Tindómiel
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| Tindómiel | |
|---|---|
| Númenórean | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Location | Númenor |
| Language | Adûnaic, Quenya and Sindarin |
| Birth | After S.A. 61 Númenor |
| Family | |
| House | House of Elros |
| Parentage | Elros |
| Siblings | Vardamir, Manwendil and Atanalcar |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Female |
| Gallery | Images of Tindómiel |
Tindómiel was the second child, and only daughter, of Elros Tar-Minyatur, the first King of Númenor. Almost nothing is known about her life.[1]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Tindómiel is a Quenya name. Its meaning is not glossed, but it's listed along with Tinúviel among the examples of the ending -iel for "female"[2]. Paul Strack suggests it means "Daugther of Twilight" and is a compound of tindómë ("twilight") and -iel ("daughter", feminine suffix). The Sindarin name Tinúviel has the same meaning.[3]
It could also mean "Morning Star" in Quenya and consist of an assimilation of tindómë and el ("star"),[source?] analogous to Arwen Undómiel "Evenstar", who was a cousin of Tindómiel, while Tindómerel is better documented as meaning "Daughter of Twilight"[4].
Genealogy[edit | edit source]
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, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson) P190.
- ↑ Paul Strack, "Q. Tindómiel f.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 20 January 2022)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Quenya Phonology", in Parma Eldalamberon XIX (edited by Christopher Gilson) P73
