Urwen

Urwen, also known as Lalaeth or Lalaith, was an Edain child of the House of Hador, the second child of Húrin and Morwen and the sister of Túrin and Niënor during the First Age.The Children of Húrin, Narn i Chîn Húrin, The Tale of the Children of Húrin, I: "The Childhood of Túrin", pgs. 34, 40
==Biography==
Urwen was nicknamed Lalaith, because her laughter was compared to the merry sound of the Nen Lalaith,Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth, Part One: The First Age, II: "Narn i Chîn Húrin" (The Tale of the Children of Húrin), pgs. 57-9 a stream from Amon Darthir that ran by the walls of Húrin's house in Dor-lómin, because she was a happy child and brought much joy to the hearts of the household of Húrin during her short life. Her hair was yellow like the lilies that grew in the grass fields of Dor-lómin. She often took to "going upon grass or under tree", singing old songs from long ago that were made when the Edain first learned "the tongue of the Elves". It was because of this that Húrin once said to Morwen that Urwen was as "fair as an Elf-child…but briefer".
During her short life, Túrin gave "all the warmth of his heart" to Urwen, though he rarely played with her, preferring instead "to guard her unseen and" watching her sing.
Before the end of the Year of Lamentation, an sickness known as "the Evil Breath came to Dor-lómin" from Angband and both Urwen and Túrin fell ill. Sometime while Túrin still "lay long in a fever and dark dream", the Evil Breath took Urwen's life. Before Túrin recovered, Morwen blamed her death on the Enemy and forbade the household from speaking Urwen's nickname.
After Túrin was healed and "asked for Lalaith", his nurse relayed Morwen's command to him. When Túrin went and asked Morwen why he could not speak his sister's nickname, she told him that "Urwen is dead, and laughter is stilled in this house". Húrin tried to "make a song of lamentation", but his harp broke instead, causing him to curse "the Marrer of Middle-earth". Though Túrin abided by Morwen's command, he wept for Urwen bitterly alone at night. He later revealed to Sador that he had imagined that Urwen would grow up to look like one of the Eldar.
Túrin never got over her death and always looked for her likeness in women ever after.Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth, Part One: The First Age, II: "Narn i Chîn Húrin" (The Tale of the Children of Húrin), pg. 147 (note 7) During his time in Nargothrond, Túrin spoke of Urwen to Finduilas, confessing to her that she reminded him of how he imagined his sister would look grown up.The Children of Húrin, Narn i Chîn Húrin, The Tale of the Children of Húrin, X: "Túrin in Nargothrond"
Upon finding Níniel in the Forest of Brethil,The Children of Húrin, Narn i Chîn Húrin, The Tale of the Children of Húrin, XV: "Niënor in Brethil" Túrin mistook her as being similar to both Urwen and Morwen "in her looks and ways",The Children of Húrin, Narn i Chîn Húrin, The Tale of the Children of Húrin, XVIII: "The Death of Túrin" and thus tragically causing him to wed her a few years later.
==Etymology==
Urwen was an unglossed Sindarin name that may mean "fire maiden", containing the elements ûr ("fire")Parma Eldalamberon 21, "Qenya Noun Structure", "Common Eldarin: Noun Structure", pg. 71 and gwen(d) ("maiden").Parma Eldalamberon 17, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", pg. 191
Lalaith was a nickname derived from the Sindarin noun meaning "Laughter".The Children of Húrin, Narn i Chîn Húrin, The Tale of the Children of Húrin, List of NamesThe Silmarillion, Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin names, pg. 198
Lalaeth was a similar name to Lalaith, though it is not told whether it was a replacement or a variation of Lalaith.Lalaith on eldamo.org
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ላላኢጥ
Arabic 	لالايته
Armenian 	Լալաիտհ
Belarusian Cyrillic	Лалаіт
Bengali 	লাল্ঐথ
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Лалаит
Georgian 	ლალაითი
Greek 	Λαλαιθ
Gujarati 	લલાઇથ
Hebrew 	לאלאית (Lalaith)
אורוון (Urwen)
Hindi 	लल्ऐथ
Kannada 	ಲಲೈತ್
Kazakh 	Лалаітһ
Korean 	랄라이스
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Лалаит
Macedonian Cyrillic	Лалаит
Marathi 	लॅलिथ
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Лалаит
Nepalese 	ळल्ऐथ
Pashto 	لالایته
Persian 	لالایته
Punjabi 	ਲਾਲੀਥ
Russian 	Урвен (Urwen)
Лалайт (Lalaith)
Sanskrit 	ळल्ऐथ्
Serbian 	Лалаит (Cyrillic) Lalaith (Latin)
Sinhalese 	ලලයිත්
Tajik Cyrillic 	Лалаит
Tamil 	லலித்
Telugu 	లలిత్
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Урвен (Urwen)
Лалаіт (Lalaith)
Urdu 	لالایته ?
Uzbek 	Лалаитҳ (Cyrillic) Lalaith (Latin)
Yiddish 	לאַלאַיטה
==References==
Category:Sindarin names & words
Category:Hadorians
Category:The Silmarillion characters
Category:Characters in Unfinished Tales
Category:Characters in The Children of Húrin
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