Post by Móreadhiel on Jan 16, 2007 12:08:04 GMT -5
Mithrellas
Elven ancestor of the Princes of Dol Amroth. Mithrellas was a Silvan Elf of Lothlorien. She was one of many Silvan Elves who fled from Lothlorien in 1981 after the Balrog awoke in nearby Khazad-dum. Mithrellas was a companion of Nimrodel, the lover of King Amroth of Lothlorien. On the journey south, Nimrodel and her companions became lost in the White Mountains.
Mithrellas was given shelter by a Numenorean named Imrazor who lived in Belfalas. She married Imrazor and they had two children - a son named Galador and a daughter named Gilmith. One night, Mithrellas slipped away and was never seen by her husband again. She may have gone to wander in the woods, or she may have sought the haven of Edhellond to depart over the Sea.
Mithrellas' son Galador was the first Lord of Dol Amroth. His descendants thus had Elven blood, as was noted by Legolas when he met Prince Imrahil.
Names & Etymology:
The name Mithrellas may be composed of mithren meaning "grey" and las meaning "leaf."
Sources:
The Return of the King: "The Siege of Gondor," p. 98; "The Last Debate," p. 148
Unfinished Tales: "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn," p. 248; "Cirion and Eorl," p. 316 note 39
The History of Middle-earth, vol. V, The Lost Road and Other Writings: "The Etymologies," entries for LAS and MITH
The History of Middle-earth, vol. XII, The Peoples of Middle-earth: "The Heirs of Elendil," p. 220-22
Elven ancestor of the Princes of Dol Amroth. Mithrellas was a Silvan Elf of Lothlorien. She was one of many Silvan Elves who fled from Lothlorien in 1981 after the Balrog awoke in nearby Khazad-dum. Mithrellas was a companion of Nimrodel, the lover of King Amroth of Lothlorien. On the journey south, Nimrodel and her companions became lost in the White Mountains.
Mithrellas was given shelter by a Numenorean named Imrazor who lived in Belfalas. She married Imrazor and they had two children - a son named Galador and a daughter named Gilmith. One night, Mithrellas slipped away and was never seen by her husband again. She may have gone to wander in the woods, or she may have sought the haven of Edhellond to depart over the Sea.
Mithrellas' son Galador was the first Lord of Dol Amroth. His descendants thus had Elven blood, as was noted by Legolas when he met Prince Imrahil.
Names & Etymology:
The name Mithrellas may be composed of mithren meaning "grey" and las meaning "leaf."
Sources:
The Return of the King: "The Siege of Gondor," p. 98; "The Last Debate," p. 148
Unfinished Tales: "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn," p. 248; "Cirion and Eorl," p. 316 note 39
The History of Middle-earth, vol. V, The Lost Road and Other Writings: "The Etymologies," entries for LAS and MITH
The History of Middle-earth, vol. XII, The Peoples of Middle-earth: "The Heirs of Elendil," p. 220-22
