Isilmë
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Isilmë | |
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Númenórean | |
Biographical Information | |
Location | Númenor |
Language | Adûnaic, Sindarin and Quenya |
Birth | S.A. 532 |
Family | |
House | House of Elros |
Parentage | Tar-Elendil |
Siblings | Silmariën and Tar-Meneldur |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Female |
Isilmë was the second daughter of Tar-Elendil, fourth King of Númenor. Because of the law of agnatic primogeniture her younger brother would take up the Sceptre as Tar-Meneldur. Almost nothing is known of her life.[1]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The word isilmë means 'moonlight' in Quenya (from isil = "moon" and -më = "denotes abstract or intangible things").[2]
Genealogy[edit | edit source]
Tar-Amandil 192 - 603 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tar-Elendil 350 - 751 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elatan unknown | Silmariën b. 521 | ISILMË b. 532 | Tar-Meneldur 543 - 942 | Almarian unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Valandil b. 630 | Tar-Aldarion 700 - 1098 | Ailinel b. 712 | Almiel b. 729 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lords of Andúnië | Tar-Ancalimë 873 - 1285 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Aldarion and Erendis: The Mariner's Wife", "The earlier generations of the Line of Elros"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Monsters and the Critics and Other Essays, "A Secret Vice", Oilima Markirya, p. 215