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| Noldo | |
| Edrahil | |
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| Biographical Information | |
| Location | Nargothrond |
| Affiliation | Finrod |
| Death | F.A. 465 Tol-in-Gaurhoth |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
| Gallery | Images of Edrahil |
Edrahil was an Elf of Nargothrond.
History
Edrahil was the chief of the ten Elves who remained loyal to Finrod Felagund at the time he set out with Beren on the Quest for the Silmaril. He was the one who lifted Finrod's cast-down crown and asked that it be given to a steward until the king returned. Later he died in the dungeons of Tol-in-Gaurhoth, devoured by a werewolf, alongside his companions.[1][2]
Etymology
The name Edrahil is Sindarin and not explicitly defined.[3] Of the constituent elements, edra is a Sindarin verb meaning meaning "open (out)",[4]:45 while hil is frequent in Sindarin in words pertaining to "follow", derived from the root KHIL[4]:18
According to an earlier version of the legendarium, the character's name was Enedrion,[5] a Noldorin also not explicitly defined.[3] Of the constituent elements, ened means "centre"[6]:16 and -ion is a common masculine suffix for "son of".
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References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Beren and Lúthien"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part One. The Grey Annals": §465, paragraphs 193 and 198, pp. 65-6
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Paul Strack, "S. Edrahil m.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon, accessed 7 July 2023
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "Part Two: Valinor and Middle-earth before The Lord of the Rings, VI. Quenta Silmarillion", Of Beren and Tinúviel, entry Edrahil, p. 300
- ↑ Vinyar Tengwar, Number 41, July 2000