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'''Írimë''' was a [[Noldo|Noldorin]] [[Elves|Elf]] who was the third child and second daughter of [[Finwë]], [[High King of the Noldor]] and [[Indis]], his second wife. She was the sister of [[Findis]], [[Fingolfin]], and [[Finarfin]], as well as the half-sister of the infamous Noldorin lord [[Fëanor]].<ref name="Shib">{{PM|Shibboleth}}, ''The names of Finwë's descendants''</ref>
'''Írimë''' was a [[Noldor|Noldorin]] [[Elves|Elf]] who was the third child and second daughter of [[Finwë]], [[High King of the Noldor]] and [[Indis]], his second wife. She was the sister of [[Findis]], [[Fingolfin]], and [[Finarfin]], as well as the half-sister of [[Fëanor]].<ref name="Shib">{{PM|Finwe}}, p. 343</ref>
   
   
==History==
==History==
Little is known about Írimë, except that during the [[Exile of the Noldor]] she went to [[Middle-earth]] across the [[Helcaraxë]] with her elder brother Fingolfin of whom she was close to, while the rest of her siblings remained in [[Valinor]]. Írimë's fate is unknown; she may have been slain or returned to [[Aman]] after the [[War of Wrath]].<ref name="Shib"/>
Little is known about Írimë, except that during the [[Exile of the Noldor]] she went to [[Middle-earth]] across the [[Helcaraxë]] with her elder brother Fingolfin of whom she was close to, while the rest of her siblings remained in [[Valinor]].<ref name="Shib"/> Írimë's fate is unknown; she may have been slain or returned to [[Aman]] after the [[War of Wrath]].


==Etymology==
==Etymology==
Írimë's [[Amilessë|mother-name]] was '''''Lalwendë''''' or in shortened form '''''Lalwen''''', and by this name she was generally known.<ref name="Shib"/> In some versions Írimë is called '''''Írien''''' which may have been her [[father-name]].<ref>{{PM|Shibboleth}}, note 28</ref>
''Írimë'' is clearly [[Quenya]], probably a feminized form of ''[[írima]]'' ("desirable, lovely").<ref>{{webcite|author=Paul Strack|articleurl=https://eldamo.org/content/words/word-1943306515.html|articlename=Q. ''Írimë'' f.|website=Eldamo|accessed=3 August 2022}}</ref>
 
==Other names==
Her [[Amilessë|mother-name]] was '''''Lalwendë''''', or in shortened form '''''Lalwen''''', and by this name she was generally known. This short name was not changed in Middle-earth, as it fit [[Sindarin]].<ref name="Shib"/> The Sindarin version of this name would have been '''''Glaðwen'''''.<ref>{{PM|XINotes}}, p. 359, note 29</ref>
 
 
In the same lines of ''[[The Shibboleth of Fëanor]]'', [[Tolkien]] contradictory named both ''Írimë'' and '''''Írien''''' to this character, so his son [[Christopher Tolkien|Christopher]] explains his father could have been influenced by the previous genealogies.<ref>{{PM|XINotes}}, p. 359, note 28</ref>


==Genealogy==
==Genealogy==
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Írimë
Noldo
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Biographical Information
Other namesLalwendë (Q, mn), Lalwen, Írien
LocationAman, Middle-earth
AffiliationHouse of Fingolfin
LanguageQuenya, Sindarin
Birthbetween Y.T. 1190 and Y.T. 1230
Tirion
Family
HouseHouse of Finwë
ParentageFinwë and Indis
SiblingsFëanor (half-brother), Findis, Fingolfin, and Finarfin
Physical Description
GenderFemale
GalleryImages of Írimë

Írimë was a Noldorin Elf who was the third child and second daughter of Finwë, High King of the Noldor and Indis, his second wife. She was the sister of Findis, Fingolfin, and Finarfin, as well as the half-sister of Fëanor.[1]

History

Little is known about Írimë, except that during the Exile of the Noldor she went to Middle-earth across the Helcaraxë with her elder brother Fingolfin of whom she was close to, while the rest of her siblings remained in Valinor.[1] Írimë's fate is unknown; she may have been slain or returned to Aman after the War of Wrath.

Etymology

Írimë is clearly Quenya, probably a feminized form of írima ("desirable, lovely").[2]

Other names

Her mother-name was Lalwendë, or in shortened form Lalwen, and by this name she was generally known. This short name was not changed in Middle-earth, as it fit Sindarin.[1] The Sindarin version of this name would have been Glaðwen.[3]


In the same lines of The Shibboleth of Fëanor, Tolkien contradictory named both Írimë and Írien to this character, so his son Christopher explains his father could have been influenced by the previous genealogies.[4]

Genealogy

Míriel
d. Y.T. 1170
 
 
 
Finwë
d. Y.T. 1495
 
 
 
Indis
b. Y.T.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fëanor
Y.T. 1169 - 1497
 
Findis
b. Y.T.
 
Fingolfin
Y.T. 1190 - F.A. 456
 
ÍRIMË
b. Y.T.
 
Finarfin
b. Y.T. 1230
 
 


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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "XI. The Shibboleth of Fëanor", "The names of Finwë's descendants", p. 343
  2. Paul Strack, "Q. Írimë f.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 3 August 2022)
  3. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "XI. The Shibboleth of Fëanor", "Notes", p. 359, note 29
  4. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "XI. The Shibboleth of Fëanor", "Notes", p. 359, note 28