Voronwë

Voronwë, also called Aranwion, was a Ñoldorin Elf mariner from Gondolin who was one of a crew of several ships sent by Turgon to solicit aid from the Valar. The Doom of Mandos, however, made any such attempt futile, and Voronwë was the only one to survive.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XX: "Of the Fifth Battle: Nirnaeth Arnoediad"
== Biography ==
Voronwë was relatively young according to the measure of the Elves, having been born in Middle-earth (and specifically in Nevrast) instead of Valinor. His father was Aranwë, a Ñoldo, but his mother was of the Sindarin Elves of the Falas, and kinswoman of Círdan. He called himself "of the House of Fingolfin", which in this case means a follower of that house, rather than a relationship of blood.
Voronwë was saved by Ulmo with the express purpose of leading Tuor to Gondolin, which he did.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXIII: "Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin"
During the Fall of Gondolin, Voronwë was asked by Tuor to guard Idril. He escaped the sack, following Tuor and Idril through the secret way. He led them until Sirion and they did not continue, for Voronwë did not know the regions beyond the river.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. II: The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, chapter III: "The Fall of Gondolin"
It was said that Voronwë sailed west with Eärendil in Vingilot.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. II: The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, chapter V: "The Tale of Eärendel"
== Etymology ==
His name is Quenya in origin. Voronwë means "steadfast",The History of Middle-earth, Vol. I: The Book of Lost Tales Part One, Appendix: Names in the Lost Tales – Part I and his surname Aranwion means "son of Aranwë". The name Voronwë also appears as an epessë (honourary title) of various other characters; for example, Mardil Voronwë.
He called himself Bronweg, the Sindarin version of his name.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. I: The Book of Lost Tales Part One, chapter II: "The Music of the Ainur" It also means "steadfast".
==Other versions==
In writings given in The Book of Lost Tales, Bronweg was the father of Ilfrin, gong-warden of Tol Eressëa.
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ቮሮንዌ
Arabic 	ڢورونوي
Armenian 	Վորոնւը
Belarusian Cyrillic	Воронвэ
Bengali 	ভরণবে
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Воронще
Chinese 	沃隆威
Greek 	Υορονωε
Gujarati 	વોરોન્વે
Hebrew 	וורון וי
Hindi 	वोरोन्वे
Japanese 	ヴォロンウェ
Kannada 	ವೊರೊನ್ವ
Kazakh 	Воронуе (Cyrillic) Voronwe (Latin)
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Воронwэ
Macedonian Cyrillic	Воронwе
Marathi 	वोरोन्वे
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Воронүё ?
Nepalese 	वोरोन्वे
Persian 	وورونوه ?
Punjabi 	ਵੋਰੋਂਵੇ
Russian 	Воронвэ
Sanskrit 	वोरोन्वे
Serbian 	Воронwе (Cyrillic) Voronwe (Latin)
Sinhalese 	වොරොන්වෙ
Tajik Cyrillic 	Воронве
Tamil 	வோறொன்வெ
Telugu 	వొరొన్వె
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Воронwе
Urdu 	وورونوا
Uzbek 	Воронwе (Cyrillic) Voronwe (Latin)
Yiddish 	בֿאָראָנצע ?
==References==
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