Morwen

Morwen was an Adan of the House of Bëor, the daughter of Baragund, wife of Húrin Thalion, and mother of Túrin Turambar.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XVII: "Of the Coming of Men into the West"
Morwen was tall, dark-haired, bright-eyed, majestic, and the most beautiful mortal woman of her time - so beautiful, in fact, that people called her Eledhwen ("the Elven-fair"). She was also a proud and stern woman of few words.
==Biography==
Morwen was born in Ladros in the northeast of Dorthonion to Baragund and an unnamed wife. She married Húrin of the House of Marach. After the Dagor Bragollach, she and her folk moved northeast through the Ered Wethrin and after enduring great losses and finally came to Dor-lómin in Hithlum and were well received by the folk there. It was here that she and her husband had their three children, Túrin, Niënor Níniel, and Urwen.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXI: "Of Túrin Turambar"
Húrin went off to fight in the Nírnaeth Arnoediad but never returned as the battle was lost. After the defeat of the Union of Maedhros, the savage Easterlings came to Hithlum to claim their new land as a reward for fighting for the Dark Lord. The Easterlings were cruel and took many slaves including the young and old. Morwen resisted the new Easterling lords that took over Húrin's land, and sent Túrin away to Doriath and the court of King Thingol, to prevent him from being taken as a slave. However, none of the Easterlings dared take Morwen's home, for her incredible beauty led them to believe she was a magical witch and in league with Elves, although she had neither such power nor intimate connections.The Children of Húrin, Narn i Chîn Húrin, The Tale of the Children of Húrin, IV: "The Departure of Túrin" After most of the danger had passed, she went to Doriath looking for Túrin. Niënor followed her against her commands, but she was accepted by Thingol.The Children of Húrin, Narn i Chîn Húrin, The Tale of the Children of Húrin, XIV: "The Journey of Morwen and Niënor to Nargothrond"
Morwen was alarmed at not finding her son in Doriath, and after staying for a while, she and Mablung left to search for Túrin. Niënor followed against Morwen's will for a second time. While they sought for Túrin in the forest, Glaurung the dragon came upon them. He gave Niënor amnesia with his dragon magic and left. When Mablung found Niënor, she ran off into the woods, and was not seen by Morwen again. Morwen returned to Doriath after this sad incident.
Morwen met her husband Húrin once again after the death of Túrin and Niënor. At their children's grave, Húrin found Morwen, old, ragged, tired, and sorrowful. They spoke their last words together, and then Morwen died with the setting of the sun and was buried with her children.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXII: "Of the Ruin of Doriath"The Children of Húrin, Narn i Chîn Húrin, The Tale of the Children of Húrin, XVII: "The Death of Túrin"
Their graves remained after the drowning of Beleriand at the end of the First Age on the isle of Tol Morwen off the coast of Forlindon, which was named after her.The Atlas of Middle-earth, The Second Age, "Introduction"
==Etymology==
The name Morwen is Sindarin for "Dark Maiden", from mor ("dark") and -gwenn or -wen ("maiden"). Her epithet Eledhwen means "Elf-maiden", from eledh ("elf").The Silmarillion, Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin names Eledhwen is interpreted as "Elfsheen".The History of Middle-earth, Vol. V: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies"
== In other versions ==
In earlier versions of Tolkien's legendarium, Morwen was known as Mavwin.
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ሞርወን
Arabic 	موروين
Armenian 	Մորւեն
Belarusian Cyrillic	Морвэн
Bengali 	মরভেন (Morwen) মরভেন এলেদেন (Morwen Eledhwen)
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Морвен (Morwen) Морвен Еледвен (Morven Eledven)
Chinese 	莫玟
Georgian 	მორვენი
Greek 	Μορωεν
Gujarati 	મોર્વેન (Morwen) મોર્વેન એલેડવેન (Morwen Eledhwen)
Hebrew 	מורוון אלדוון
Hindi 	मोर्वेन
Japanese 	モルウェン
Kannada 	ಮೊರ್ವೆನ್ (Morwen) ಮಾರ್ವೆನ್ ಎಲೆಡ್ವೆನ್ (Morwen Eledhwen)
Kazakh 	Морвен (Cyrillic) Morven (Latin)
Korean 	모르웬 (Morwen) 모르웬 엘레드웰 (Morwen Eledhwen)
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Морvэн
Macedonian Cyrillic	Морвен (Morwen) Морвен Еледвен (Morven Eledven)
Marathi 	मॉरवेन
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Морвэн
Nepalese 	मोरवेन
Pashto 	موروېن
Persian 	موروون
Punjabi 	ਮੋਰਵੇਨ
Polish 	Morwena
Russian 	Морвен (Morwen) Морвен Эледвен (Morwen Eledhwen)
Sanskrit 	मोर्वेन्
Sinhalese 	මෝර්වන්
Tamil 	மொரவென்
Telugu 	మొర్వెన్
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Морвен
Urdu 	موروان
Uzbek 	Морвен (Cyrillic) Morвen (Latin)
Yiddish 	מאָרווין
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