The daughter of Turgon, King of Gondolin; she wedded Ulmo's messenger Tuor, and their son was Eärendil the Mariner.
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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...]Half-elven, Half-elven, Half-elves, Hidden City, House of Fingolfin, Huor, Peredhil, Queen of Gondolin, Sea-Wing, Sharp Glance, Silver-foot, Stone of Eärendil, The Blessed, ‘The Fall of Gondolin’, The Mariner, Tuor, Two Kindreds, Way of Escape
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