Elwing

Elwing also known as Elwing the White, was the Half-elven daughter of Dior the Fair and his wife Nimloth. She was the younger sister of the twin brothers Eluréd and Elurín. She became the wife of another Half-elf, Eärendil the Mariner, and was the mother of Elrond and Elros.
==Biography==
Elwing, as well as her brothers, were born in a house near Lanthir Lamath and lived there until her father went to Doriath to assume his inheritance as King of Doriath.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXII: "Of the Ruin of Doriath"
When the Sons of Fëanor attacked Doriath, all of her immediate family was either killed or lost, but those loyal to her family took Elwing as well as the Silmaril they sought and bore her away to the Havens of Sirion.
It was at the Havens that Elwing met Eärendil and later married him. She bore him twin sons, Elrond and Elros. Elros became the first King of Númenor and was the ancestor of Aragorn II. Elrond later went on to marry Lady Celebrían, daughter of Lord Celeborn and Lady Galadriel of Lothlórien. From this marriage they produced three Half-elven children, Elladan and Elrohir, twin brothers, and Arwen Undómiel, future Queen of Gondor. Elwing was forced to abandon her children when the Sons of Fëanor came for the Silmaril in Elwing's possession. Rather than give it over, she threw herself into the Sea and was transformed into a great white bird by the Vala Ulmo.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXIV: "Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath"
She flew continuously until she found her husband's sailing ship, the Vingilot. Then, on behalf of the Elves and Men of Middle-earth, they chose to sail for Valinor in the faint hope that they could make a final plea on behalf of those who suffered under Morgoth.
When they arrived, Elwing chose to accompany her husband onto the shores, even though she knew it might mean her death. While Eärendil journeyed to visit the Valar, Elwing walked the shores, eventually meeting the Teleri of Alqualondë, her kin through her great-grandfather Thingol. There, she told them the tale of what was happening in Middle-earth and became much loved by them.
The Valar eventually agreed to go to war to aid those in Middle-earth, and also decided to give both Eärendil and Elwing the choice of which kindred they would belong. Eärendil, out of respect for his wife, allowed her to choose for both of them. She chose to be counted among the Elves, in honor of her foremother, Lúthien.
A white tower was later built for Elwing where she could live. It was also said that the birds taught her their language and that she would fly to meet Eärendil when he returned from his nightly voyages.
==Etymology==
The name Elwing means "Star-foam", from the Sindarin el ("star") and wing ("foam, spray").The Silmarillion, Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin names
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==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Arabic 	ايلفنج
Armenian 	Էլվինգ
Belarusian Cyrillic	Эльвінг
Bengali 	এলোইং ?
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Елвинг
Catalan 	Èlwing
Chinese (Hong Kong)	愛爾溫
Georgian 	ელვინგი
Greek 	Έλγουινγκ
Hebrew 	אלווינג
Hindi 	एल्विङ
Japanese 	エルウィング
Kannada 	ಎಲ್ವಿಂಗ್
Kazakh 	Элвинг (Cyrillic) Élvïng (Latin)
Korean 	엘윙
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Элвинг
Macedonian Cyrillic	Елвинг
Malayalam 	എല്വിംഗ്
Marathi 	एल्विंग
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Элвинг
Nepalese 	एल्विङ
Pashto 	ېلوینګ
Persian 	الوینگ
Polish 	Elwinga
Punjabi 	ਏਲੀਵਿੰਗ
Russian 	Эльвинг
Sanskrit 	एल्विङ्
Serbian 	Елвинга (Cyrillic) Elwing (Latin)
Sinhalese 	එල්විග්
Tajik Cyrillic 	Элвинг
Tamil 	ஏல்விங்
Telugu 	ఎల్విన్గ్
Thai 	เอลวิง
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Ельвінґ
Uzbek 	Елwинг (Cyrillic) Elwing (Latin)
Yiddish 	עלווינג
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