Post by Móreadhiel on Jan 16, 2007 12:38:53 GMT -5
Derufin and Duilin
Archers of the Blackroot Vale. Derufin and Duilin were the sons of Duinhir. They were both tall.
During the War of the Ring, Derufin and Duilin accompanied their father and 500 archers to Minas Tirith to aid in the defense of the City. They arrived on March 9, 3019.
At the Battle of the Pelennor Fields on March 15, Derufin and Duilin led an attack on the great Oliphaunts. The brothers tried to get close to the creatures to shoot out their eyes, but both Derufin and Duilin were trampled to death by the giant beasts.
Etymology:
The name Duilin may mean "river song" from dui or duin meaning "river" and lin meaning "sing."
The meaning of Derufin is not clear. Some of the elements it could contain are der meaning "man," rúnya or roina meaning "red, ruddy," fin meaning "hair," or rhufen meaning "east."
Sources:
The Return of the King: "Minas Tirith," p. 43; "The Battle of the Pelennor Fields," p. 124-25
The Silmarillion: "Appendix - Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names," entry for ruin
The History of Middle-earth, vol. V, The Lost Road and Other Writings: "The Etymologies," entries for DER, DUI, LIN2, RO, ROY2, and SPIN
Archers of the Blackroot Vale. Derufin and Duilin were the sons of Duinhir. They were both tall.
During the War of the Ring, Derufin and Duilin accompanied their father and 500 archers to Minas Tirith to aid in the defense of the City. They arrived on March 9, 3019.
At the Battle of the Pelennor Fields on March 15, Derufin and Duilin led an attack on the great Oliphaunts. The brothers tried to get close to the creatures to shoot out their eyes, but both Derufin and Duilin were trampled to death by the giant beasts.
Etymology:
The name Duilin may mean "river song" from dui or duin meaning "river" and lin meaning "sing."
The meaning of Derufin is not clear. Some of the elements it could contain are der meaning "man," rúnya or roina meaning "red, ruddy," fin meaning "hair," or rhufen meaning "east."
Sources:
The Return of the King: "Minas Tirith," p. 43; "The Battle of the Pelennor Fields," p. 124-25
The Silmarillion: "Appendix - Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names," entry for ruin
The History of Middle-earth, vol. V, The Lost Road and Other Writings: "The Etymologies," entries for DER, DUI, LIN2, RO, ROY2, and SPIN
