Eärwen

Eärwen was the daughter of Olwë and had several unnamed brothers. She was the wife of Finarfin, and mother of Finrod, Angrod, Aegnor, and Galadriel.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter V: "Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalië"
== Biography ==
Eärwen was born in the Years of the Trees either in Middle-earth or in the Elven realms of the Far West, possibly Tol Eressëa or Alqualondë. In YT 1280, she wedded Finarfin, the youngest son of King Finwë.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 10: Morgoth's Ring, The Annals of Aman Her children were Finrod, Angrod, Aegnor, and Galadriel. She was said to be a friend of Anairë, wife of Fingolfin.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, XI: "The Shibboleth of Fëanor"
Like Anairë, Eärwen did not follow her husband into exile during the Revolt of the Ñoldor. Later, Finarfin repented because of the Kinslaying at Alqualondë and returned to Tirion.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter IX: "Of the Flight of the Noldor"
==Etymology==
The name Eärwen means "Sea-maiden" from the Quenya ëar ("Sea") and -wen ("maiden").The Silmarillion, Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin namesThe History of Middle-earth, Vol. V: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies"Parma Eldalamberon, Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien Her name should be pronounced as ay-ar-wen.
== Other versions of the legendarium ==
In The Silmarillion, Eärwen has another son called Orodreth. This is later changed by Christopher Tolkien, making Orodreth a son of Angrod and Eärwen's grandson instead.
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==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ዐአርወን ?
Arabic 	ائارون
Armenian 	Եարւեն
Belarusian Cyrillic	Еарўен
Bengali 	এয়ারবেন
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Еарвен
Burmese 	ဧအရ္ဝေန္
Chinese 	伊珥雯
Georgian 	ეარwენი
Greek 	Εάργουεν
Gujarati 	અર્વેન
Hebrew 	איארוון
Hindi 	एअर्वेन
Japanese 	エアルウェン
Kannada 	ಅರ್ವೆನ್
Kazakh 	Еәруен (Cyrillic) Eärwen (Latin)
Korean 	에아르웬
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Эарвэн
Macedonian Cyrillic	Еарwен
Marathi 	एअर्वेन
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Эарвэн
Nepalese 	एअर्वेन
Pashto 	ېاروېن
Persian 	ائارون
Polish 	Eärwena
Russian 	Эарвен
Sanskrit 	एअर्वेन्
Serbian 	Еарвен (Cyrillic) Earven (Latin)
Sinhalese 	ඒඅර්වෙන්
Tajik Cyrillic 	Еарвен
Tamil 	ஏறுவேன்
Telugu 	ఏఆర్వెన్
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Еарвен
Urdu 	ااروین
Uzbek 	Еарвен (Cyrillic) Earwen (Latin)
Yiddish 	עאַרווען
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