and great things are to come. If these two wed now, hope may be born for our people; but if they delay, it will not come while this age lasts.<ref name="Tale" /></blockquote>Gilraen and Arathorn were married in [[Third Age|T.A.]] [[Third Age 2929|2929]]<ref name="TA" />. Arathorn became Chieftain of the Dúnedain upon his father Arador's death a year later, and Gilraen bore a son, [[Aragorn]], in [[Third Age|T.A.]] [[Third Age 2931|2931]]. Arathorn was killed while riding out against Orcs with [[Elladan and Elrohir]] in [[Third Age 2933|T.A. 2933]]<ref name="Tale" />, only four years after his marriage to Gilraen.

She then brought her son to live in [[Rivendell|Imladris]] to protect him from harm (from Isildur's enemies) as was customary with the [[Heir of Isildur]]. She opposed Aragorn's love for [[Arwen]], believing that Arwen's lineage was more noble than his and that [[Elves]] and [[mortality|mortals]] should not intermarry. About {{TA|2984}} Gilraen returned to her people in [[Eriador]] where she died in {{TA|3007|n}},<ref name="TA" /> aged one-hundred years.

Her final words to Aragorn were the [[linnod]] ''Ónen i-Estel Edain, ú-chebin estel anim'', meaning "I gave [[Estel|Hope]] (an obvious reference to her son's nickname) to the Dúnedain, I have kept no hope for myself."<ref name="Tale" />

==Etymology==
''Gilraen'' is a [[Sindarin]] name. It means "one adorned with a tressure set with small gems in its network" and is a combination of ''[[gil]]'' ("star") and ''raen'' ("netted", "enlaced").<ref name="VT42">{{VT|42}}, pp. 11-13</ref> More loosely translated, it means "Netted Star".<ref>{{webcite|author=Paul Strack|articleurl=https://www.eldamo.org/content/words/word-4039699279.html|articlename=S. ''Gilraen'' f.|website=Eldamo|accessed=05 February 2022}}</ref> It was a common name given to women of high rank among the [[Rangers of the North]], because they used to wear such tressures.<ref name="VT42" />

==Genealogy==
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==Portrayal in adaptations==
<gallery mode="traditional" widths="180px" heights="180px">
File:The Lord of the Rings (film series) - Gilraen's grave.jpg|Gilraen's grave in [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]]
</gallery>

'''2001: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'':'''
:Aragorn and [[Elrond]] have a conversation at a memorial to Gilraen in [[Rivendell]]. Elrond suggests that she brought Aragorn to [[Rivendell|Imladris]] for safety from pursuit by the forces of evil. Elrond also thinks that Gilraen believed Aragorn would not escape his fate. Her memorial features a statue along with her name and an inscription of her final words written in [[Tengwar]].

'''2003: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'':'''
:Elrond and Aragorn recite Gilraen's final words when Elrond brings the re-forged sword [[Andúril]] to Aragorn, with the words possibly taking on a different connotation from their meaning in the book.

==External links==

*[http://mathom.hubpages.com/hub/mother-of-aragorn-gilraen The Tragedy of Gilraen, Aragorn's Mother]

{{References}}

[[Category:House of Isildur]]
[[Category:Sindarin names]]
[[Category:Third Age characters]]

[[de:Gilraen]]
[[fi:Gilraen]]

Gilraen

2026-04-08T01:08:45Z

Uinéniel: /* History */ removed speculative and unsourced claims ("Gilraen wanted to marry Arathorn [...]"), clarified that Arathorn was only the heir when he sought gilraen's hand, added details re: Ivorwen's argument being based in foresight like Dirhael's, added a block quote of Ivorwen's foresight because it directly foreshadows Aragorn / Estel / Hope, and added details about the period of time between Gilraen + Arathorn's marriage and Arathorn's death.

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'''Gilraen the Fair''' ({{TA|2907}}-{{TA|3007|n}}) was a [[Dúnadan of the North]], the daughter of [[Dírhael]] and [[Ivorwen]], and a descendant of the first chieftain, [[Aranarth]].

==History==
Gilraen was born in the year [[Third Age 2907|2907]] of the [[Third Age]]<ref name="TA">{{App|TA}}</ref>. [[Arathorn II]] (heir to [[Arador]], the [[Chieftains of the Dúnedain|Chieftain of the Dúnedain]]) sought to marry her, but her father Dírhael opposed the match because Gilraen was younger than was customary for marriage and Arathorn was a "stern man of full age"<ref name="Tale">{{App|Tale}}</ref>. Dírhael also opposed the match because he had foreseen that Arathorn would live a short life. However, his wife Ivorwen was also foresighted, and she persuaded Dírhael that a hasty marriage between Arathorn and Gilraen would be even more necessary if Arathorn's life was to be short, saying that<blockquote>[...] The days are darkening before the storm, and great things are to come. If these two wed now, hope may be born for our people; but if they delay, it will not come while this age lasts.[2]</blockquote>Gilraen and Arathorn were married in [[Third Age|T.A.]] [[Third Age 2929|2929]]<ref name="TA" />. Arathorn became Chieftain of the Dúnedain upon his father Arador's death a year later, and Gilraen bore a son, [[Aragorn]], in [[Third Age|T.A.]] [[Third Age 2931|2931]]. Arathorn was killed while riding out against Orcs with [[Elladan and Elrohir]] in [[Third Age 2933|T.A. 2933]]<ref name="Tale" />, only four years after his marriage to Gilraen.

She then brought her son to live in [[Rivendell|Imladris]] to protect him from harm (from Isildur's enemies) as was customary with the [[Heir of Isildur]]. She opposed Aragorn's love for [[Arwen]], believing that Arwen's lineage was more noble than his and that [[Elves]] and [[mortality|mortals]] should not intermarry. About {{TA|2984}} Gilraen returned to her people in [[Eriador]] where she died in {{TA|3007|n}},<ref name="TA" /> aged one-hundred years.

Her final words to Aragorn were the [[linnod]] ''Ónen i-Estel Edain, ú-chebin estel anim'', meaning "I gave [[Estel|Hope]] (an obvious reference to her son's nickname) to the Dúnedain, I have kept no hope for myself."<ref name="Tale" />

==Etymology==
''Gilraen'' is a [[Sindarin]] name. It means "one adorned with a tressure set with small gems in its network" and is a combination of ''[[gil]]'' ("star") and ''raen'' ("netted", "enlaced").<ref name="VT42">{{VT|42}}, pp. 11-13</ref> More loosely translated, it means "Netted Star".<ref>{{webcite|author=Paul Strack|articleurl=https://www.eldamo.org/content/words/word-4039699279.html|articlename=S. ''Gilraen'' f.|website=Eldamo|accessed=05 February 2022}}</ref> It was a common name given to women of high rank among the [[Rangers of the North]], because they used to wear such tressures.<ref name="VT42" />

==Genealogy==
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==Portrayal in adaptations==
<gallery mode="traditional" widths="180px" heights="180px">
File:The Lord of the Rings (film series) - Gilraen's grave.jpg|Gilraen's grave in [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]]
</gallery>

'''2001: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'':'''
:Aragorn and [[Elrond]] have a conversation at a memorial to Gilraen in [[Rivendell]]. Elrond suggests that she brought Aragorn to [[Rivendell|Imladris]] for safety from pursuit by the forces of evil. Elrond also thinks that Gilraen believed Aragorn would not escape his fate. Her memorial features a statue along with her name and an inscription of her final words written in [[Tengwar]].

'''2003: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'':'''
:Elrond and Aragorn recite Gilraen's final words when Elrond brings the re-forged sword [[Andúril]] to Aragorn, with the words possibly taking on a different connotation from their meaning in the book.

==External links==

*[http://mathom.hubpages.com/hub/mother-of-aragorn-gilraen The Tragedy of Gilraen, Aragorn's Mother]

{{References}}

[[Category:House of Isildur]]
[[Category:Sindarin names]]
[[Category:Third Age characters]]

[[de:Gilraen]]
[[fi:Gilraen]]

Tar-Telperiën

2026-04-07T23:06:38Z

Uinéniel: minor edits to be more concise and flow better.

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'''Tar-Telperiën''' was the tenth monarch of [[Númenor]] and its second [[Ruling Queen of Númenor|Ruling Queen]]. She was the eldest child of [[Tar-Súrion]].<ref name="Tar-Telperien" />

During her rule (S.A. 1556 - S.A. 1731), the [[Rings of Power]] were forged ([[Second Age|S.A.]] [[Second Age 1600|1600]])<ref>{{App|SA}}, entry for the year ''c.'' 1600 of the Second Age, p. 1083</ref>, and the [[War of the Elves and Sauron]] began ({{SA|1693}})<ref>{{App|SA}}, entry for the year 1693 of the Second Age, p. 1083</ref>. When [[Gil-galad|King Gil-galad]] called on Númenor for aid against Sauron in [[Second Age 1695|S.A. 1695]], a great navy was sent forth under the admiral [[Ciryatur|Ciryatur's]] command<ref>{{App|SA}}, entry for the year 1700 of the Second Age, p. 1083</ref>. It was delayed in reaching [[Middle-earth|Middle Earth]] until [[Second Age 1700|S.A. 1700]], but reinforced Gil-galad's imperiled forces at the river [[Lhûn]] and was key to the subsequent rout of [[Sauron]]'s forces at the [[Battle of the Gwathló]]<ref>{{UT|Concerning}}</ref>.

Tar-Telperiën "would wed with no man" and was long-lived even for one of [[Elros]]' line<ref name="Tar-Telperien" />. She died within a year of giving up the [[Sceptre]] to her nephew and successor [[Tar-Minastir]], the son of her younger brother [[Isilmo]]<ref name="Tar-Telperien" />.

==Etymology==
''Telperien'' is a [[Quenya]] name. Its meaning is not glossed, but Paul Strack suggests it could mean "Silver-daughter" as a compound of ''telpë'' ("silver") and the feminine suffix ''[[-ien]]'' ("-daughter"); though it could also be a feminised form of [[Telperion]], the name of the White Tree of [[Valinor]].<ref>{{webcite|author=Paul Strack|articleurl=https://www.eldamo.org/content/words/word-3185842677.html|articlename=Q. ''Telperien'' f.|website=Eldamo|accessed=22 December 2021}}</ref> Like all the rulers of Númenor who took their royal names in Quenya, Telperien added the prefix ''tar-'' ("high") to her name when she received the [[Sceptre of Númenor|Sceptre]].<ref>{{UT|Kings}}, first paragraph and entry I to XXV</ref>

==Genealogy==
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==Portrayal in adaptations==
'''2024: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
:Tar-Telperiën ordered the construction of a massive wall that completely encircled the cape of [[Umbar]] (at the time called ''Vëalondë'' by Numenorians) to protect it from the peoples of [[Harad]] to the East. "Telperiën's Wall" would mark the furthermost extent of the realms of [[Numenor]] and later [[Gondor]] in [[Haradwaith]], though the passage of millennia eventually made it useless as defensive structure.

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Tar-Telperiën

2026-04-07T18:29:27Z

Uinéniel: Removed highly speculative and unsourced claims ("and appeared to be reluctant to give up her power: unlike all the rulers of Númenor before her [...]"), and in doing so rephrased the section relating to the ascension of her nephew; added additional detail on the navy sent from Numenor, including that it was sent under the command of Ciryatur.

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'''Tar-Telperiën''' was the tenth monarch of [[Númenor]] and its second [[Ruling Queen of Númenor|Ruling Queen]]. She was the eldest child of [[Tar-Súrion]].<ref name="Tar-Telperien" />

During her rule (S.A. 1556 - S.A. 1731), the [[Rings of Power]] were forged ([[Second Age|S.A.]] [[Second Age 1600|1600]]),<ref>{{App|SA}}, entry for the year ''c.'' 1600 of the Second Age, p. 1083</ref> and the [[War of the Elves and Sauron]] began ({{SA|1693}}).<ref>{{App|SA}}, entry for the year 1693 of the Second Age, p. 1083</ref> In [[Second Age 1695|S.A. 1695]], [[Gil-galad]] called on Númenor for aid against Sauron and a great navy was sent out under the command of the admiral [[Ciryatur]],<ref>{{App|SA}}, entry for the year 1700 of the Second Age, p. 1083</ref> which was delayed until [[Second Age 1700|S.A. 1700]] but which relieved Gil-galad's defense of [[Lindon]] at the river [[Lhûn]] and was key to the rout of [[Sauron]] at the [[Battle of the Gwathló]].<ref>{{UT|Concerning}}</ref>

Tar-Telperiën "would wed with no man," and having no heir of her body, was therefore eventually succeeded by her nephew Minastir (the son of her younger brother [[Isilmo]]), who took the regnal name [[Tar-Minastir]].<ref name="Tar-Telperien" /> She was long-lived even for one of [[Elros]]' line, and died in the same year in which she gave up the [[Sceptre]]<ref name="Tar-Telperien" />.

==Etymology==
''Telperien'' is a [[Quenya]] name. Its meaning is not glossed, but Paul Strack suggests it could mean "Silver-daughter" as a compound of ''telpë'' ("silver") and the feminine suffix ''[[-ien]]'' ("-daughter"); though it could also be a feminised form of [[Telperion]], the name of the White Tree of [[Valinor]].<ref>{{webcite|author=Paul Strack|articleurl=https://www.eldamo.org/content/words/word-3185842677.html|articlename=Q. ''Telperien'' f.|website=Eldamo|accessed=22 December 2021}}</ref> Like all the rulers of Númenor who took their royal names in Quenya, Telperien added the prefix ''tar-'' ("high") to her name when she received the [[Sceptre of Númenor|Sceptre]].<ref>{{UT|Kings}}, first paragraph and entry I to XXV</ref>

==Genealogy==
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{{familytree | TWO | | SUR | | |TWO=''Two daughters'' ''unknown''|SUR=[[Tar-Súrion]] ''{{SA|1174|n}} - {{SA|1574|n}}''}}
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{{familytree | | | TEL | | ISI |TEL='''TAR-TELPERIËN''' ''{{SA|1320|n}} - {{SA|1731|n}}''|ISI=[[Isilmo]] ''unknown''}}
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{{familytree | | | | | | | MIN |MIN=[[Tar-Minastir]] ''{{SA|1474|n}} - {{SA|1873|n}}''}}
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{{familytree | | | | | | | CIR |CIR=[[Tar-Ciryatan]] ''{{SA|1634|n}} - {{SA|2035|n}}''}}
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==Portrayal in adaptations==
'''2024: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
:Tar-Telperiën ordered the construction of a massive wall that completely encircled the cape of [[Umbar]] (at the time called ''Vëalondë'' by Numenorians) to protect it from the peoples of [[Harad]] to the East. "Telperiën's Wall" would mark the furthermost extent of the realms of [[Numenor]] and later [[Gondor]] in [[Haradwaith]], though the passage of millennia eventually made it useless as defensive structure.

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