{"id":56163,"date":"2012-05-13T08:42:53","date_gmt":"2012-05-13T13:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=56163"},"modified":"2012-05-13T09:09:54","modified_gmt":"2012-05-13T14:09:54","slug":"middle-earth-mothers-silmarillion-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2012\/05\/13\/56163-middle-earth-mothers-silmarillion-style\/","title":{"rendered":"Middle-earth Mothers – Silmarillion Style"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Elwing by moon-blossom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Today is Mother’s Day in the US – and here at TheOneRing.net we’d like to take a moment to reflect on the importance mothers and motherhood play in our everyday lives. We honor those maternal bonds that are everlasting – bonds that time and distance can never truly break. To this end, we thought it might be a bit geeky to list out the names of the highlighted Mother’s from the Silmarillion<\/a>, Index of Names<\/em>. If you have not read the Silmarillion<\/a><\/em>, or are not familiar with Middle-earth history, there will be some spoilers<\/span> ahead!<\/p>\n

Elwing<\/strong> – Daughter of Dior, who escaping from Doriath with the Silmaril wedded Earendil at the Mouths of Sirion and went with him to Vali-nor; mother of Elrond and Elros. The name means ‘Star-spray’ ; see Lanthir Lamath. [Elwing by Moon-blossom<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Emeldir<\/strong> – Called the Man-hearted; wife of Barahir and mother of Beren; led the women and children of the House of Beor from Dorthonion after the Dagor\u00a0Bragollach. (She was herself also a descendant of Beor the Old, and her father’s name was Beren; this is not stated in the text.)<\/p>\n

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Hareth<\/strong> – Daughter of Halmir of Brethil; wedded Galdor of Dor;mother of\u00a0Hurin and Huor.<\/p>\n

Idril<\/strong> – Called Celebrindal ‘Silverfoot’ ; the daughter (and only child) of Turgon and Elenwe; wife of Tuor, mother of Earendil, with whom she escaped from Gondolin to the Mouths of Sirion; departed thence with Tuor into the West.<\/p>\n

Indis<\/strong> – Vanyarin Elf, close kin of Ingwe; second wife of Finwe, mother of Fingolfin and Finarfin.<\/p>\n

Lindorie<\/strong> – Mother of Inzilbeth.<\/p>\n

Melian<\/strong> – A Maia, who left Valinor and came to Middle-earth; afterwards the Queen of King Thingol in Doriath, about which she set a girdle of enchantment, the Girdle of Melian; mother of Luthien, and fore-mother of Elrond and Elros.<\/p>\n

Miriel<\/strong> – (I) The first wife of Finwe, mother of Feanor; died after Feanor’s birth. Called Serinde ‘the Broideress’.<\/p>\n

Morwen<\/strong> – Daughter of Baragund (nephew of Barahir, the father of Beren); wife of Hurin and mother of Turin and Nienor; called Eledhwen (translated in the text as ‘Elfsheen’) and the Lady of Dor-lomin.<\/p>\n

Nimloth<\/strong> – (2) Elf of Doriath who wedded Dior Thingol’s Heir; mother of Elwing; slain in Menegroth in the attack by the sons of Feanor.<\/p>\n

Rian<\/strong> – Daughter of Belegund (nephew of Barahir, the father of Beren);wife of Huor and mother of Tuor; after Huor’s death died of grief on the Haudh-en-Ndengin.<\/p>\n

Silmarien<\/strong> – Daughter of Tar-Elendil, the fourth King of Numenor ;mother of the first lord of Andunie and ancestress of Elendil and his sons Isildur and Anarion.<\/p>\n

[The Silmarillion – Paperback<\/a>\"\"] [The Silmarillion — Kindle Edition<\/a>\"\"]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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