Post by Móreadhiel on Jan 16, 2007 12:56:38 GMT -5
Lothíriel
Wife of King Eomer of Rohan. Lothiriel was the daughter of Prince Imrahil of Dol Amroth; her mother's name is not known. Lothiriel was born in 2999. She had three older brothers: Elphir, Erchirion, and Amrothos.
Lothiriel married Eomer in 3020. They had at least one son named Elfwine the Fair who became the 19th King of Rohan on the death of his father in the year 63 of the Fourth Age. Lothiriel's date of death is not known.
Etymology:
Lothíriel means "flower garlanded maiden." The word loth means "flower, blossom." The element riel means "garlanded maiden" from the root rig meaning "twine, wreathe" and the feminine ending -iel.
Sources:
Appendix A of LotR: "The House of Eorl," p. 352
The Silmarillion: "Appendix - Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names," entries for kal- (gal-) and loth
The History of Middle-earth, vol. XII, The Peoples of Middle-earth: "The Heirs of Elendil - The Line of Dol Amroth," p. 221
Wife of King Eomer of Rohan. Lothiriel was the daughter of Prince Imrahil of Dol Amroth; her mother's name is not known. Lothiriel was born in 2999. She had three older brothers: Elphir, Erchirion, and Amrothos.
Lothiriel married Eomer in 3020. They had at least one son named Elfwine the Fair who became the 19th King of Rohan on the death of his father in the year 63 of the Fourth Age. Lothiriel's date of death is not known.
Etymology:
Lothíriel means "flower garlanded maiden." The word loth means "flower, blossom." The element riel means "garlanded maiden" from the root rig meaning "twine, wreathe" and the feminine ending -iel.
Sources:
Appendix A of LotR: "The House of Eorl," p. 352
The Silmarillion: "Appendix - Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names," entries for kal- (gal-) and loth
The History of Middle-earth, vol. XII, The Peoples of Middle-earth: "The Heirs of Elendil - The Line of Dol Amroth," p. 221
