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'''Silmariën''' was the first child of [[Tar-Elendil]], the fourth [[King of Númenor]]. Because of the law of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnatic_primogeniture agnatic primogeniture], she could not succeed her father and instead her brother took up the [[Sceptre]] as [[Tar-Meneldur]].<ref name="AE">''[[Unfinished Tales]]'', [[Aldarion and Erendis: The Mariner's Wife]]</ref><ref name="B">[[Appendix B]]</ref>
'''Silmariën''' was the first child of [[Tar-Elendil]], the fourth [[King of Númenor]]. Because of the law of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnatic_primogeniture agnatic primogeniture], she could not succeed her father and instead her brother took up the [[Sceptre]] as [[Tar-Meneldur]].<ref name="UTWife">{{UT|Wife}}</ref><ref name="AppB">{{App|B}}</ref>


Silmariën wed [[Elatan]] of [[Andúnië]], and in honor of their son [[Valandil of Númenor|Valandil]], her father created the royal title of [[Lord of Andúnië]]. Thus her heirs became a royal line of [[Númenor]]<ref name="B"/>, and centuries later they led the [[Faithful]] to [[Middle-earth]] to found the Kingdoms of [[Arnor]] and [[Gondor]]. [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]], the hero of the [[War of the Ring]], is her direct descendant through ''many'' generations.
Silmariën wed [[Elatan]] of [[Andúnië]], and in honor of their son [[Valandil of Númenor|Valandil]], her father created the royal title of [[Lord of Andúnië]]. Thus her heirs became a royal line of [[Númenor]]<ref name="AppB"/>, and centuries later they led the [[Faithful]] to [[Middle-earth]] to found the Kingdoms of [[Arnor]] and [[Gondor]]. [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]], the hero of the [[War of the Ring]], is her direct descendant through ''many'' generations.


For unknown reasons Tar-Elendil gave his eldest daughter the [[Ring of Barahir]], as opposed to her brother, the heir to the Sceptre. Silmariën also was given a ''[[mithril]]'' fillet, though it is not recorded by whom. The fillet would become part of the [[Elendilmir]], a sign of royalty in [[Númenor]] and later the crown of the Kingdom of [[Arnor]].  
For unknown reasons Tar-Elendil gave his eldest daughter the [[Ring of Barahir]], as opposed to her brother, the heir to the Sceptre. Silmariën also was given a ''[[mithril]]'' fillet, though it is not recorded by whom. The fillet would become part of the [[Elendilmir]], a sign of royalty in [[Númenor]] and later the crown of the Kingdom of [[Arnor]].  
== Genealogy ==
== Genealogy ==
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               [[Tar-Elendil]]   
               [[Tar-Elendil]]   
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           |                                |
         [[Valandil of Númenor|Valandil]]                        [[Tar-Aldarion]]
         [[Valandil of Númenor|Valandil]]                        [[Tar-Aldarion]]
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== Etymology ==
== Etymology ==
Silmariën's name is difficult to translate, but might mean "She of the Shining Light" in [[Quenya]] (an assimilation of ''[[silima]]'' = the miraculous material that the [[Silmarils]] were made of, and ''-[[iën]]'' = feminine suffix).
Silmariën's name is difficult to translate, but might mean "She of the Shining Light" in [[Quenya]] (an assimilation of ''[[silima]]'' = the miraculous material that the [[Silmarils]] were made of, and ''-[[iën]]'' = feminine suffix).
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Silmariën was definitely the eldest child of Tar-Elendil, and her birthdate is given in [[The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor]] as S.A. 521. In the [[Tale of Years]], it is given as 548, a date that goes back to the first drafts of that text whose revision was overlooked by Tolkien.
Silmariën was definitely the eldest child of Tar-Elendil, and her birthdate is given in [[The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor]] as S.A. 521. In the [[Tale of Years]], it is given as 548, a date that goes back to the first drafts of that text whose revision was overlooked by Tolkien.


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Revision as of 17:07, 31 December 2009

Silmariën
Númenórean
Biographical Information
BirthS.A. 521[1]
Family
ParentageTar-Elendil
SiblingsIsilmë, Tar-Meneldur
SpouseElatan
ChildrenValandil
Physical Description
GenderFemale
GalleryImages of Silmariën

Silmariën was the first child of Tar-Elendil, the fourth King of Númenor. Because of the law of agnatic primogeniture, she could not succeed her father and instead her brother took up the Sceptre as Tar-Meneldur.[2][3]

Silmariën wed Elatan of Andúnië, and in honor of their son Valandil, her father created the royal title of Lord of Andúnië. Thus her heirs became a royal line of Númenor[3], and centuries later they led the Faithful to Middle-earth to found the Kingdoms of Arnor and Gondor. Aragorn, the hero of the War of the Ring, is her direct descendant through many generations.

For unknown reasons Tar-Elendil gave his eldest daughter the Ring of Barahir, as opposed to her brother, the heir to the Sceptre. Silmariën also was given a mithril fillet, though it is not recorded by whom. The fillet would become part of the Elendilmir, a sign of royalty in Númenor and later the crown of the Kingdom of Arnor.

Genealogy

             Tar-Elendil   
                 |                                      
     ____________|_________________
    |                   |          |            
    |                   |          |                       
SILMARIËN = Elatan   Isilmë    Tar-Meneldur = Almarian
          |                                 |
          |                                 |
       Valandil                        Tar-Aldarion

Etymology

Silmariën's name is difficult to translate, but might mean "She of the Shining Light" in Quenya (an assimilation of silima = the miraculous material that the Silmarils were made of, and -iën = feminine suffix).

Other versions of the legendarium

Silmariën was definitely the eldest child of Tar-Elendil, and her birthdate is given in The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor as S.A. 521. In the Tale of Years, it is given as 548, a date that goes back to the first drafts of that text whose revision was overlooked by Tolkien.

References