Dior

Dior, also known as Dior Eluchîl, was the son of Beren Erchamion of the House of Bëor and the princess Lúthien Tinúviel, daughter of King Thingol and Melian. He later became the second (and last) King of Doriath as the only heir of Thingol, and thereby the High King of the Sindar also. Dior was called the Fair and was the first Half-elf in Middle-earth's history, for his father was of the race of Men, and his mother inherited Elven blood. 
== Biography==
Dior was born in the First Age on Tol Galen in East Beleriand.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XX: "Of the Fifth Battle: Nirnaeth Arnoediad" He later moved to Lanthir Lamath, where he married princess Nimloth of Doriath. Nimloth was the daughter of prince Galathil of Doriath who was the brother of Celeborn. Dior and Nimloth had three children: two sons, Eluréd and Elurín, and one daughter Elwing.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXII: "Of the Ruin of Doriath"
After Thingol was slain by the Dwarves who coveted the Nauglamír, Dior became King of Doriath as Thingol's only heir-apparent. In Doriath, King Dior and his wife Queen Nimloth lived peacefully for three years until the Sons of Fëanor learned he inherited the Silmaril that was previously kept by his parents. After Dior rejected their claim to the Silmaril, the Sons of Fëanor declared war on Doriath.
He and Nimloth were slain in the Sack of Menegroth, as were Celegorm, Curufin, and Caranthir. In revenge, the servants of Celegorm captured Eluréd and Elurín, and abandoned the young children to die in the woods of Doriath. Elwing, however, escaped with the Silmaril and a remnant of the Elves of Doriath to the Havens of Sirion, where she wedded Eärendil the Mariner, and they together sought pardon and aid from the Valar.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXIV: "Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath"
Dior was one of the fairest beings to ever live, a product of three different heritages (races): Ainur (Maiar), Men, and Elves. His paternal grandparents were Barahir (a great chieftain of the Edain) and Emeldir the Man-hearted. His maternal grandparents were King Thingol and Melian the Maia.
==Etymology==
Dior probably means "successor". He was also called Eluchíl which means "Heir of Elu",The Silmarillion, Index of Names Ausir which means "the Wealthy",The History of Middle-earth, Vol. II: The Book of Lost Tales Part Two and Aranel which means "Noble Elf" or "King of Elves".
==Other versions of the legendarium==
In earlier versions of the legendarium, Dior had one son, Auredhir, and a daughter, Elwing.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. II: The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, chapter IV: "The Nauglafring"
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ዺኦር ?
Arabic 	ديور
Armenian 	Դիոր
Assamese 	ডিঅ'ৰ
Belarusian Cyrillic	Діор
Bengali 	ডিওর
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Диор
Chinese (Hong Kong)	迪歐 (Dior)
迪歐·埃盧希爾 (Dior Eluchíl)
Georgian 	დიორ (Dior)
დიორ ელუხილმა (Dior Eluchíl)
Greek 	Ντίορ
Gujarati 	ડાયોર
Hebrew 	(Dior) דיור
(Dior Eluchíl) דיור אלוכיל
Hindi 	डियोर
Japanese 	ディオール (Dior)
ディオル・エルヒール (Dior Eluchíl)
Kannada 	ಡಿಯರ್
Kazakh 	Диор (Cyrillic) Dior (Latin)
Korean 	디오르 (Dior)
디오르 엘루킬 (Dior Eluchíl)
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Диор
Macedonian Cyrillic	Диор
Marathi 	डिओर
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Диор
Nepalese 	डिओर
Pashto 	ضیور ?
Persian 	(Dior) دیور
(Dior Eluchíl) دیور الوخیل
Sanskrit 	डिओर्
Serbian 	диор (Cyrillic) Dior (Latin)
Sindhi 	ڊائر
Sinhalese 	ඩයර්
Russian 	Диор (Dior)
Диор Элухиль (Dior Eluchíl)
Tajik Cyrillic 	Диор
Tamil 	டியோர்
Telugu 	డియోర్
Thai 	ดิออร์ (Dior)
ดิออร์ เอลูฅีล (Dior Eluchíl)
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Діор
Urdu 	ڈائر
Uzbek 	Диор (Cyrillic) Dior (Latin)
Yiddish 	דיאָר
==References==
Category:Half-elves
Category:Kings of Doriath
Category:Deaths in battle
Category:The Silmarillion characters
Category:Characters in The History of Middle-earth
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