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}}'''Núneth''' was | }} | ||
'''Núneth''' was the wife of [[Beregar]] and the mother of [[Erendis]], who unhappily married [[Tar-Aldarion]]. Núneth and her family lived in the western part of Númenor before Erendis left to join the household of Queen [[Almarian]]. Despite knowing her daughter's headstrong nature, Núneth urged her to marry the prince and gave her advice over the years. When Erendis dismissed the Elven-birds that had dwelt in her garden in [[Armenelos]] they flew to her parents' house and Núneth correctly divined that it was a sign that Aldarion had left his wife.<ref>{{UT|Wife}}</ref> | |||
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''Núneth'' is [[Sindarin]] and means "Woman of the West" (from ''[[annûn]]'', 'West', and ''[[-eth]]'', a feminine suffix). | ''Núneth'' is [[Sindarin]] and means "Woman of the West" (from ''[[annûn]]'', 'West', and ''[[-eth]]'', a feminine suffix). | ||
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[[Category:Númenóreans]] | [[Category:Númenóreans]] | ||
Revision as of 01:10, 31 July 2011
| Núneth | |
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| Númenórean | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Language | Sindarin |
| Birth | Before S.A. 771 Númenor |
| Family | |
| Spouse | Beregar |
| Children | Erendis |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Female |
Núneth was the wife of Beregar and the mother of Erendis, who unhappily married Tar-Aldarion. Núneth and her family lived in the western part of Númenor before Erendis left to join the household of Queen Almarian. Despite knowing her daughter's headstrong nature, Núneth urged her to marry the prince and gave her advice over the years. When Erendis dismissed the Elven-birds that had dwelt in her garden in Armenelos they flew to her parents' house and Núneth correctly divined that it was a sign that Aldarion had left his wife.[1]
Etymology
Núneth is Sindarin and means "Woman of the West" (from annûn, 'West', and -eth, a feminine suffix).
