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Dates
Born in Valinor during the Years of the Trees; sailed into the West I 525
Race
Elves
Division
Noldor
Culture
Gondolindrim
Family
Descended from the House of Fingolfin
Pronunciation
i'dril kelebri'ndal
Meaning
Idril comes from Itarillë, meaning 'sparkling brilliance';1 Celebrindal means 'Silver-foot'
Titles
Celebrindal

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Idril Celebrindal

Royal daughter of Turgon

The daughter of Turgon, King of Gondolin; she wedded Ulmo's messenger Tuor, and their son was Eärendil the Mariner.


Notes

1

Tolkien put forward several different origins of the name Idril at different times. The derivation from Itarillë given here appears to be the latest of these, but earlier works preferred to base the name on quite different Elvish root-words, giving it a meaning like 'sweet heart' or 'beloved'.

See also...

Aman, Balrogs, Caragdûr, Celebrindal, Deep Elves, Eärendil, Eärrámë, Elenwë, Elessar of Eärendil, Elves of Gondolin, Enerdhil, Exiles of Gondolin, Fall of Gondolin, Glorfindel, Gondolin, [See the full list...]

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