Naimi
| Naimi | |
|---|---|
| Elf | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Other names | Éadgifu (OE) |
| Location | Tol Eressëa |
| Family | |
| Parentage | Unknown (niece of Vairë) |
| Spouse | Eriol |
| Children | Heorrenda & possibly Hendwine |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Female |
Naimi was the niece of Vairë, an Elf of Tol Eressëa, according to the early legendarium in The Book of Lost Tales. She married Eriol, the Mannish mariner, after he was made young again by limpë, and had a son with him called Heorrenda.[1]
She is only mentioned in one outline for the continuation of the Lost Tales, and nothing else is known about her.
Etymology
The name Naimi is in Qenya, but its meaning is unclear.[2]
She was also called Éadgifu in Old English,[1] consisting of the elements éad ("blessedness") + gifu ("gift").[3]
Genealogy
- See below.
Other versions of the legendarium
In one note to The Cottage of Lost Play, there appears a character called Nelmir. In that text, she is depicted as the wife of Eriol and the mother of Heorrenda and Hendwine, a character who doesn't appear in any of the narratives of The Book of Lost Tales.[4]
Nothing else is known about her and her relation to Lindo and Vairë, and it is unclear if Nelmir was supposed to be just another name for Naimi or an altogether separate character.
The name Nelmir seems to be in Qenya, but, as with Naimi, its meaning is unclear.[2]
See also
- Earissë, the wife of Ælfwine according to the later outlines of The Book of Lost Tales
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "VI. The History of Eriol or Ælfwine and the End of the Tales", outline 10, p. 290
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Paul Strack, "ᴱQ. Naimi f.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 1 May 2022)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "VI. The History of Eriol or Ælfwine and the End of the Tales": "Ælfwine of England", p. 323
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Sí Qente Feanor and Other Elvish Writings", in Parma Eldalamberon XV (edited by Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, Patrick H. Wynne, and Bill Welden), "Names and Required Alterations", Appendix, Text X, p. 17
