Post by Móreadhiel on Jan 16, 2007 14:33:30 GMT -5
Ivorwen
Grandmother of Aragorn, King Elessar. Ivorwen was the daughter of Gilbarad. She married Dirhael and they had a daughter named Gilraen, born in 2907. Their home was hidden in the wilds of Eriador. Ivorwen and her husband were descendants of Isildur, though not of the direct line of Kings. They were both gifted with foresight.
In 2929, Gilraen married Arathorn, the heir to the Chieftain of the Dunedain. Dirhael had been opposed to the match because of Gilraen's youth and because he foresaw that Arathorn would not live long. But Ivorwen also had a premonition, and she advised her husband to allow the marriage:
"The days are darkening before the storm, and great things are to come. If these two wed now, hope may be born for our people; but if they delay, it will not come while this age lasts."
Appendix A of The Lord of the Rings: "The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen," p. 338
Arathorn lived only four more years, but from his brief union with Gilraen was born Aragorn. Ivorwen was at Aragorn's naming, and she interpreted his name to mean "Kingly Valour," saying:
"that he shall have, but I see on his breast a green stone, and from that his true name shall come and his chief renown: for he shall be a healer and a renewer."
The History of Middle-earth, vol. XII, The Peoples of Middle-earth: Foreword, p. xii
The green stone that Ivorwen saw was the Elessar given to Aragorn by Galadriel, and Elessar was the name by which Aragorn became known as the King of the Reunited Kingdom of Gondor and Arnor.
Names and Etymology:
The meaning of Ivorwen is not known. It has been speculated that ivor may mean "crystal," based on the description of the crystal waters of Eithel Ivrin, the source of the River Narog in Beleriand. (Silmarillion, p. 209-10) But the words ivor and ivrin are nowhere defined, and may not even be related.
The ending wen means "maiden." Ivorwen would therefore mean "crystal maiden" if the speculated definition of ivor is correct.
Sources:
Appendix A of LotR: "The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen," p. 337-38
The History of Middle-earth, vol. XII, The Peoples of Middle-earth: Foreword, p. xii; "The Making of Appendix A," p. 263
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Grandmother of Aragorn, King Elessar. Ivorwen was the daughter of Gilbarad. She married Dirhael and they had a daughter named Gilraen, born in 2907. Their home was hidden in the wilds of Eriador. Ivorwen and her husband were descendants of Isildur, though not of the direct line of Kings. They were both gifted with foresight.
In 2929, Gilraen married Arathorn, the heir to the Chieftain of the Dunedain. Dirhael had been opposed to the match because of Gilraen's youth and because he foresaw that Arathorn would not live long. But Ivorwen also had a premonition, and she advised her husband to allow the marriage:
"The days are darkening before the storm, and great things are to come. If these two wed now, hope may be born for our people; but if they delay, it will not come while this age lasts."
Appendix A of The Lord of the Rings: "The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen," p. 338
Arathorn lived only four more years, but from his brief union with Gilraen was born Aragorn. Ivorwen was at Aragorn's naming, and she interpreted his name to mean "Kingly Valour," saying:
"that he shall have, but I see on his breast a green stone, and from that his true name shall come and his chief renown: for he shall be a healer and a renewer."
The History of Middle-earth, vol. XII, The Peoples of Middle-earth: Foreword, p. xii
The green stone that Ivorwen saw was the Elessar given to Aragorn by Galadriel, and Elessar was the name by which Aragorn became known as the King of the Reunited Kingdom of Gondor and Arnor.
Names and Etymology:
The meaning of Ivorwen is not known. It has been speculated that ivor may mean "crystal," based on the description of the crystal waters of Eithel Ivrin, the source of the River Narog in Beleriand. (Silmarillion, p. 209-10) But the words ivor and ivrin are nowhere defined, and may not even be related.
The ending wen means "maiden." Ivorwen would therefore mean "crystal maiden" if the speculated definition of ivor is correct.
Sources:
Appendix A of LotR: "The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen," p. 337-38
The History of Middle-earth, vol. XII, The Peoples of Middle-earth: Foreword, p. xii; "The Making of Appendix A," p. 263
Tolkien Language Archives
