Idril

Idril, also called Celebrindal, was a Ñoldorin Elf of Gondolin. She was the daughter of Turgon and Elenwë, wife of the Man Tuor, and mother of Eärendil the Mariner, a Half-elven.
== Biography ==
Idril Celebrindal was the only child of Turgon, whose wife Elenwë perished during the crossing of the Helcaraxë.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter IX: "Of the Flight of the Noldor" Together with Angrod's son Orodreth, she was one of the two Ñoldor in the third generation to come into exile. Idril was loved in secret by her cousin Maeglin, the son of Eöl the Dark Elf and Aredhel, Turgon's sister, but she scorned his advances because of his dark character, as well as the fact that they were too closely related.
When Tuor, son of Huor, arrived in Gondolin, Idril fell in love with him. Because Turgon had grown to love Tuor as a son (as he had his father before), he allowed Idril and Tuor to wed, thus bringing about the second union of Men and Elves, after Beren and Lúthien.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XVI: "Of Maeglin" Their son Eärendil was born shortly afterwards.
Being far-sighted she sensed danger and she encouraged Tuor to prepare a secret way under the city so that if the city was attacked survivors could safely escape.The Atlas of Middle-earth, The First Age, The Elder Days, "Gondolin" After the Fall of Gondolin, Idril and Tuor became leaders of the exiles at the Mouths of Sirion in West Beleriand in the region of Arvernien, where they also received Elwing, daughter of Dior.
When Tuor grew old, he and Idril departed in his ship for the West. It is believed by the Elves and the Dúnedain that Idril and Tuor safely arrived in Valinor, bypassing the Ban of the Valar. Moreover, it was thought that Tuor was reckoned in the kindred of the Elves, and that both Idril and her husband thereafter dwelt in Valinor.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXIII: "Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin"Unfinished Tales, Introduction, Part One, I: "Of Tuor and his Coming to Gondolin"
== Legacy ==
The union of Tuor and Idril was the second between a mortal Man and an Elven maid. Her son Eärendil married Elwing, daughter of Dior the grand-daughter of Beren and Lúthien, so Idril became the grandmother of Elrond and Elros, the first being one of the most influential figures of the Second and Third Age and the second the first King of Númenor. Her lineage passed down to the royal House of Elros of the Kingdom of Númenor, and then through the Lords of Andúnië to the House of Elendil, living in exile in Middle-earth, and on to the Kings of the Reunited Kingdom and beyond.
== Etymology ==
The name Idril is the Sindarin form of her Quenya name Itarillë (or Itarildë), which means "sparkling brilliance". Celebrindal is also a Sindarin word attached to her name which means "silver-foot",The Silmarillion, Index of Names due to the fact that she always walked in her barefeet.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 11: The War of the Jewels, Part Two: The Later Quenta Silmarillion, XII: "Of Turgon and the Building of Gondolin"
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ዒድሪል
Arabic 	إيدريل
Armenian 	Իդրիլ
Belarusian Cyrillic	Ідріл
Bengali 	ঈদ্রিল
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Идрил
Chinese (Hong Kong)	伊綴爾 A.K.A. 凱勒布琳朵
Georgian 	იდრილ
Greek 	Ίντριλ
Gujarati 	ઈદ્રિલ
Hebrew 	אידריל
Hindi 	ईद्रिल
Japanese 	イドリル (Idril)
イドリル・ケレブリンダル (Idril Celebrindal)　
Kannada 	ಇಡ್ರಿಲ್
Kazakh 	Ыдріл (Cyrillic) Idril (Latin)
Korean 	이드릴
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Идрил
Macedonian Cyrillic	Идрил
Marathi 	ईद्रिल
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Идрил
Nepalese 	ईद्रिल
Pashto 	یدریل ?
Persian 	ایتریل
Punjabi 	ਈਦ੍ਰਿਲ
Russian 	Идриль / Идриль Келебриндал (Cyrillic)
Idril' / Idril' Kelebrindal (Latin)
Sanskrit 	ईद्रिल्
Serbian 	Идрилa / Идрилa Келебриндал (Cyrillic)
Idrila / Idrila Kelebrindal (Latin)
Sinhalese 	ඊද්‍රිල්
Tajik Cyrillic 	Идрил
Tamil 	இன்றில் ?
Telugu 	ఇద్రిల్
Thai 	อิดริล
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Ідріл
Urdu 	اڈرال
Uzbek 	Идрил (Cyrillic) Idril (Latin)
Yiddish 	ידריל
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