Emeldir

Emeldir, also known as Emeldir the Manhearted, was an Edain woman of the House of Bëor. She was the daughter of Beren who was the son of Belemir of the House of Bëor and Adanel of the House of Marach. She had two unnamed elder siblings, making her the third child of Beren (son of Belemir).The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XI: The War of the Jewels, Part Two: The Later Quenta Silmarillion, XIV: "Of the Coming of Men into the West", (i)The House of Bëor
== Biography ==
Emeldir was the wife of Barahir, who was also of the House of Bëor through the line of Baran, the eldest son of Bëor the Old. Emeldir bore Barahir two children: a son, who was the renowned Beren Erchamion ("Beren the One-handed"), and a daughter, Hiril. Her son was named after her father Beren, Belemir's son.
After the conquest of Dorthonion by the forces of Morgoth after the Dagor Bragollach, Emeldir's husband Barahir stayed behind in Dorthonion with a faithful band of outlaws, which included Beren. Emeldir was charged to lead the women and children of Bëor's folk who had to flee from their homes after the Dagor Bragollach since their land was now taken and ruled by Sauron, Morgoth's commander. Though she would have preferred to defend her husband and son, Emeldir was successful in bringing her charges safely to Brethil where the Haladin (who were also of the Edain) dwelt. It was because of doing all this that she gained the title Man-hearted.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XVIII: "Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin"
Her only grandchild and grandson was the Half-elf Dior, who later became the King of Doriath, and her great-grandchildren were the twins Eluréd and Elurín, and their younger sister Elwing.
== Etymology ==
Emel means 'mother' in Sindarin.Vinyar Tengwar, Number 48: "Eldarin Hands, Fingers & Numerals and Related Writings — Part Two"
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ዐመልዲር
Arabic 	ىميلدير
Armenian 	Եմելդիր
Belarusian Cyrillic	Емелдір
Bengali 	এমেল্দির
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Емелдир
Chinese (Hong Kong)	安美迪爾
Georgian 	ემელდირი
Greek 	Εμελδιρ
Gujarati 	ઍમેલ્દિર
Hebrew 	אמלדיר
Hindi 	एमेल्दिर
Japanese 	エメルディア
Kannada 	ಎಮೆಲ್ಡಿರ್
Kazakh 	Емелдір (Cyrillic) Emeldir (Latin)
Korean 	에멜디르
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Эмэлдир
Macedonian Cyrillic	Емелдир
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Емелдир
Nepalese 	एमेल्दिर
Persian 	همهلدیر ?
Pashto 	ېمېلدیر
Russian 	Емелдир
Serbian 	Емелдир (Cyrillic) Emeldir (Latin)
Sinhalese 	එමෙල්ඩීර්
Tajik Cyrillic 	Емелдир
Tamil 	ஏமெல்திர்
Telugu 	ఎంఎల్డిర్
Thai 	เอเมลเดียร์
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Емелдір
Uzbek 	Емелдир (Cyrillic) Emeldir (Latin)
Yiddish 	עמעלדיר
== References ==
Category:Sindarin names & words
Category:Bëorians
Category:The Silmarillion characters
Category:Characters in The History of Middle-earth
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