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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The name (Modern English: [[Wikipedia:Edwin|Edwin]]) contains the elements ''ead'' "bliss" (seen also in ''[[Éadig]]'') and ''wine'' "friend".<ref>{{webcite|website=Behind the Name|articlename=Edwin|articleurl=http://www.behindthename.com/name/edwin}}</ref> | The name (Modern English: [[Wikipedia:Edwin|Edwin]]) contains the elements ''ead'' "bliss" (seen also in ''[[Éadig]]'') and ''wine'' "friend".<ref>{{webcite|website=Behind the Name|articlename=Edwin|articleurl=http://www.behindthename.com/name/edwin}}</ref> | ||
==Other versions of the | ==Other versions of the legendarium== | ||
In other drafts, the father of Ælfwine was [[Déor (father of Ælfwine)|Déor]]. | In other drafts, the father of Ælfwine was [[Déor (father of Ælfwine)|Déor]]. | ||
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| Éadwine | |
|---|---|
| Man | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Position | Mariner |
| Location | England |
| Language | Old English |
| Birth | 9th century AD presumably England |
| Death | Fate unknown (set sail in about 878 AD but never returned) |
| Family | |
| Parentage | Óswine |
| Spouse | Unnamed wife |
| Children | Ælfwine |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
| Steed | Éarendel (ship) |
Éadwine was a Man living in the Anglo-Saxon England in the 9th century AD. He was the father of a famous seafarer Ælfwine, the first mortal to find the Straight Road in thousands of years since Eärendil. In about 878 AD he set sail in his ship Éarendel but was never seen again. His fate remains unknown.[1]
Genealogy
| Óswine fl. 9th century | |||||||||
| ÉADWINE fl. 9th century | |||||||||
| Ælfwine b. c. 869 AD | |||||||||
Etymology
The name (Modern English: Edwin) contains the elements ead "bliss" (seen also in Éadig) and wine "friend".[2]
Other versions of the legendarium
In other drafts, the father of Ælfwine was Déor.
See also
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Sauron Defeated, "Part Two: The Notion Club Papers Part Two"
- ↑ "Edwin", Behind the Name (accessed 19 April 2024)
