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Dates
Born I 503; sailed into the West I 538; immortal
Race
Half-elven, counted among the Elves
Division
Primarily Sindar1
Meaning
'Star-spray'2
Titles
The White

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Elwing

The spouse of Eärendil

The daughter of Dior Eluchíl and wife of Eärendil the Mariner. Through the power of Ulmo she escaped the destruction of the Havens of Sirion in the form of a white bird, and came to her husband on the Sea with a Silmaril on her breast.


Notes

1

Elwing's mother Nimloth had, as far as we know, pure Sindarin blood. The line of her father Dior, though, contained other strains; his grandmother Melian had been a Maia, and his father Beren was a mortal Man. Working back to her great-grandparents, Elwing was actually five-eighths Sinda, one quarter Mortal and one eighth Maia.

2

Elwing's name, 'Star-spray' comes from the starlight glinting on the waterfall of Lanthir Lamath, at her father's house in Ossiriand, on the night she was born.

See also...

Aerandir, Aman, Aranel, Aranrúth, Dírhavel, Eärendil, Elu Thingol, Elurín, Elves of Sirion, Erellont, Falathar, Falathrim, Foam-flower, Gil-Estel, Half-elven, [See the full list...]

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Elwing

The spouse of Eärendil

Dates
Born I 503; sailed into the West I 538; immortal
Race
Half-elven, counted among the Elves
Division
Primarily Sindar1
Meaning
'Star-spray'2
Titles
The White

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 27 August 2001
  • Updates planned: 4

Elwing

The spouse of Eärendil

The daughter of Dior Eluchíl and wife of Eärendil the Mariner. Through the power of Ulmo she escaped the destruction of the Havens of Sirion in the form of a white bird, and came to her husband on the Sea with a Silmaril on her breast.


Notes

1

Elwing's mother Nimloth had, as far as we know, pure Sindarin blood. The line of her father Dior, though, contained other strains; his grandmother Melian had been a Maia, and his father Beren was a mortal Man. Working back to her great-grandparents, Elwing was actually five-eighths Sinda, one quarter Mortal and one eighth Maia.

2

Elwing's name, 'Star-spray' comes from the starlight glinting on the waterfall of Lanthir Lamath, at her father's house in Ossiriand, on the night she was born.

See also...

Aerandir, Aman, Aranel, Aranrúth, Dírhavel, Eärendil, Elu Thingol, Elurín, Elves of Sirion, Erellont, Falathar, Falathrim, Foam-flower, Gil-Estel, Half-elven, [See the full list...]

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 27 August 2001
  • Updates planned: 4

For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page.

Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ.

Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.
Explore the benefits of using a personality profile to discover yourself and make the most of your career.