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Epithets Įärendil was given many epithets: Eärendil Halfelven, Eärendil the Mariner, Eärendil the Blessed, and Bright Eärendil. The first rendition of his name, before the final stages of the legendarium, was Eärendel.

His mother-name was Ardamírë, 'Arda-jewel', from the Quenya term mírë ('jewel'). The Adûnaic translation of Eärendil is Azrubêl. His father-name Eärendil is Quenya for 'Lover of the Sea', from eä ('sea') and the suffix -ndil ('devoted to, friend, lover').

#LORD OF THE RINGS UNDYING LANDS SKIN#

' Now this babe was of greatest beauty his skin of a shining white and his eyes of a green surpassing that of the meadows in the southern lands - greener than the emeralds of the raiment of Manwe ~ and the envy of Meglin was deep at his birth, but the joy of Turgon and all the people very great indeed' - The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, ' The Fall of Gondolin' Etymology Character Įärendil was once described as the following: The hobbit of the Shire, Bilbo Baggins, wrote the ' Eärendillinwë' which was sung in Rivendell, the house of Eärendil's son, Elrond. In the Second Prophecy of Mandos, it is told that Eärendil will return from the sky for the love of the Sun and Moon that Melkor would blot out, and fight in the Dagor Dagorath. Eärendil's fate was to eternally traverse the Great Ocean with the Silmaril that Beren and Lúthien had wrested from Morgoth and guard the Sun and Moon. It was his blow that slew Ancalagon the Black, the greatest of Morgoth's winged dragons and his dead body fell on Thangorodrim, the event which, along with the sheer devastation caused by the War of Wrath, led to the ruin of Beleriand. Eärendil took part in the battle, riding on Vingilot beside Thorondor and the Eagles. The Valar, having listened to Eärendil's plea, went with a mighty host to Middle-earth during the War of Wrath, overthrew Morgoth, and bound him. Eärendil would have rather been one of the Men however, for the sake of his wife, he chose to be one of the Elves. īecause Eärendil had undertaken this errand on behalf of Men and Elves, and not for his own sake, Manwë forbore to deal out the punishment of death that was due and because both Eärendil and Elwing were descended from a union of Elves and Men, Manwë granted to them and their sons the gift to choose to which race they would be joined (a gift that was further passed to the children of Elrond, who became known as the Half-elves). Eärendil then went before the Valar, and asked them for aid that would help the Men and Elves in Middle-earth fight against Morgoth and the Valar accepted his plea.

Eärendil thus became the first of all mortals to set foot in Valinor. Hearing of the tragedy of Arvernien, Eärendil then sought after Valinor, and he and Elwing found their way there at last. News of this came to the remaining Sons of Fëanor, and they attacked the people living in Arvernien, slaying most of them. Círdan and Gil-galad sent ships to their aid, but were too late. But Elwing, to avoid capture, threw herself with the Silmaril into the Sea, leaving her young sons behind. Īt this time, Elwing had in her possession the Silmaril that Beren had once wrested from Morgoth. With the aid of Círdan the Shipwright, Eärendil built a ship for this purpose, Vingilótë. Two years later, Elros and Elrond were born to them, and Eärendil began his voyage in search of Tuor and Idril, who earlier had departed over the Sea. In FA 525, Eärendil wedded Elwing, daughter of King Dior. The survivors of Gondolin and Doriath mingled at the Havens of Sirion. At the age of seven, he and his parents escaped the Sack of Gondolin, living afterwards in Arvernien by the mouth of Sirion.

He was born in FA 503 and was raised in Gondolin. Eärendil was the Half-elf son of Tuor and Princess Idril, daughter of Turgon.

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