Elenwë

Elenwë was a Vanyarin elf, the wife of Turgon and the mother of Idril, to whom she passed on the golden hair of her kindred.
== Biography ==
Elenwë was probably born in Valinor sometime during its Noontide. Elenwë followed her husband Turgon to Middle-earth when his brethren resolved to join the House of Fëanor in their pursuit of Melkor and quest to regain the Silmarils. Unfortunately, she along with many others died during the crossing of Helcaraxë; Turgon almost perished trying to rescue her.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter IX: "Of the Flight of the Noldor"The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XVI: "Of Maeglin" It was said that her body was covered in ice and was therefore unable to be saved.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, XI: "The Shibboleth of Fëanor"
She was the only known Vanyar elf to have ever left Valinor; after her death her bloodline survived through her grandson Eärendil and great-grandsons Elrond and Elros, onward into the royal Númenor-line. Her other descendants included Arwen and her brothers Elladan and Elrohir.
== Etymology ==
Elenwë means "Star person" in Quenya from elen ("star")The Silmarillion, Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin names and the prefix -wë ("person").The History of Middle-earth, Vol. V: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies"
== In other versions ==
The earlier name for Elenwë was Alairë (later Anairë). However, Tolkien corrected this and made Anairë Fingolfin's spouse and Turgon's mother.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 11: The War of the Jewels, Part Three: The Wanderings of Húrin and Other Writings..., III. Maeglin
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ዐለንዌ
Arabic 	الينوي
Armenian 	Էլենւե
Belarusian Cyrillic	Эленве
Bengali 	এলবে
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Еленве
Chinese 	埃蘭薇
Greek 	Ελενωε
Gujarati 	એલનવે
Hebrew 	אלנווה
Hindi 	ऐल्ऐन्व्ऐ
Japanese 	エレンウェ
Kannada 	ಎಲೆನ್ವೆ
Kazakh 	Еленве (Cyrillic) Elenve (Latin)
Korean 	엘렌웨
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Элэнвэ
Persian 	ِالنوه
Pashto 	ېلېنوې
Russian 	Эленвэ
Macedonian Cyrillic	Еленwе
Marathi 	एलेनवे
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Элэнвё
Nepalese 	एलेन्वे
Punjabi 	ਏਲੈਨਵੇ
Sanskrit 	एलेन्वे
Serbian 	Еленwе (Cyrillic) Elenwe (Latin)
Sinhalese 	එලෙන්වෙ
Tajik Cyrillic 	Еленwе
Tamil 	எலென்வெ
Telugu 	ఎలెన్వే
Thai 	เอเลนเว
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Еленwе
Urdu 	ےلےنوے
Uzbek 	Еленwе (Cycillic) Elenwe (Latin)
Yiddish 	עלענווע
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